Canada captain Dilpreet Bajwa won the toss and opted to bat against New Zealand in their T20 World Cup Group D encounter on Tuesday.
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Still searching for their first win of the tournament, Canada made one change to their playing XI, with Shivam Sharma replacing the injured Kaleem Sana.
New Zealand are being led by Daryl Mitchell in the absence of regular skipper Mitchell Santner, who is sidelined due to illness.
“He had a dodgy burger last night, so hopefully he’s okay in 24 hours,” Mitchell said with a smile at the toss.
Santner’s absence sees Cole McConchie drafted into the side. The Kiwis have also brought in tall pacer Kyle Jamieson in place of Lockie Ferguson.
Teams
New Zealand:
Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell (c), Cole McConchie, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy
Canada:
Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva (wk), Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Dilon Heyliger, Jaskaran Singh, Ansh Patel
