Afghanistan 
vs New Zealand 
4th Match, Group D, Afghanistan vs New Zealand ICC Mens t20 WC 2026
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vs New Zealand 
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4th Match, Group D, Afghanistan vs New Zealand ICC Mens t20 WC 2026
New Zealand needs 183 runs to win
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz † | b Ferguson | 27 | 22 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 122.72 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | c Phillips b Ferguson | 10 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Gulbadin Naib | c †Seifert b Ravindra | 63 | 35 | 59 | 3 | 4 | 180.00 |
| Sediqullah Atal | c †Seifert b Duffy | 29 | 24 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 120.83 |
| Darwish Rasooli | c Phillips b Henry | 20 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 153.84 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | run out (Neesham/Ferguson) | 14 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Mohammad Nabi | not out | 10 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 142.85 |
| Extras (lb 3, w 6) | – | 9 | |||||
| Total (20 Ov, RR: 9.10) | 182/6 | ||||||
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifert † | c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mohammad Nabi | 65 | 42 | 62 | 7 | 3 | 154.76 |
| Finn Allen | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Rachin Ravindra | b Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Glenn Phillips | b Rashid Khan | 42 | 25 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 168.00 |
| Mark Chapman | c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai | 28 | 17 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 164.70 |
| Daryl Mitchell | not out | 25 | 14 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 178.57 |
| Mitchell Santner (c) | not out | 17 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 212.50 |
| Extras (nb 2, w 3) | – | 5 | |||||
| Total (17.5 Ov, RR: 10.26) | 183/5 | ||||||
Fall of wickets DRS
1-35 (Ibrahim Zadran, 5.1 ov), 2-44 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5.6 ov), 3-123 (Sediqullah Atal, 14.3 ov), 4-156 (Gulbadin Naib, 17.2 ov), 5-164 (Darwish Rasooli, 18.1 ov), 6-182 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 19.6 ov) |
Fall of wickets
DRS
1-14 (Finn Allen, 1.3 ov), 2-14 (Rachin Ravindra, 1.4 ov), 3-88 (Glenn Phillips, 9.2 ov), 4-124 (Tim Seifert, 12.5 ov), 5-155 (Mark Chapman, 15.4 ov) |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3.5 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 10.43 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ziaur Rahman | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 18.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Henry | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Duffy | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 10.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| James Neesham | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5.75 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Glenn Phillips | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rachin Ravindra | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 14.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Ground | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai |
| Toss | Afghanistan, elected to bat first |
| Series | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
| Season | 2025/26 |
| Player Of The Match | Tim Seifert (New Zealand) |
| Match number | T20I no. 3687 |
| Hours of play (local time) | 11.00 start, First Session 11.00-12.30, Interval 12.30-12.50, Second Session 12.50-14.20 |
| Match days | 8 February 2026 – day (20-over match) |
| Umpires | Alex Wharf (England), Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe) |
| TV Umpire | Adrian Holdstock (South Africa) |
| Reserve Umpire | Gazi Sohel (Bangladesh) |
| Match Referee | Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka) |
| Points | New Zealand 2, Afghanistan 0 |
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