New Zealand cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2023
| 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]
Squads[edit]
 United Arab Emirates[9]
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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]
T20I series[edit]
1st T20I[edit]
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammed Faraazuddin, Asif Khan, Ali Naseer and Aryansh Sharma (UAE) all made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I[edit]
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- 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[edit]
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- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- Adithya Ashok and Dean Foxcroft (NZ) both made their T20I debuts.
References[edit]
- ^ "BLACKCAPS to play UAE". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Jamieson back in New Zealand squad for UAE and England T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "UAE to host New Zealand for three T20Is in August". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Black Caps to play United Arab Emirates for first time since 1996 before England series". Stuff. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Black Caps struggle to beat UAE by 19 runs in Twenty20 series-opener in Dubai". Stuff. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "UAE script history with series-levelling win over New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Aayan, Waseem, Asif crush NZ to seal historic win for UAE". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Young, Chapman hit fifties as NZ take series 2-1". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Asif Khan set for T20I debut after being named in squad for New Zealand series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ^ "Fast bowler returns as New Zealand name T20I squads for UAE, England tours". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Tickner & Lister replace Shipley & Ferguson for UAE T20Is; Southee joins Mitchell in The Hundred". Cricket New Zealand. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Duffy replaces Tickner in NZ squad for UAE T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Aayan, Waseem, Asif crush NZ to seal historic win for UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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