ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
New Zealand vs Afghanistan, 4th Match, Group D
New Zealand need 23 runs in 20 balls
New Zealand (NZ)
182/6 (19.6 ov)
Afghanistan (AFG)
160/5 (16.4 ov)
T20
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Match
- 4th Match, Group D · T20
- Start date and time
- Venue
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India
- Toss
- Afghanistan opt to bat
- Umpires
- Alex Wharf, Langton Rusere, Adrian Holdstock
- Match referee
- Ranjan Madugalle
Playing XI
New Zealand
- Finn Allen · Batsman
- Tim Seifert (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Rachin Ravindra · Batting Allrounder
- Glenn Phillips · Batting Allrounder
- Mark Chapman · Batsman
- Daryl Mitchell · Batting Allrounder
- Mitchell Santner (c) · Bowling Allrounder
- James Neesham · Batting Allrounder
- Matt Henry · Bowler
- Lockie Ferguson · Bowler
- Jacob Duffy · Bowler
Afghanistan
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Ibrahim Zadran · Batsman
- Sediqullah Atal · Batsman
- Darwish Rasooli · Batsman
- Azmatullah Omarzai · Bowling Allrounder
- Gulbadin Naib · Batting Allrounder
- Mohammad Nabi · Bowling Allrounder
- Rashid Khan (c) · Bowling Allrounder
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman · Bowler
- Ziaur Rahman Sharifi · Bowler
- Fazalhaq Farooqi · Bowler
Afghanistan innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Lockie Ferguson | 27 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 122.73 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Glenn Phillips b Lockie Ferguson | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c Seifert b Rachin Ravindra | 63 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 180 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c Seifert b Jacob Duffy | 29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 120.83 |
| Darwish Rasooli | c Glenn Phillips b Matt Henry | 20 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 153.85 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | run out (James Neesham/Lockie Ferguson) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 200 |
| Mohammad Nabi | not out | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 142.86 |
| Rashid Khan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
New Zealand innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert | c Azmatullah b Nabi | 65 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 154.76 |
| Finn Allen | b Mujeeb | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rachin Ravindra | b Mujeeb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | b Rashid Khan | 42 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 168 |
| Mark Chapman | c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 164.71 |
| Daryl Mitchell | batting | 24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 184.62 |
| Mitchell Santner | batting | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 212.5 |
| James Neesham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Henry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |