AFG vs NZ Highlights: Kane Williamson-led New Zealand will lock horns with Rashid Khan-led Afghanistan to play the 14th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on June 8 in Providence Stadium, Guyana.
AFG vs NZ Highlights
| Match No | 14 |
| Match | New Zealand vs Afghanistan |
| Date | Saturday, June 08, 2024 |
| Toss | New Zealand won the toss and opted to bowl |
| Venue | Providence Stadium, Guyana |
AFG vs NZ Playing 11
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
New Zealand
Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson
AFG vs NZ Scoreboard
| Team | Score |
| Afghanistan | 159-6 (20 Ov) |
| New Zealand | 75-10 (15.2 Ov) |
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AFG vs NZ Scorecard
Afghanistan Batting
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Boult | 80 | 56 | 92 | 5 | 5 | 142.85 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | b Henry | 44 | 41 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 107.31 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | c Ferguson b Henry | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 169.23 |
| Mohammad Nabi | c Williamson b Ferguson | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan (c) | run out (†Conway/Boult) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Karim Janat | not out | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Phillips b Boult | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Najibullah Zadran | not out | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
New Zealand Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Henry | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Bracewell | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New Zealand Batting
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Finn Allen | b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Conway † | c Ibrahim Zadran b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 8 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Kane Williamson (c) | c Gulbadin Naib b Rashid Khan | 9 | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Daryl Mitchell | c †Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Glenn Phillips | c Rashid Khan b Mohammad Nabi | 18 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Mark Chapman | b Rashid Khan | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Michael Bracewell | lbw b Rashid Khan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | b Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Matt Henry | c Karim Janat b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 12 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 70.58 |
| Lockie Ferguson | c & b Rashid Khan | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Trent Boult | not out | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
Afghanistan Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 3.2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5.1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Noor Ahmad | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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AFG vs NZ Player of the Match
Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan
Nothing is (more) special than this. We have been waiting for this victory for the last three years. We faced them and they beat us, finally we beat them. The trust and the belief was there from the very start.
We had the trust that we can beat any team in this competition. The wicket was not easy, the total was very good, very happy. I was actually a bit frustrated, I didn’t start that well. Ibrahim and I were discussing that we should keep calm and play some good cricket shots. We thought 130-140 would be a good total, but I played some good shots and Azmatullah played very good shots as well.
Credit goes to the bowlers as well, they bowled very well against a team like NZ, unbelievable. This is a very good partnership (Ibrahim-Gurbaz) as openers. We have a very good combination.
Sometimes (if) it’s not my day, he tries to take on the bowlers. If it’s my day, I tell him to give the strike to me. The conversations go on. You have to encourage the bowlers, as a wicketkeeper, my job is to keep everyone active on the ground. I try to give some energy to the bowlers as well.
