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Canada vs United Arab Emirates T20 Cricket World Cup Predictions - Waseem to fire the UAE up for victory

Simon Lewis
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Last updated: 12 Feb 2026

The upcoming cricket match between the United Arab Emirates and Canada sees analysts favoring the UAE for victory. Muhammad Waseem is predicted to be the top scorer for the UAE, showcasing his batting prowess. On the Canadian side, Navneet Dhaliwal is anticipated to lead in scoring, making him a player to watch. Leading predictions for bowlers highlight Haider Ali for the UAE and Ansh Patel for Canada. With these predictions, the match promises to deliver exciting performances from key talents.

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  • Muhammad Waseem hit three sixes in his 45-ball 66* against New Zealand.
  • Navneet Dhaliwal has scored 41 and 64 in his last two innings.
  • Can the United Arab Emirates win the fight to avoid being handed the Group D wooden spoon by beating Canada?
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Canada vs United Arab Emirates Predictions


The UAE’s first international match in India was in their World Cup opener against New Zealand in Chennai this week when they suffered a 10-wicket defeat. Canada put up a good fight against South Africa, but I was impressed by the UAE’s batters and I think they will outscore Canada in a match that will almost certainly decide who gets handed the wooden spoon.

  • United Arab Emirates’ Muhammad Waseem scored 40 & 66* in his last 5 innings.
  • United Arab Emirates’ Alishan Sharafu scored 55 off 47 balls vs New Zealand.
  • Canada’s Navneet Dhaliwal scored 64 off 49 balls against South Africa.
  • Canada’s Harsh Thaker scored 33 off 29 balls against South Africa.

Head-to-Head


The United Arab Emirates won the only previous T20I meeting between the two teams back in 2019, when they beat Canada by 14 runs.

Canada Form


Canada lost their opening match of the World Cup against South Africa by 57 runs.

The Canadian attack had no answer for the powerful Proteas top-order, who posted 213/4 off their 20 overs. Ansh Patel produced a fine bowling performance to return figures of 3/31 at an economy rate of 7.75. Dilpreet Bajwa (1/40) picked up the other wicket to fall.

Canada recovered from 45/4 to reach 114/4 after 14 overs thanks to a 65-run stand for the fifth wicket between Navneet Dhaliwal (64 off 49) and Harsh Thaker (33 off 29). They weren’t able to keep the rate going and ended their 20 overs on 156/8.

United Arab Emirates Form


The United Arab Emirates slipped to their fourth defeat in a row when they lost their World Cup opener to New Zealand by 10 wickets.

The UAE put together an impressive batting performance to reach 173/6 off their 20 overs. Muhammad Waseem (66* off 45) and Alishan Sharafu (55 off 47) added 107 runs for the second wicket inside 15 overs, and the middle order scored at 10 runs to the over for the last five overs against tight New Zealand bowling. 

The power pair of New Zealand openers stormed to a 10-wicket win off 15.2 overs as they overwhelmed the UAE attack. Haider Ali’s four overs went for just 27 runs (econ 6.75), while the rest of the attack all went for over 11.5 runs to the over.

Canada vs United Arab Emirates Team News


UAE (possible XI): Aryansh Sharma, Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Harshit Kaushik, Mayank Kumar, Sohaib Khan, Muhammad Arfan, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid.

Canada (possible XI): Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Yuvraj Samra, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva, Harsh Thaker, Saad Bin Zafar, Jaskaran Singh, Dilon Heyliger, Kaleem Sana, Ansh Patel.

Verdict

I am backing the United Arab Emirates to win. I am also backing Muhammad Waseem to top score for United Arab Emirates.

Navneet Dhaliwal is a good bet to top score for Canada.
   
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