At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, the United Arab Emirates kept alive their hopes of qualifying out of a group that included New Zealand, South Africa, and Afghanistan by defeating Canada by five wickets with just two balls remaining. UAE, chasing 151, were at 66 for 4 in the 13th over and in trouble. However, a stunning fifth-wicket partnership between Aryansh Sharma (74* off 53) and Sohaib Khan (51 off 29) turned the game around. The pair added 84 runs off just 42 deliveries, transforming what looked like a routine Canadian victory into a crushing defeat. Aryansh, who batted through the innings, anchored the chase with remarkable composure for a wicketkeeper-batter playing only his second T20 World Cup match. His 53-ball score, which included six boundaries and three sixes, was a demonstration of mastery in controlling a difficult chase. But it was Sohaib Khan's whirlwind knock that truly sealed the deal, a stunning 51 off 29 balls that included four fours and four towering sixes. Even with Aryansh passing a half-century, UAE were well off the target, needing 63 to get from the final five overs of the chase. The game turned around dramatically in the 17th over when Sohaib took on Dilon Heyliger for two sixes and a four, wiping out 17 runs from the target. Even though he fell at the end of the first run, Sohaib continued his assault in the next over, tonking Jaskaran Singh for another four and a six before scampering across for a two. The final two overs would see 26 runs scored, but an 18-run 19th over effectively ended the game. Sohaib fell to Jaskaran Singh with the scores level at 150, holing out to Nicholas Kirton at mid-on. However, Muhammad Arfan calmed his nerves by scoring the winning runs, igniting a raucous celebration in the UAE dugout. Canada's innings had been built on different foundations earlier. Harsh Thaker and Navneet Dhaliwal's crucial 58-run partnership brought the innings back from 38 for 3 in the PowerPlay. Thaker, who was playing with more authority, hit 40 balls to reach his half-century before missing the very next delivery. Shreyas Movva chipped in with a useful 21 at number six, and a six off the final ball by Heyliger pushed Canada to 150 for 7 - a total that looked competitive on a slightly two-paced Delhi surface. Canada's bowling effort was designed by Junaid Siddique, who claimed a magnificent five-wicket haul. The right-arm seamer's brilliant pace variation resulted in early dismissals of both openers before he returned to clean up the middle and lower order for 5 for 35, which ranks second among Associate bowlers in T20 World Cups. It turned out that all of the runs he saved were crucial to UAE's success.