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Canada National Cricket Team vs New Zealand National Cricket Team Match: New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner is not playing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 Group D match against Canada at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Daryl Mitchell, standing in as captain, confirmed Santner is feeling unwell and will not take the field. “Mitch (Santner) had a bit of a dodgy burger last night and he's not feeling too great today, so hopefully he's good to go in 24 hours,” Mitchell said.Cole McConchie has been named as his replacement in the playing XI. New Zealand also made a second change with Kyle Jamieson replacing Lockie Ferguson, who left the squad for the birth of his first child.Canada won the toss and elected to bat first. Skipper Dilpreet Bajwa said the decision was based on the pitch conditions, adding that the surface could help his spinners later in the game.New Zealand vs Canada Playing XIsNew Zealand (Playing XI): Tim Seifert(w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell(c), Cole McConchie, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob DuffyCanada (Playing XI): Yuvraj Samra, Dilpreet Bajwa(c), Navneet Dhaliwal, Harsh Thaker, Nicholas Kirton, Shreyas Movva(w), Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Dilon Heyliger, Jaskaran Singh, Ansh Patel