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Afghanistan vs New Zealand Scorecard, 4th Match
182/6 (20 ov)
New ZealandWon
183/5 (17.5 ov)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Started
- Sun, 8 Feb, 11:00 IST
- Venue
- MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:47:37 IST
Match summary
New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining).
4th Match · ICC Men's T20 World Cup · MA Chidambaram Stadium · 8 Feb 2026
Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
Afghanistan: 182/6 (20 ov)
Top score: Gulbadin Naib, 63 off 35 balls
Best bowling: Lockie Ferguson, 2 for 40 in 4 overs
New Zealand: 183/5 (17.5 ov)
Top score: Tim Seifert, 65 off 42 balls
Best bowling: Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 2 for 31 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (New Zealand)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Afghanistan innings182/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahmanullah Gurbazb Ferguson | 27 | 22 | 122.7 | ||
| Ibrahim Zadranc Phillips b Ferguson | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | ||
| Gulbadin Naibc Seifert b Ravindra | 63 | 35 | 180.0 | ||
| Sediqullah Atalc Seifert b Duffy | 29 | 24 | 120.8 | ||
| Darwish Rasoolic Phillips b Henry | 20 | 13 | 153.8 | ||
| Azmatullah Omarzairun out (Neesham) | 14 | 7 | 200.0 | ||
| Mohammad Nabinot out | 10 | 7 | 142.9 | ||
| Extras | 9 (w 6, nb 0, b 0, lb 3) | ||||
| Total | 182/6 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
35-1 (Ibrahim Zadran, 5.1 ov) · 44-2 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 5.6 ov) · 123-3 (Sediqullah Atal, 14.3 ov) · 156-4 (Gulbadin Naib, 17.2 ov) · 164-5 (Darwish Rasooli, 18.1 ov) · 182-6 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 innings183/5 (17.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Seifertc Omarzai b Nabi | 65 | 42 | 154.8 | ||
| Finn Allenb Rahman | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Rachin Ravindrab Rahman | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Glenn Phillipsb Khan | 42 | 25 | 168.0 | ||
| Mark Chapmanc Khan b Omarzai | 28 | 17 | 164.7 | ||
| Daryl Mitchellnot out | 25 | 14 | 178.6 | ||
| Mitchell Santnernot out | 17 | 8 | 212.5 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 3, nb 2, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 183/5 (17.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
14-1 (Finn Allen, 1.3 ov) · 14-2 (Rachin Ravindra, 1.4 ov) · 88-3 (Glenn Phillips, 9.2 ov) · 124-4 (Tim Seifert, 12.5 ov) · 155-5 (Mark Chapman, 15.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | ||
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 3.5 | 0 | 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 |
Line-ups
Afghanistan
The ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium
FairPlay holds 35 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, with a median first-innings score of 182.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 49% and the toss winner won 51%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 60% of the time.
Highest total: 256/4 by India on 26 Feb 2026.
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