New Zealand and Pakistan play the first game of the Super Eights stage at the T20 World Cup with both eyeing title tilt.
![Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha, left, celebrates with Usman Khan after winning T20 World Cup cricket match against Namibia [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AP26049472881128-1771521530.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Kevin Hand has been a sports reporter and broadcaster since 2001. He has covered a variety of sports as a writer but commentates primarily for radio a... nd TV on football and cricket both domestically and internationally - including covering cricket in Abu Dhabi and Dubai and broadcasting on both football and cricket World Cups.
New Zealand and Pakistan play the first game of the Super Eights stage at the T20 World Cup with both eyeing title tilt.
![Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha, left, celebrates with Usman Khan after winning T20 World Cup cricket match against Namibia [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AP26049472881128-1771521530.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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