The Kiwis nearly received the early wave of the T20 World Cup with Afghanistan handing them an almighty scare in their Group D opener. Having braved the tides on a sultry Chennai afternoon, Mitchell Santner’s men will aim to do the double at the pristine Chepauk ground. Chepauk has favoured the Kiwis despite their recent shortcomings and a hammering by India last month. New Zealand have been one of the better sides against spin across formats in the last 20 months and that was evidently clear in their neat takedown of Rashid Khan’s men a couple of days ago.

It will certainly ring in the minds of Muhammad Waseem and his boys as the United Arab Emirates enter the tournament facing a few controversies within their group. On the eve of the match, the UAE sent back batter Mohammed Zohaib home due to disciplinary reasons and it will be interesting to see how they shape up for this afternoon fixture.

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