Canada opener Yuvraj Samra smashed a scintillating hundred, but New Zealand denied the Associate team an upset as they registered a thumping ei­ght-wicket win to book their Super Eight spot from Group D.The result also meant that with South Africa already through to the next round from the group, Afghnaistan stand elininated. “Rachin and I were just trying to stick to our processes and take it one ball at a time,” said Phillips, who smashed six sixes and was the Player of the Match. Earlier, Samra, named after India stalwart Yuvraj Si­ngh, smashed 110 off 65 balls to power Canada to 173/4 following their decision to bat first. Phillips said playing a T20I series against hosts India helped them learn and adapt to the conditions. I think that’s really good for us going forward into the next Super Eight phase.”Brief scores: Canada 173/4 (Yuvraj Samra 110) New Zealand 176/2 (Glenn Phillips 76 n.o., Rachin Ravindra 59 n.o.).

Source: The Telegraph February 18, 2026 00:34 UTC