UAE vs New Zealand, 1st T20I, Live Score Updates: UAE Strike Early, New Zealand Go 1 Down

UAE vs NZ, 1st T20I, Live Updates:United Arab Emirates skipper Muhammed Waseem won the toss and opted to bowl against New Zealand in the first T20I of the three-match series on Thursday in Dubai. The Blackcaps will be playing their first T20I match since April and will look to prepare for the upcoming series against England and the T20 World Cup 2024. Interestingly, the two teams have never played a T20I match against each other before and this will be first time that New Zealand and UAE will be squaring off against each other in the shortest format. (Live Scorecard)

Here are the Live Updates from the 1st T20I match between UAE vs NZ, World Cup Qualifiers match from Dubai: