New Zealand cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2023

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 men's cricket team in the UAE in 2023
	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)

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

United Arab Emirates[9]	New Zealand[10]
Muhammad Waseem (c) Ali Naseer Ansh Tandon Aryansh Sharma (wk) Asif Khan Aayan Afzal Khan Basil Hameed Ethan D'Souza Mohammed Faraazuddin Jash Giyanani Junaid Siddique Lovepreet Singh Muhammad Jawadullah Sanchit Sharma Vriitya Aravind (wk) Zahoor Khan	Tim Southee (c) Adithya Ashok Chad Bowes Mark Chapman Dane Cleaver (wk) Jacob Duffy Lockie Ferguson Dean Foxcroft Kyle Jamieson Cole McConchie Jimmy Neesham Ben Lister Rachin Ravindra Mitchell Santner Tim Seifert (wk) Henry Shipley Blair Tickner Will Young

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

1st T20I

17 August 2023 18:00 (N) Scorecard

New Zealand  155/6 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 136 (19.4 overs)
Tim Seifert 55 (34) Basil Hameed 2/30 (4 overs)		Aryansh Sharma 60 (43) Tim Southee 5/25 (4 overs)

New Zealand won by 19 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Akbar Ali (UAE) Player of the match: Tim Southee (NZ)

• 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

19 August 2023 18:00 (N) Scorecard

New Zealand  142/8 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 144/3 (15.4 overs)
Mark Chapman 63 (46) Aayan Afzal Khan 3/20 (4 overs)		Muhammad Waseem 55 (29) Mitchell Santner 1/26 (3 overs)

United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Aayan Afzal Khan (UAE)

• 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

20 August 2023 18:00 (N) Scorecard

New Zealand  166/5 (20 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 134/7 (20 overs)
Will Young 56 (46) Junaid Siddique 3/26 (4 overs)		Aayan Afzal Khan 42 (36) Ben Lister 3/35 (4 overs)

New Zealand won by 32 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Will Young (NZ)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
• Adithya Ashok and Dean Foxcroft (NZ) both made their T20I debuts.

References

1. "BLACKCAPS to play UAE". New Zealand Cricket. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
2. "Jamieson back in New Zealand squad for UAE and England T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
3. "UAE to host New Zealand for three T20Is in August". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
4. "Black Caps to play United Arab Emirates for first time since 1996 before England series". Stuff. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
5. "Black Caps struggle to beat UAE by 19 runs in Twenty20 series-opener in Dubai". Stuff. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
6. "UAE script history with series-levelling win over New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
7. "Aayan, Waseem, Asif crush NZ to seal historic win for UAE". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
8. "Young, Chapman hit fifties as NZ take series 2-1". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
9. "Asif Khan set for T20I debut after being named in squad for New Zealand series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
10. "Fast bowler returns as New Zealand name T20I squads for UAE, England tours". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
11. "Tickner & Lister replace Shipley & Ferguson for UAE T20Is; Southee joins Mitchell in The Hundred". Cricket New Zealand. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
12. "Duffy replaces Tickner in NZ squad for UAE T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
13. "Aayan, Waseem, Asif crush NZ to seal historic win for UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo