New Delhi. The 14th match of T20 World Cup 2024 was played between New Zealand and Afghanistan. Afghanistan registered a great victory in this match. New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. Which weighed heavily on him. The Afghanistan team, who came to bat first, scored 159 runs in 20 overs. The New Zealand team that came to chase could score only 75 runs. Rashid Khan took a total of 4 wickets in the match.
After losing the toss, the Afghanistan team, who came to bat first, scored 159 runs in 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, who came to open, played a brilliant innings. Gurbaz scored 80 runs off 56 balls. During this he hit 5 fours and 5 sixes. While Zadran played an innings of 44 runs in 41 balls. Azmatullah, who came to bat at number three, played an innings of 22 runs in 13 balls. Apart from this, no player could score double figures.
Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan scored 0 and 6 runs respectively. In this way, Afghanistan scored 159 runs in 20 overs. Talking about New Zealand’s bowling, Trent Boult took 2 wickets. Apart from this, Matt Henry also took 2 wickets. Lockie Ferguson got 1 wicket in the form of Mohammad Nabi.
Now it was New Zealand’s turn to chase. Openers Finn Allen and Devon Conway were dismissed for 0 and 8 respectively. Kane Williamson, the captain at number three, also returned to the pavilion after scoring 9 runs. Apart from this, powerful batsman Daryl Mitchell scored 5 runs, Glenn Phillips scored 18 runs and Mark Chapman scored 4 runs. In this way, the New Zealand team could not even play the entire 20 overs and were all out for 75 runs.
Fazalhaq Farooqui bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets from Afghanistan. Captain Rashid Khan also took 4 wickets. He took the wicket of Kane Williamson, one of New Zealand’s strongest batsmen. Apart from this, he also took the wickets of Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman and Lockie Ferguson.
First published: June 8, 2024, 08:19 IST