New Zealand men's cricket team in the UAE in 2023 | |||
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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]
United Arab Emirates[9] | New Zealand[10] |
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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]
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