ICC T-20 CWC : Glorious win for Afghanistan against New Zealand
Afghanistan defeated New Zealand in the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup 2024.
Afghanistan defeated New Zealand by a wide margin of 84 runs in the match that ended on Saturday morning. Chasing the target of 160 runs given by Afghanistan, New Zealand was all out for 75 runs in 15.2 overs.
For New Zealand, Glenn Philip scored 18 runs and Matt Henry scored 12 runs, while other batsmen failed to score runs in double figures.
Similarly, Afghanistan’s bowlers Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqui took 4 wickets each, while Mohammad Nawi took 2 wickets.
After losing the toss, Afghanistan scored 159 runs after losing 6 wickets in 20 overs. For Afghanistan, Rahmatullah Gurbaz scored 80 runs, Ibrahim Zardan scored 44 runs and Azmatullah Omarzai scored 22 runs.
This is Afghanistan’s first ever T20I match against New Zealand. Afghanistan, who is in Group C, got 4 points after winning their second consecutive win and is in the top position. Before this, Afghanistan defeated Uganda in the first match.
Now New Zealand will play their next match against West Indies on June 13, while Afghanistan is scheduled to play against PNG on June 14.
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