The Afghans were on top right from the start of the match, with their opening partnership reaching 100 for the second time in the T20 World Cup 2024.
Afghanistan has beaten New Zealand for the first time in T20Is. The match was played in Guyana, with the pitch a little on the low side. Afghanistan, led by Rashid Khan, have beaten the Black Caps, led by Kane Williamson, by 84 runs, registering their second consecutive win this T20 World Cup 2024.
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Batting first, Afghanistan scored 159, with Gurbaz scoring a half century and Ibrahim Zadran scoring a valuable 44. Omarzai, who was promoted up the order today, scored a quick-fire 22 runs with the help of 2 maximums and a four. Trent Boult and Matt Henry took two wickets each.
Chasing 160 New Zealand batters were unaware of what was happening on the surface, and they were bundled out for 75 runs. With Rashid Khan and Fazal Haq Farooqi taking 4 wickets each, they were the pick of the bowlers.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz was awarded the MOM for his brilliant 80 off 56 balls.
Earlier, New Zealand made a surprising decision by not taking Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee in the playing 11. On the other hand, due to Mujeeb’s hand injury, Noor Ahmed was successful in making his place in the 11.
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