The cricket staff of the United Arab Emirates sustained an enormous blow a day earlier than their match in opposition to New Zealand within the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026. The Emirates Cricket Board launched their batter Muhammad Zohaib forward of the match for disciplinary causes.
On February 9, it was reported that Muhammad Zohaib is not part of the UAE cricket staff for the T20 World Cup 2026. He’ll return house because the cricket board decides to launch him from the principle squad.
UAE is all set to face New Zealand
On Tuesday (February 10), the UAE will begin their 2026 T20 World Cup marketing campaign, the place they may face a powerful New Zealand staff. Will probably be their first World Cup fixture since 2022.
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Regardless of the setback, the UAE staff could be going to overlook the 22-year-old, as he’s far-off from being known as an in-form cricketer. In each bat and ball, Muhammad Zohaib struggled to showcase his expertise for the nationwide cricket staff, regardless of getting repeated possibilities.
In response to the stats, Zohaib made his debut for UAE in Could 2025. Since then, he has performed 16 T20Is and scored 303 runs at a mean of solely 20.20 and a strike fee of 103.76.
The captain appeared assured regardless of the setback
Forward of their match in opposition to New Zealand, the UAE captain Muhammad Waseem highlighted his staff’s unity and preparation. He believes that with a balanced squad and high quality from India and Pakistan origin, they will placed on a very good present in opposition to a top quality Kiwi aspect.
It’s price mentioning that the UAE efficiently outclassed New Zealand as soon as again in 2022. From this match, they will get some much-needed confidence forward of the T20 World Cup 2026 fixture. Instead of Zohaib, 21-year-old Aryansh Sharma is anticipated to kind a pair with the skipper.
Plan to trick New Zealand
“Our technique may be very easy. We beat them earlier than within the UAE, however this time it is a totally different venue, a distinct event, a distinct floor, and a distinct recreation additionally. So we got here up with one other plan proper now,” Waseem stated.
“So sure, they’re a very good staff and have expertise additionally. However we work very effectively, and we’ve ready ourselves like a champion staff. We are going to attempt to play good cricket in opposition to them tomorrow,” he additional added.
The New Zealand vs UAE T20 World Cup 2026 match can be held on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai at 3 PM. The match is anticipated to be performed on a crimson soil pitch, which can be very difficult for the UAE cricket staff, as they aren’t habituated to this sort of nature of a floor.
New Zealand, of their earlier match, claimed a vital victory over Afghanistan by 5 wickets. They are going to be on the bottom tomorrow to proceed the successful momentum.
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