T20 World Cup 2024 : Afghanistan vs New Zealand Match Preview, ICC T20 World Cup 2024

14th T20I • Providence Stadium • Guyana

Afghanistan

159/6 (20)

New Zealand

75 (15.2)

AFG won by 84 runs

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Date & Time

08 Jun, 05:00 AM IST

Venue

Providence Stadium, Guyana

TV/Streaming

Disney+ Hotstar, Star Sports

Match

14th T20I,

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Rashid Riaz (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath (India)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bowl

Pitch Report

We are on pitch number 2, so down the ground, it is 84m. On to the leg-side square of the wicket, it is 77m. They've had to leave more grass on the pitch, so the seamers may have a say early on. Batting will be the key on this surface and it won't get any easier as the game progresses. As reckoned by Katey Martin and Simon Doull.

1st Innings

129Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

123.15Avg SR

2nd Innings

101Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

115.04Avg SR

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Points Table

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

1- 0

AFG

Team Form (Recent 5 Matches, Latest First)

New Zealand

Afghanistan

Players to Watch

Top Batters

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

AFG . WK

76 Runs

1 Match

Ibrahim Zadran

AFG . BAT

70 Runs

1 Match

Mohammad Nabi

AFG . ALL

14 Runs

1 Match

Top Bowlers

Fazalhaq Farooqi

AFG . BOWL

5 Wkts

1 Match

Naveen ul Haq

AFG . BOWL

2 Wkts

1 Match

Rashid Khan

AFG . BOWL

2 Wkts

1 Match

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AFG vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Today's Playing 11 and Pitch Report for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, Match 14

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AFG vs NZ Dream11 Prediction: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Today's Playing 11 and Pitch Report for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, Match 14

Venue Details

Providence Stadium, Guyana

1st Innings

129Avg Runs

6Avg Wkts

123.15Avg SR

2nd Innings

101Avg Runs

5Avg Wkts

115.04Avg SR

Toss winners opt to

47%Bat First Bowl First53%

Team Batting First

33%Wins Losses67%

Recent Matches on venue

9th Match, Group B • May 4 • ICC Men's T20 World Cup

NZ 36/1 (8.1)

ZIM 84/10 (15.1)

NZ won by 7 runs (D/L)

1st Match, Group B • Apr 30 • ICC Men's T20 World Cup

NZ 139/8 (19.5)

SL 135/6 (20)

NZ won by 2 wkts (1b rem)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches, Most recent first)

Team Form (Last 5 Matches)

New Zealand

Afghanistan

Head To Head (Last 10 Matches)

1- 0

AFG

Team Comparison (Last 10 Matches)

Matches Played

Matches Won

150

Average Score

162

224/7

Highest Score

212/6

90/10

Lowest Score

111/10

Player of the Match Rahmanullah Gurbaz

80(56)

Lucky Winner Hardik K

AFG

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Afghanistan

159/6 (20)

Batters

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

142.86

b T Boult

Ibrahim Zadran

107.32

b M Henry

Azmatullah Omarzai

169.23

c L Ferguson b M Henry

Mohammad Nabi

0.00

c K Williamson b L Ferguson

Rashid Khan

(C)

120.00

runout (T Boult / D Conway)

Karim Janat

100.00

Not out

Gulbadin Naib

0.00

c G Phillips b T Boult

Najibullah Zadran

100.00

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 5, NB: 0, W: 0)

TOTAL

(20 Ov, RR: 7.95)

159/6

Did not Bat

Noor Ahmad, Naveen ul Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Bowlers

EXT

5.50

9.25

6.00

9.00

7.00

16.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Ibrahim Zadran

b M Henry

1-103

14.3

Azmatullah Omarzai

c L Ferguson b M Henry

2-127

16.6

Mohammad Nabi

c K Williamson b L Ferguson

3-136

17.4

Rashid Khan

runout (T Boult / D Conway)

4-156

19.1

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

b T Boult

5-156

19.2

Gulbadin Naib

c G Phillips b T Boult

6-158

19.5

New Zealand

75/10 (15.2)

Batters

Finn Allen

0.00

b F Farooqi

Devon Conway

80.00

c I Zadran b F Farooqi

Kane Williamson

(C)

69.23

c G Naib b R Khan

Daryl Mitchell

100.00

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi

Glenn Phillips

100.00

c R Khan b M Nabi

Mark Chapman

57.14

b R Khan

Michael Bracewell

0.00

lbw b R Khan

Mitchell Santner

50.00

b M Nabi

Matt Henry *

70.59

c K Janat b F Farooqi

Lockie Ferguson

40.00

c & b R Khan

Trent Boult

42.86

Not out

Extras

(B: 0, LB: 5, NB: 0, W: 5)

TOTAL

(15.2 Ov, RR: 4.89)

75/10

Bowlers

EXT

Fazalhaq Farooqi

3.2

5.10

4.00

3.33

4.25

10.00

Fall Of Wickets

SCORE

OVER

Finn Allen

b F Farooqi

1-0

0.1

Devon Conway

c I Zadran b F Farooqi

2-18

2.4

Daryl Mitchell

c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b F Farooqi

3-28

4.2

Kane Williamson

c G Naib b R Khan

4-33

6.1

Mark Chapman

b R Khan

5-43

8.1

Michael Bracewell

lbw b R Khan

6-43

8.2

Glenn Phillips

c R Khan b M Nabi

7-53

9.4

Mitchell Santner

b M Nabi

8-59

11.6

Lockie Ferguson

c & b R Khan

9-63

12.6

Matt Henry

c K Janat b F Farooqi

10-75

15.2

Match Info

Date & Time

08 Jun, 05:00 AM IST

Venue

Providence Stadium, Guyana

TV/Streaming

Disney+ Hotstar, Star Sports

Match

14th T20I,

Umpires

Ahsan Raza (Pakistan), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Rashid Riaz (Pakistan, TV)

Referee

Javagal Srinath (India)

Toss

New Zealand elected to bowl

1 0 0 0 1wd 2 W

Over 13

Runs: 4

1 1 6 1 0 1

Over 14

Runs: 10

1 0 1 0 0 0

Over 15

Runs: 2

0 W

Over 16

Runs: 0

All Overs

Player of the Match Rahmanullah Gurbaz

80(56)

Lucky Winner Hardik K

Commentary

New Zealand will leave Guyana and head to Trinidad. The only thing they will be hoping for here is a change of luck and change in results. But their next game against the West Indies doesn't make their case any easier! Afghanistan on the other hand have two big wins in two matches. They too will head to Trinidad, but would love to take this pitch with them, wouldn't they? However, this win means a lot to them and goes a long way in kind of cementing their position in the Super-8s. You can now join Karthik Raj and Rudransh who are commentating in the other game going on at the moment between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, right here. This is the pair of Arya and Bidipto taking your leave. Keep following Sportskeeda!

Rashid Khan (Afghanistan captain): It's one of the greatest performances from us, specially in this format against such a tough team! I think New Zealand started to stifle us around the ninth over and we realized that quickly, turned things around and got a move on. We played out natural game and the positive intent helped us get over 100 runs in the final ten overs. I thought anything over 150 would give out bowling attack a lot of breathing space. The kind of bowling we have, we can give any line-up a run for their money and that's what happened tonight. The running between the wickets from Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz and then the effort in the field by us is just how we want to energize ourselves. The effort matters, more than anything else! Fazalhaq Farooqi has been highly impressive in this tournament up to now, he is bowling at the correct pace while swinging it, that is just what we need from him.

Kane Williamson (New Zealand captain): First, congratulations to Afghanistan! They played tremendous cricket, read the pitch well, batted superbly and finished it off with a stellar bowling effort. We were underdone yes, but this kind of a performance is not what we hope for. We need to get out acts together and turn things around in the next game. We had our opportunities but could not quite capitalize. I think it's about taking a step in the right direction now, we know what's coming, the West Indies in their conditions will be tough to face, but we will be up for it in Trinidad.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the Player of the Match, here is what he had to say: I think nothing is special than the win. We were waiting for this victory for three years. Finally we beat, the belief was there from the start. As I said in the start after the first innings that the wicket is not easy. Very happy with the performance. I think the way I wanted I didn't start that way. Me and Ibrahim were discussing to play good cricketing shots. We thought 120-130 would be a good score. Me and Azmatullah played some big shots towards the end. The win against such a big side against New Zealand is massive. Like as we know that we are a good opening pair. We have a very good communication with Ibrahim. When it's not my day, he goes against the bowlers and vice versa. From the coaches they are telling me to encourage the players as a wicket keeper. Everyone has to be active in the group. If I am not active the other players will be quite. Even if I am tired I try giving all the energy to the players.

Afghanistan win by 84 runs with 28 balls to spare!

Rahmanullah Gurbaz 80 (56) | Rashid Khan - 4/17 (4)
Glenn Phillips 18 (18) | Trent Boult - 2/22 (4)

This has been a clinical performance by Afghanistan! A performance to savour really! But many will still be in shock with this result, not with the New Zealand defeat, but with this margin of defeat!

Barring Glenn Phillips and Matt Henry, no other batter got to double digits. New Zealand lost 3 wickets inside the power play and as many as 7 inside the first 10 overs. Once than happens, there is no coming back.

Fazalhaq Farooqi up front and Rashid Khan after that made light work of this Blackcaps batting line-up! Farooqi cleaned Finn Allen up in the very first delivery of the innings with his trademark in-swinger. That set the tone, big time!

A lot rested on the shoulders of skipper Kane Williamson, but the very first ball of Rashid's spell got rid of him! A leg-break that Williamson thought he could steer down to third man ended up being a catch at slip!

New Zealand were definitely underdone coming into this tournament, but being professionals, there really cannot be any excuse for an outing like this. On the other end of the spectrum, Afghanistan's pace attack and batting prowess are backing up their spinners to string together winning performances!

The ball swung more for the Afghans, turned more too and talked a whole lot more compared to their Kiwi counterparts. The pitch played okay to be honest, but the batting from the semi-finalists of the last edition made it look really difficult.

15.2 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matt Henry, WICKET! Afghanistan has annihilated New Zealand and won their first T20I against the Black Caps. Serious domination all through the match from Afghanistan. They have dominated New Zealand in all three departments. On a good-length around middle, Henry goes swinging across the line, ends up getting a top edge which carries all the way to Karim Janat stationed at deep fine leg and he doesn't make a mistake. A massive win for Afghanistan by 84 runs.

Matt Henry c Karim Janat b Fazalhaq Farooqi 12 (17b, 0x4, 1x6)

15.1 Fazalhaq Farooqi to Matt Henry, slower on a fuller-length a tad outside off, Henry way too early into the attempted hoick across the line, gets beaten.

Fazalhaq Farooqi [3.0-0-17-3] comes back into the attack.

The series that New Zealand played against Pakistan in April had quite a few fringe players playing for the Blackcaps. But among them, only two are playing today, or have played tonight. Most of the rest were sitting out on the bench in the recently concluded T20 tournament in India. Maybe that tells a story, doesn't it?

overs

75 /9 score

runs

Trent Boult *

3 (7)

Matt Henry

12 (15)

Naveen ul Haq

0 /10

14.6 Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult, yorker-length delivery around middle and off which has been solidly defended by Boult.

14.5 Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult, slowish on a good-length around the off-stump, pushed away back to the bowler.

14.4 Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult, that was definitely sliding down the leg stump. An attempted leg stump yorker which thuds onto the front pad as Boult tried to work it away towards the on side.

Mayukh Roy: Rashid Khan is my player of the match.

14.3 Naveen-ul-Haq to Matt Henry, slower on a fuller-length a shade outside off, flat bats this down towards long on for a single.

14.2 Naveen-ul-Haq to Matt Henry, on a fullish-length around the off-stump, Henry backs away and bunts it back to Naveen from the inside half of the bat.

Akash: Rachin Ravindra should play the next game.

14.1 Naveen-ul-Haq to Trent Boult, fuller-length around the off-stump, nudged away down the ground towards the long on fielder for a single.

Naveen ul Haq [2.0-0-8-0] comes back into the attack.

New Zealand should still try and bat for long. Whether it happens for them or not, they must try and stretch this innings. That helps them somewhat, run rate-wise.

overs

73 /9 score