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T20 World Cup: An unchanged Canada have won the toss and elected to bat first against UAE in a Group D clash of 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. Both teams are looking to get their first win of the ongoing competition. The pitch for this clash will be the one used for the India-Namibia game on Thursday evening.

Canada are coming after suffering a 57-run hammering at the hands of South Africa, and occupy the bottom spot with a net run rate of -2.850. UAE, despite a spirited batting display against New Zealand, suffered a ten-wicket defeat and sit one rung above Canada with a net run rate of -2.763.

After winning the toss, skipper Dilpreet Bajwa said his playing eleven is unchanged. “We both are associate teams so we just want to bat first and want to put pressure of chase on them. It's a very good wicket, we saw yesterday's game and India scored very well. I think it's a batting pitch.