Result

New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Afghanistan vs New Zealand

4th Match · Chennai · Feb 08, 2026 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup

AFG
Afghanistan
182/6 (20/20 ov)
NZ
New Zealand
183/5 (17.5/20 ov)

Afghanistan won the toss and elected to batting

Player of the Match

Afghanistan 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Lockie Ferguson 27 22 2 1 123.00
Ibrahim Zadran c Glenn Phillips b Lockie Ferguson 10 12 1 0 83.00
Gulbadin Naib c Tim Seifert b Rachin Ravindra 63 35 3 4 180.00
Sediqullah Atal c Tim Seifert b Jacob Duffy 29 24 2 0 121.00
Darwish Rasooli c Glenn Phillips b Matt Henry 20 13 1 1 154.00
Azmatullah Omarzai run out Lockie Ferguson 14 7 0 2 200.00
Mohammad Nabi not out 10 7 0 1 143.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Matt Henry 4.0 27 1 6.75
Jacob Duffy 3.0 30 1 10.00
Lockie Ferguson 4.0 40 2 10.00
James Neesham 3.0 33 0 11.00
Mitchell Santner 4.0 23 0 5.75
Glenn Phillips 1.0 12 0 12.00
Rachin Ravindra 1.0 14 1 14.00

New Zealand 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Tim Seifert c Azmatullah Omarzai b Mohammad Nabi 65 42 7 3 155.00
Finn Allen b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1 2 0 0 50.00
Rachin Ravindra b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 0 1 0 0 0.00
Glenn Phillips b Rashid Khan 42 25 7 1 168.00
Mark Chapman c Rashid Khan b Azmatullah Omarzai 28 17 2 1 165.00
Daryl Mitchell not out 25 14 1 1 179.00
Mitchell Santner not out 17 8 2 1 213.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Fazalhaq Farooqi 2.0 25 0 12.50
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4.0 31 2 7.75
Azmatullah Omarzai 3.5 40 1 10.43
Rashid Khan 4.0 36 1 9.00
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 3.0 33 0 11.00
Mohammad Nabi 1.0 18 1 18.00

Venue

MA Chidambaram Stadium
Chennai, India

Innings

  • Afghanistan — 1st Innings 182-6 (20)
  • New Zealand — 2nd Innings 183-5 (17.5)

Awards

Player of the match: Tim Seifert