{"id":1160071,"date":"2026-02-17T11:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1160071"},"modified":"2026-02-17T11:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:43:08","slug":"canadian-19-makes-historic-century-but-nz-reach-super-8s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/canadian-19-makes-historic-century-but-nz-reach-super-8s\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian, 19, makes historic century but NZ reach Super 8s"},"content":{"rendered":"

Men’s T20 World Cup, Group D, Chennai<\/strong><\/p>\n

Canada 173-4 (20 overs):<\/strong> Samra 110 (65); Duffy 1-25<\/p>\n

New Zealand 176-2 (15.2 overs):<\/strong> Phillips 76* (36), Ravindra 59* (39) <\/p>\n

New Zealand won by eight wickets<\/em><\/p>\n

Scorecard<\/a>. Tables<\/a><\/p>\n

Canada’s Yuvraj Samra became the first player from an associate nation to make a T20 World Cup century but it was not enough to stop them sliding to an eight-wicket defeat byt New Zealand, who confirmed their place in the Super 8 phase.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samra made 110 off 65 balls in a knock which featured 11 fours and six sixes as his stunning innings helped Canada post 173-4.<\/p>\n

The teenager, born in Brampton, Ontario, had brought up his hundred off 58 balls as he eclipsed the previous top score by an associate player – 94 not out by the USA’s Aaron Jones against Canada at the last World Cup. <\/p>\n

At 19 years and 141 days, he also became the youngest-ever T20 World Cup centurion, beating Pakistan Ahmed Shehzad’s (22 years and 127 days) against Bangladesh in 2014. <\/p>\n

Samra was eventually dismissed by Jacob Duffy – caught in the deep behind square by Glenn Phillips – and left to a standing ovation at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai <\/p>\n

“I manifested this moment ever since we qualified for the World Cup. Every single day, I dreamed about scoring a hundred on this stage,” said Samra, who is named after ex-India batter Yuvraj Singh. <\/p>\n

“To do it here, in my first appearance [in Chennai], and as the youngest player in this World Cup \u2013 it’s truly a dream come true.”<\/p>\n

Canada captain Dilpreet Bajwa, who shared a 116-run stand with Samra for the first wicket, added: “Hats off to Yuvraj, he finished with a hundred in this match and it’s a proud moment for him and all Canadians.”<\/p>\n

Kiwi seamers Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Jimmy Neesham and Duffy all claimed one wicket apiece.<\/p>\n

New Zealand had a brief wobble early in the chase when they lost openers Tim Seifert and Finn Allen in quick succession and slipped to 30-2.<\/p>\n

However, Canada’s bowlers were unable to press home the advantage and an unbroken 146-run stand for the third wicket between Rachin Ravindra and Phillips got them home with 29 balls to spare.<\/p>\n

Phillips top-scored with a brutal 76 not out of 36 balls while Ravindra finished unbeaten with 59 off 39 deliveries.<\/p>\n

New Zealand’s victory sent them through and eliminated Canada in addition to the UAE and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

Men’s T20 World Cup tables, top run-scorers & wicket-takers<\/a>Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport<\/a><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/canadian-19-makes-historic-century-093322947.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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