New Zealand cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2023

New Zealand men's cricket team in the UAE in 2023
 
  United Arab Emirates New Zealand
Dates 17 – 20 August 2023
Captains Muhammad Waseem Tim Southee
Twenty20 International series
Results New Zealand won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs Aryansh Sharma (76) Mark Chapman (129)
Most wickets Junaid Siddique (5) Tim Southee (6)
Player of the series Mark Chapman (NZ)

The New Zealand men's cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in August 2023 to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1][2] Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the fixtures for the tour in March 2023.[3] The only previous time that New Zealand played against UAE was in a One Day International (ODI) match at the 1996 World Cup.[4]

New Zealand won the first T20I by 19 runs,[5] after which United Arab Emirates beat New Zealand in the second T20I.[6] It was United Arab Emirates' first international win over New Zealand and also New Zealand's first defeat against an associate team.[7] New Zealand won the last match of the series to take the series 2–1.[8]

Squads

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 United Arab Emirates[9]  New Zealand[10]

Blair Tickner and Ben Lister were added to New Zealand's squad after the withdrawal of Henry Shipley and Lockie Ferguson due to injury and other commitments, respectively.[11] On 14 August 2023, Blair Tickner opted to skip the series due to family reasons and was replaced by Jacob Duffy.[12]

T20I series

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1st T20I

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17 August 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
155/6 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
136 (19.4 overs)
Tim Seifert 55 (34)
Basil Hameed 2/30 (4 overs)
Aryansh Sharma 60 (43)
Tim Southee 5/25 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 19 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Akbar Ali (UAE)
Player of the match: Tim Southee (NZ)

2nd T20I

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19 August 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
142/8 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
144/3 (15.4 overs)
Mark Chapman 63 (46)
Aayan Afzal Khan 3/20 (4 overs)
Muhammad Waseem 55 (29)
Mitchell Santner 1/26 (3 overs)
United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was United Arab Emirates's maiden victory against New Zealand in any format of cricket.[13]

3rd T20I

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20 August 2023
18:00 (N)
Scorecard
New Zealand 
166/5 (20 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
134/7 (20 overs)
Will Young 56 (46)
Junaid Siddique 3/26 (4 overs)
Aayan Afzal Khan 42 (36)
Ben Lister 3/35 (4 overs)
New Zealand won by 32 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE)
Player of the match: Will Young (NZ)

References

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  1. ^ "BLACKCAPS to play UAE". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Jamieson back in New Zealand squad for UAE and England T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  3. ^ "UAE to host New Zealand for three T20Is in August". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Black Caps to play United Arab Emirates for first time since 1996 before England series". Stuff. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Black Caps struggle to beat UAE by 19 runs in Twenty20 series-opener in Dubai". Stuff. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  6. ^ "UAE script history with series-levelling win over New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Aayan, Waseem, Asif crush NZ to seal historic win for UAE". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Young, Chapman hit fifties as NZ take series 2-1". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Asif Khan set for T20I debut after being named in squad for New Zealand series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Fast bowler returns as New Zealand name T20I squads for UAE, England tours". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Tickner & Lister replace Shipley & Ferguson for UAE T20Is; Southee joins Mitchell in The Hundred". Cricket New Zealand. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Duffy replaces Tickner in NZ squad for UAE T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Aayan, Waseem, Asif crush NZ to seal historic win for UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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