NZ vs CAN Match 31 Live Score - Chennai (17 February 2026)

SIX! Clean strike! Flighted delivery from around the wicket, full and outside off,  Samra swings through the line cleanly and deposits it back over the bowler's head for a six.

SIX! And again! 400th six of this World Cup. McConchie gives the ball a bit of air and this is on middle, Samra backs away slightly and slams it over long on for another six.

FOUR! Samra keeps finding the fence. 16 runs off the first 3 balls. This is fired in, full and on off, Yuvraj gives himself a bit of room and opens up the front hip to go inside out over cover for a four.

Shorter and on off, Samra cuts it to deep cover for a single. 100 is up for Canada!

Full and on off, Bajwa clips it through mid-wicket and gets to the other end.

Darted in, on a length, on off, Yuvraj has a big swing at it but mistimes the pull in front of square for one. 19 runs off the over!

Wide! Kyle Jamieson bangs it in short, it is the pace off option, over middle. Samra walks inside the line to help the pull but he goes through the shot early and the ball balloons over his head.

SIX! In the slot and dispatched! Back-of-the-hand slower one attempted but this is too full, on off. Samra collapses his back knee, gets under the ball and tonks it towards the sight screen for his 5th six.

Pace on now, on a back of a length, Samra dabs it wide of point and picks up a single.

FOUR! Smart batting! Cross-seam delivery, on a length, around the off stump, Bajwa walks inside the line and lifts his front leg before picking it up over short fine leg for a four.

Nails the yorker, outside off, Dilpreet squeezes it out to deep backward point for one.

Jamieson is lucky to get away with it! Errs in line as this is on the pads, on a length, Samra misses out on the glance. The ball grazes the inside edge before hitting his pads and dribbling square on the leg side. They cross.

OUT! CAUGHT! Dilpreet Bajwa picks out the fielder in the deep. Kyle Jamieson is down on his haunches. Looks like he is struggling in this Chennai heat. Jamieson gets it right up there, almost in the blockhole, outside off. Dilpreet stays leg side and tries to go big on the off side. He fails to get the desired elevation, and it is not wide enough of the deep fielder either. Hits it flat towards Glenn Phillips. Glenn runs in initially at deep cover before he stops, steadies himself and takes the catch close to his chest. 

Samra shows his cards early as he backs away. Henry bowls the off-cutter and keeps it away from the batter. Yuvraj fails to connect.

Henry switches to over the wicket and bangs it in short, on off. Samra flat bats it to long on for a single.

On top of off, on a back of a length. Dhaliwal taps it back on the strip.

Pace off and on a shortish length, outside off. Navneet mistimes the pull to deep mid-wicket. Takes a single and gets off the mark.

FOUR! Up and over! Short, slower ball, wide on off. Yuvraj does back away again but this time, he waits for the ball to arrive before slamming it over the man at mid off for a four.

Across off, on a length, Samra swings with all his might. Ends up slicing it off the outer half to deep third for one.

FOUR! Put away! Short of a length and outside off, pace on. Yuvraj Samra gets the chance to free his arms and crunches it over point for a boundary.

Fuller delivery, on middle, Yuvraj Samra backs away and drills it down to long off for a single.

A slower one, full and on middle, Navneet Dhaliwal clears his front leg and lofts it but does not get enough power. It goes on the bounce to long on for a run.

Right in the blockhole, outside off, Yuvraj Samra jams it out but straight to cover-point.

A full toss, angling into the pads, Yuvraj Samra flicks it to deep mid-wicket for another run. He misses out there as it was there to be put away.

SIX! Right out of the screws! James Neesham dishes out another slower one, but serves this right in the slot. Navneet Dhaliwal waits for it, gets his front foot out of the way and launches it over the long on fence for a biggie.

Fuller and around off, Yuvraj Samra slices across it and mistimes his lofted shot towards long off for a single. He moves into the 90s now.

Full again and angling into the pads, Navneet Dhaliwal swipes it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! Just over! Change of pace from Kyle Jamieson, pitches it up, outside off. Yuvraj Samra reaches out and lifts it wide of long off but does not get the timing right. Matt Henry moves to his right and tries to grab it with his outstretched right hand but only parries it over the fence for a biggie.

A good yorker, around off, Yuvraj Samra digs it out to short extra cover. A little bit of hesitation between the batters and they decide against the run.

Fullish and outside off, slower again, Yuvraj Samra drills it wide of sweeper cover. Glenn Phillips runs to his left and dives to make the stop. Two taken. Samra moves to 98 now.

FOUR! HUNDRED FOR YUVRAJ SAMRA! What a moment for the 19-year-old, and this has been an incredible knock from him. Short of a length and outside off. Samra slashes at it but gets a bottom edge that races past the short third fielder for a boundary. Samra takes off his helmet and points to his teammates, who are elated. He also becomes the youngest player to score a century in T20 World Cups, as mentioned by Danny Morrison on air.

Back of a length and on middle, Navneet Dhaliwal pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! A full toss down the leg side, Yuvraj Samra tries to whip it away but misses. Called a wide but could have been worse for Henry.

A clever slower bouncer, outside off, Yuvraj Samra has to wait an eternity and tries to upper cut it but misses.

On a length and on middle, Yuvraj Samra flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

OUT! TAKEN IN THE DEEP!