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Afghanistan have created a major upset by beating New Zealand by 84 runs in the 14th match of the T20 World Cup 2024. This is Afghanistan’s first win against New Zealand in the history of T20 World Cup. Apart from captain Rashid Khan, the hero of the Afghan team was Fazalhaq Farooqui who took 4-4 wickets while defending the target of 160 runs. Batting first in this match, Afghanistan scored 159 runs, chasing this score the Kiwi team was bowled out for just 75 runs. This is Afghanistan’s second consecutive win in the tournament. With this win, their hopes of reaching the Super-8s have been boosted significantly.
Pakistan in danger of getting out of the T20 World Cup! If we lose against India, we will play.
With this win, Afghanistan is at the first position in the points table of Group C. Their next two matches are against Papua New Guinea and West Indies. By winning one of these matches, the Afghan team can reach the Super-8. In such a situation, any one team from New Zealand or West Indies can be in danger as only two teams from a group will advance to the next round.
As for the match, the Afghanistan team, having lost the toss and elected to bat first, managed to put 159 runs on the board in the stipulated 20 overs on the back of century innings by openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (80) and Ibrahim Zadran (44). ). Apart from these two, Azmatullah scored 22 runs for Afghanistan while Trent Boult and Matt Henry took 2 wickets each for New Zealand.
Chasing this score, the New Zealand team got off to a disappointing start. From openers Finn Allen and Devon Conway to captain Kane Williamson, everyone proved to be a flop. The team lost 7 wickets for 53 in the first 10 overs, while the entire team was bundled out for 75 runs in 15.2 overs.
Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqui wreaked havoc in Afghanistan’s bowling. Both finished 4-4, with Mohammad Nabi taking two wickets. Rahmanullah Gurbaz was awarded the player of the match for his brilliant innings.