New Zealand and Afghanistan go head to head in match 14 of the T20 World Cup 2024 in Guyana on June 8 starting at 5 am IST. This It is Afghanistan’s second group stage match and New Zealand’s first World Cup match.
Afghanistan recorded a resounding victory over Uganda in their first match. After scoring 183/5 with the bat, they defeated Afghanistan for just 58. Their first few matches showed great form with the bat. and Rashid Khan his pattern He took two wickets. He party star was Fazalhaq Farooqi WHO He took his first T20I fifty and also his first World Cup fifty.
Heading into the T20 World Cup, both teams played a decent amount of T20I cricket. They lost 2-1 to Sri Lanka and won 2-1 against Ireland.
New Zealand, On the other hand, they lost first to Australia and then drew 2-2 against Pakis.tan. Thus players they are in that mold of T20I cricket and in decent form also. Several players from both teams played in the recently concluded IPL 2024 also.
New Zealand, Afghanistan and the West Indies co-hosts They are perfectly capable of doing move on to the next round. Even PNG tested the Windies in their first match. Teams will have to keep their nerve in critical moments of the game to ensure that end up winning the match.
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The 2024 T20 World Cup will be be played from June 2 to 29. the final will be played in Barbados on June 29. The matches will be played be celebrated at three locations in the US and six in the Caribbean. Meanwhile, this is the second match in Guyana.
That the West Indies have the opportunity to host the World Cup for the second time should ensure that prepare sports wickets for a good competition between bat and ball.
Already he The Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York has received a lot of criticism for preparing a below-average ground for the match between South Africa and Sri Lanka. Cricket experts have taken note and the warning signs have already sent to field officials to prepare a sports field.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Head to Head Records in T20Is
| Juice | Won by New Zealand | Won by Afghanistan | Tie | Without results |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand vs Afghanistan: Head to Head Records – Key Stats
The two teams have played two T20I matches. both in T20I World Cups. The Kiwis defeated Afghanistan by 8 wickets in 2021 and the T20 World Cup 2022 match was rained in Melbourne.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan: last 5 matches
The two teams have just played two matches and are yet to play five T20Is against each other. This It will be the third T20I between both sides.
Head-to-head records between New Zealand and Afghanistan: ICC T20 World Cup 2024, match 14
Games played – 2
New Zealand won -1
Afghanistan won- 0
Most runs for New Zealand: Kane Williamson-40
Most wickets for New Zealand: Trent Boult- 3
More candidates for Afghanistan: Najibullah Zadran-73
Most wickets for Afghanistan: Rashid Khan-1
Conclusion
Afghanistan and New Zealand They are located in Group C alongside PNG, Uganda and co-hosts West Indies. In the meantime, this is expected to be a good game as well.
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