Afghanistan vs New Zealand Score, Match 14 of ICC T20 World Cup 2024

Result · Jun 08 2024, Sat - 05:00 AM (IST)

Match 14, - Guyana National Stadium

AFGHANISTAN

159/6

NEW ZEALAND

Afghanistan won by 84 runs

CRR:4.89

Player Of The Match

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Batsman	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Trent Boult	3	7	0	0	42.86

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Eco
Fazal ^*	3.2	0	17	4	5.1
Naveen-ul-Haq	3.0	0	10	0	3.3

Last 5 overs :19 runs, 3 wkts

Last Wicket :Matt Henry 12 (17b)

Recent overs : W 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 1 1 W 2 WD 0 0

Commentary

Afghanistan annihilate New Zealand

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan shine as Afghanistan registered an 84-run victory over New Zealand in the Group C encounter of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana.

After Gurbaz smashed 80 off 56 balls to take Afghanistan to 159/7, Rashid (4/17) and Fazalhaq (4/17) ripped through the opposition batting order to bundle New Zealand for 75.

New Zealand may have thought they had the game in the bag at the half-way stage when Trent Boult bowled brilliant final over to keep the target as low as 160. But Fazalhaq dented their chances with early blows in the powerplay.

Farooqi, the leading wicket-taker in the ongoing tournament, struck in the very first ball of the run-chase to remove Finn Allen before removing Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell inside the powerplay.

Then came skipper Rashid, who also struck in his very first delivery as he dismissed his counterpart Kane Williamson to dent Kiwis chase even further. The leg spinner delivered a double blow in his second over to reduce the Blackcaps to 43/6.

Mohammad Nabi also chipped in with a couple of wickets before the wreckers in chief Rashid and Farooqi returned to finish New Zealand's chase at 75 all out in 15.4 overs.

Earlier, put into bat, Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran (44 off 41 balls) shared a second 100 plus stand in the tournament as Azmatullah Omarzai (22 off 13) also contributed to take Afghanistan to a challenging total on a tricky Guyana wicket.

With this win, Afghanistan moved to the top of Group B and got closer to Super 8 qualification, while New Zealand will have their task cutout with West Indies coming up next.

15.2

Matt Henry c Karim Janat b Fazalhaq Farooqi 12 (17)

OUT! Caught. Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matt Henry. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to fine leg, caught by Janat. That's it. Afghanistan's outstanding performance in all three departments leads them to a commanding 84-run victory. Total collapse in New Zealand's batting as Afghanistan's bowlers dominated from start to finish. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Rashid Khan picked up four wickets each. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the Player of the Match for his brilliant batting display.
15.1

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matt Henry. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
End of Over 15

Over 15. 2 runs. Bowler: Naveen-ul-Haq. New Zealand: 75/9 (rr 5.00)
14.6

Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult. Yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
14.5

Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to silly point for no runs.
14.4

APPEAL! Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult. Half volley, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad to point for no runs, fielded by Naib, appeal made for L.B.W.
14.3

Naveen-ul-Haq to Matt Henry. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
14.2

Naveen-ul-Haq to Matt Henry. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs.
14.1

Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Zadran.
End of Over 14

Over 14. 10 runs. Bowler: Noor Ahmad. New Zealand: 73/9 (rr 5.21)
13.6

Noor Ahmad to Trent Boult. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Murid.
13.5

Noor Ahmad to Trent Boult. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, missed for no runs, mis-fielded by Gurbaz.
13.4

Noor Ahmad to Matt Henry. Left-Arm Leg Spin length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Khan.
13.3

SIX! Noor Ahmad to Matt Henry. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
13.2

Noor Ahmad to Trent Boult. Left-Arm Leg Spin half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
13.1

Noor Ahmad to Matt Henry. Left-Arm Leg Spin full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
End of Over 13

Over 13. 4 runs. Bowler: Rashid Khan. New Zealand: 63/9 (rr 4.85)
12.6

Lockie Ferguson c and b Rashid Khan 2 (5)

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Rashid Khan to Lockie Ferguson. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, leading edge in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Khan. New Zealand batters departing like a pack of cards.
12.5

Rashid Khan to Lockie Ferguson. Googly back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Janat.
12.5

Wide Rashid Khan to Lockie Ferguson. Googly length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Gurbaz.
12.4

Rashid Khan to Lockie Ferguson. Leg spinner length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
12.3

Rashid Khan to Lockie Ferguson. Googly length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Lakanwal.
12.2

Rashid Khan to Lockie Ferguson. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs.
12.1

Rashid Khan to Matt Henry. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Omarzai.
End of Over 12

Over 12. 4 runs. Bowler: Mohammad Nabi. New Zealand: 59/8 (rr 4.92)
11.6

Mitchell Santner b Mohammad Nabi 4 (8)

OUT! Bowled. Mohammad Nabi to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, hit pad. Another one bites the dust.
11.5

Mohammad Nabi to Matt Henry. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot flick, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Janat.
11.4

Mohammad Nabi to Matt Henry. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
11.3

Mohammad Nabi to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Janat.
11.2

Mohammad Nabi to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, bottom edge to point for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
11.1

Mohammad Nabi to Mitchell Santner. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.
End of Over 11

Over 11. 1 run. Bowler: Rashid Khan. New Zealand: 55/7 (rr 5.00)
10.6

Rashid Khan to Matt Henry. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Lakanwal.
10.5

Rashid Khan to Matt Henry. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Lakanwal.
10.4

Rashid Khan to Matt Henry. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.

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