Story bySouth Africa's captain Aiden Markram, left, along with New Zealand's captain Mitchel Santner arrives with their team for the anthem before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between South Africa and New Zealand in Ahmedabad , India, Saturday, Feb.14, 2026. (AP Photo/ Ajit Solanki) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)Associated PressTue, February 17, 2026 at 5:50 AM UTC·2 min readCHENNAI, India (AP) — Canada won the toss Tuesday and elected to bat against a New Zealand lineup targeting a spot in the Super 8s at the T20 World Cup. Stand-in captain Daryl Mitchell said regular skipper Mitchell Santner is sick and will miss the game because he “had a dodgy burger last night.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementCole McConchie replaced Santner as a like-for-like replacement in the XI. New Zealand was forced into another change with Kyle Jamieson coming in for pace bowler Lockie Ferguson, who returned home for the birth of his first child. Ferguson is scheduled to rejoin the team during the Super 8s. A third win in Group D would seal New Zealand’s place in the next round alongside South Africa, England, West Indies, India and Sri Lanka.