🏏ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: M4: AFG vs NZ at Chennai on 08/02/26🏏 - Page 4

Afghanistan

(7.5/20 ov) 51/2

New Zealand

Afghanistan chose to bat.

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Current RR: 6.51

• Last 5 ov (RR): 39/2 (7.80)

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AFG 154

Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, nice hit! Short of length delivery from Neesham, Sediq advances and drives down the ground, hit it through the line and creamed that drive towards the sightscreen.

Neesham to Gulbadin, SIX, to deep mid-wicket

12.4

4

Neesham to Gulbadin, FOUR, low full toss down the leg-side.

AFG--109/2 after 12.5 overs

AFG are batting very well, better than yesterday's mighty teams!

AFG-- 110/2 after 13 overs!!

Afghanistan have a solid base. But NZ have some smart bowlers who can bowl into the wicket and use the pitch. Afghanistan possibly have one weak over to target between Neesham and Phillips. The other five overs will be difficult so NZ might be chasing a target between 170-180 and not beyond that.

Jacob Duffy to Sediqullah Atal, out Caught by Seifert!! Sediqullah Atal c Seifert b Jacob Duffy 29(24) [4s-2]

123/3 after 14.3 overs.

Innings Break

AFG

182-6

(20)

CRR9.1

P'SHIP18(11)

NZ: 25/2 At the end of 3 overs

AFG has a good chance of winning today. This is not gonna be an easy chase.

AFG 182-6(20)

NZ 44-2(5)

CRR:8.8

REQ:9.27

New Zealand need 139 runs in 90 balls

Mujeeb to Phillips, FOUR, nicely played, tossed up and sliding down leg - GP shuffles across, gets inside the line and then beats backward square leg with the pull.

NZ 52/2

New Zealand recovering from a poor start. Seifert has looked powerful with his drives and pulls while GP has eased himself into his work. Mujeeb has bowled three, but AFG still have Rashid and Nabi to come

Powerplay summary: NZ 52/2, slightly ahead of AFG at this stage

- Seifert smacks Farooqi for three fours in the first over

- Mujeeb rocks NZ by knocking over Allen and Rachin off successive balls

- Azmat leaks 11 runs in his first over

- Seifert takes on Farooqi again in a 13-run over

- Phillips attacks Mujeeb for a couple of fours to close out PP on a high.