NZ vs AFG Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan beat New Zealand by 84 runs
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New Zealand is set to begin their ICC T20 World Cup 2024 journey against a determined Afghanistan team in Guyana. The Black Caps are eager to make a strong start as they aim to secure their first-ever ICC World Cup title.
Led by Kane Williamson, the New Zealand team decided to forgo practice matches due to logistical challenges and last competed in T20Is back in April of this year. Despite key senior players missing the Pakistan tour due to their commitments in the IPL 2024, the team managed to secure a 2-2 draw against a formidable Pakistani squad.
On the other hand, Afghanistan commenced their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign with an impressive 125-run victory, successfully defending a total of 183 runs against Uganda. Pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi's exceptional performance of taking five wickets for nine runs against Uganda, coupled with brilliant fifties from openers Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, has set a strong foundation for Afghanistan in the tournament.
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NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: NZ 63/9 in 13 overs
Ferguson in at 10. Rashid with his fourth over. Ferguson moves forward and looks to turn one legside, hands a simple return catch to Rashid.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: NZ 55/7 in 11 overs
Rashid continues. Googly on off stump, Henry prods forward and defends. Wider this time, beats Henry’s attempted cut. Another play and miss outside off stump. Just a solitary wide from the over.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: NZ 43/4 in 8 overs
Nabi back into the attack. Chapman gets a single to cover. Phillips follows suit. Chapman goes for the reverse sweep, can’t get it past slip. Three from the over.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: NZ 33/3 in 6 overs
Naveen with his second. Full and wide, beats Williamson’s attempted drive. Phillips gets a couple to deep cover. Just the three from the over.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: NZ 11/1 in 2 overs
Nabi into the attack. Finds the outside edge first ball, but it is past the lone slip fielder, Conway gets a couple. Big appeal for LBW! Umpire says no. Afghanistan opt for the review. Ball tracking shows impact outside off as Conway looked to sweep. Just four runs from the over.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: NZ 7/1 in 1 over
Perfect start for Afghanistan. Farooqi's full, swinging delivery bowls Allen for a duck. Williamson in at 3. Solid front-foot defense on the first ball. Drives for three runs. Conway clips one off his pads for a single. Full and swinging away, beats Conway. Seven runs from the first over.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: AFG 159/6 in 20 overs
Boult bowls the final over. He nails a wide yorker, leading to Rashid's run-out. Two in two! Another perfect yorker cleans up Gurbaz. Hat-trick delivery: Gulbadin misses the full toss and is trapped LBW, but the review shows it pitched outside leg. Three wickets in the over! Gulbadin then hits one straight to Phillips. A single finishes the innings with Afghanistan at 159/6.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: AFG 114/1 in 16 overs
Santner continues. Just a couple of singles off the first three deliveries. Ful and slightly outside off, Omarzai smacks it over covers for a four. Eight runs off the over.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: AFG 102/0 in 14 overs
Santner replaces Ferguson. Gurbaz takes a single and that’s 100 up for Afghanistan. Five runs off the over.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: AFG 86/0 in 12 overs
Ferguson continues. A couple of runs to get things going. Slightly short towards middle and leg, Ibrahim stands and delivers, uses his wrists to get yet another SIX! 10 runs from the over
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: AFG 52/0 in 9 overs
Bracewell continues. Wide outside off, Ibrahim drives it deep to get a single and that’s 50 up for Afghanistan. Three runs off the over
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: AFG 39/0 in 5 overs
Change of ends for Henry as he replaces Boult. Back of a length, Ibrahim gives himself room but skies it safely. A huge chance goes! Henry bowls towards middle and leg, Ibrahim lofts it to Finn Allen at deep backward square, but Allen drops the catch.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: AFG 21/0 in 2 overs
Matt Henry to bowl the second. Short outside off, Ibrahim jabs it for a double. Inside edge off a swing goes for FOUR past the keeper. Flicked off the pads for another FOUR!. 15 runs off the second over.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: AFG 6/0 in 1 over
Boult to Gurbaz. Wide outside off, missed drive. Low full toss, flicked for a double. Short ball, Gurbaz smacks it through covers for FOUR! Six runs off the first over.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Teams
New Zealand (Playing XI): Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson
Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan(c), Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Toss
New Zealand win toss and elect to bowl first
Rashid Khan: T20 is not much about the toss. We will look to get used to the conditions. We had couple of days of practice. We tried to relax. Have had a good start in the competition. Mujeeb is out. He has had a hand injury. Noor is in. Mujeeb has been struggling with his hand for the last 7-8 months. Hopefully, he will come back soon for us.
Kane Williamson: We will have a bowl. We want to use it first up. Hope the dew stays away. Everybody's preparations have been different. The training has been good. We had day time and night time sessions. Tonight Southee, Sodhi, Rachin and Neesham miss out.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Probable XIs
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran,Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Philipps, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi/James Neesham
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024:
Rashid Khan and Ish Sodhi have both taken 25 wickets in T20 World Cups. However, the Afghan's economy rate of 6.16 is slightly better than Sodhi's 7.04.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024:
New Zealand has only won two out of their last eight men's T20Is, following a streak of five consecutive victories.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Squads
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Devon Conway(w), Kane Williamson(c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan(c), Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Mohammad Ishaq, Noor Ahmad, Nangeyalia Kharote
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: Hello and Welcome!
Welcome to the live coverage of New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2024 match, coming to you from Providence Stadium, Guyana.