2023 UAE vs NZ 1st T20I highlights: Tim Southee-led New Zealand is scheduled to play on the 1st T20I match of the New Zealand tour of the United Arab Emirates against Muhammad Waseem-led United Arab Emirates.
| Match No | New Zealand tour of UAE 2023, 1st T20I |
| Match | New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates |
| Date | August 17, 2023 |
| Toss | United Arab Emirates won the toss and opt to bowl |
| Venue | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai |
| Result | New Zealand won by 19 runs |
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United Arab Emirates Squad
Muhammad Waseem (c), Aryansh Sharma (wk), Vriitya Aravind, Asif Khan, Ansh Tandon, Basil Hameed, Ali Naseer, Aayan Afzal Khan, Mohammed Faraazuddin, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan
New Zealand Squad
Tim Seifert, Chad Bowes, Dane Cleaver (wk), Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Rachin Ravindra, Cole McConchie, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Southee (c), Ben Lister
2023 UAE vs NZ 1st T20I Scoreboard
| Team | Scoreboard |
| New Zealand | 155/6 (20 overs) |
| United Arab Emirates | 136/10 (19.4) |
2023 UAE vs NZ 1st T20I highlights
New Zealand innings
The opener Bowes was sent out the first ball of the innings with a duck by Junaid Siddique. The other opener Tim Seifert had an impressive inning as he scored 55 runs out of 34 deliveries and was sent out by Basil Hameed. After Cleaver was sent out with 4 runs, Chapman scored 15 runs.
With Santner and Neesham scored 2 and 25 runs respectively. McConchie and Rachin Ravindra scored 31 and 21 runs respectively.
Junaid Siddique and Basil Hameed had scalped 2 wickets each, while Zahoor and Mohammed Faraazuddin had scalped 1 wicket each. By the end of 20 overs, New Zealand had scored 155 runs out of 6 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Chad Bowes | c †Sharma b Junaid Siddique | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Seifert | c Aayan Afzal Khan b Basil Hameed | 55 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 161.76 |
| Dane Cleaver † | c Ali Naseer b Zahoor Khan | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Mark Chapman | c †Sharma b Mohammed Faraazuddin | 15 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Mitchell Santner | b Basil Hameed | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| James Neesham | c Ali Naseer b Junaid Siddique | 25 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 113.63 |
| Cole McConchie | not out | 31 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 129.16 |
| Rachin Ravindra | not out | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 190.9 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Junaid Siddique | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Naseer | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Zahoor Khan | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Basil Hameed | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed Faraazuddin | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
United Arab Emirates innings
The opener Muhammed Waseem was sent out with duck and Aryansh Sharma had scored 60 runs out of 43 deliveries and was sent out by Neesham.
Vriitya Aravind and Asif Khan had scored 13 runs each. Ansh Tandon and Basil Hameed had scored 12 and 5 runs. Ali Naseer had scored 16 runs out of 14 deliveries. Other batters are sent out with low figures by New Zealand Bowlers.
Tim Southee had scalped 5 wickets giving 25 runs on four overs, while Mitchell Santner and James Neesham had scalped 2 wickets and Kyle Jamieson had taken one wicket. On the last over, UAE scored 136 runs losing all 10 wickets.
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Muhammad Waseem (c) | lbw b Southee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aryansh Sharma † | c Bowes b Neesham | 60 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 139.53 |
| Vriitya Aravind | c Lister b Southee | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 130 |
| Asif Khan | c & b Santner | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 130 |
| Ansh Tandon | c Santner b Neesham | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Basil Hameed | c Neesham b Southee | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 |
| Ali Naseer | lbw b Santner | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 114.28 |
| Aayan Afzal Khan | c Seifert b Southee | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Mohammed Faraazuddin | c Southee b Jamieson | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Junaid Siddique | c †Cleaver b Southee | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Zahoor Khan | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Tim Southee | 4 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 6.25 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Jamieson | 2.4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7.5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Lister | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole McConchie | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Neesham | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Player of the match
Tim Southee | New Zealand
It was a good game of cricket and we expected this, they are a good side. We knew it was going to be hot here. Used to different conditions when you travel across the world.
They are improving. ILT20 coming and their youngsters coming and expressing, it’s a good sign. To play in these hot conditions and experience these conditions similar to India is a good thing leading up to the World Cup.
