New Zealand vs Afghanistan, 4th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Highlights

Ferguson to Nabi, out Azmatullah Run Out!! 1 run completed. Slower delivery wide of off stump, Nabi reaches out and slaps it to deep cover. Azmatullah tries to steal the second run that wasn't there. Neesham hurls the throw back to the bowler, who collects, break the stumps and falls on the stumps. Azmat was well short. Azmatullah run out (Neesham/Ferguson) 14(7) [6s-2]

Ferguson to Nabi, SIX, that's smashed! Nabi gets slot and he's not one to miss out if it's bowled at pace. Ferguson tried the yorker but missed the mark and Nabi got under it to belt it flat over long-on

Matt Henry to Azmatullah, SIX, brilliant release shot from Azmatullah and Matt Henry is livid that he offered pace and width on this short of length delivery. Azmatullah stood leg-side again and slapped it hard over deep cover to end the over on a high

Matt Henry to Darwish Rasooli, out Caught by Phillips!! Smashed straight to deep mid-wicket. Matt Henry knows how to bowl here. Just dished out a slower ball into the wicket and asked the batter to force the pace against decent sized boundaries. Rasooli goes flat on the pull and Phillips comes forward to take a good low catch. Darwish Rasooli c Phillips b Matt Henry 20(13) [4s-1 6s-1]

Ravindra to Azmatullah, SIX, 14 off the over. You wonder if this over was needed from Rachin. Pacers could have done the trick by using the surface better. Azmatullah hits this on the rise over long-off staying leg-side of this dart

Ravindra to Gulbadin, out Caught by Seifert!! And Rachin hits back next ball. Fires this wide of off stump than the previous ball and dragged the length back a bit, Gulbadin goes for the slog-sweep. Top edge goes straight up and Seifert moves forward to collect it with his gloves. End of a brilliant innings from Gulbadin, scored 45 runs in his last 19 balls to propel the score. New Zealand will hope Rachin can close the over out pretty well now. They will take anything under 10. Gulbadin c Seifert b Ravindra 63(35) [4s-3 6s-4]

Ravindra to Gulbadin, SIX, already turning out to be a poor move to bowl Rachin now. Full and right in the slot, Gulbadin gets his muscles out and smacks it into the sightscreen

Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli, FOUR, goes for the yorker and offers a slot ball outside off stump, Rasooli lofts and sends it over cover. Stylish loft and he held the pose as well. 15 runs off this over as well

Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli, SIX, oh short ball and he manages to muscle the pull even though he was rushed on the shot. Didn't have room either but swung hard to clear the backward square leg fence

Jacob Duffy to Gulbadin, FOUR, oh lucky! Could have been another top edge to Seifert but it clears the keeper. Cutter into the pitch, Gulbadin swung across the line, edge flew over the infield to make it a 15-run over

Jacob Duffy to Sediqullah Atal, out Caught by Seifert!! That's the length to be bowling at Chepauk. Into the wicket, pace off and Sediq couldn't handle the slowness with bounce. Hung his bat out way too early to pull as he didn't read the slower ball. Top edge lobbed and keeper went back to take a simple catch. 79-run stand broken. Sediqullah Atal c Seifert b Jacob Duffy 29(24) [4s-2]

Jacob Duffy to Gulbadin, 1 run, slower delivery, Gulbadin taps it past point and that's a wonderful fifty. He flexes the biceps and raises both arms to the dugout to acknowledge the applause. He was 18 off 16 balls at one point and then he flicked the switch to smash 32 runs in his next 11 balls

Jacob Duffy to Gulbadin, SIX, that's slot. That's not the length to be bowling here. Has to be into the wicket. Bowlers just got to use the pitch and it will do the rest. Gulbadin says thank you very much and belts this over long-on

Neesham to Gulbadin, SIX, another slot ball. Gulbadin waits and muscles it hard over deep mid-wicket. He is playing a gem here

Neesham to Gulbadin, FOUR, low full toss. Tried the slower ball, fired it down the leg-side, Gulbadin bends and looks to swipe across the line, top edge flies over short fine leg

Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, nice hit! Short of length delivery from Neesham, Sediq advances and drives down the ground, hit it through the line and creamed that drive towards the sightscreen

Phillips to Gulbadin, SIX, calculated risk! Gulbadin had to tee off with the ball turning into him and release some pressure by smacking this flighted delivery hard over wide long-on. Phillips bowled too full and got the treatment

Santner to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR, hammered, Sediqullah shimmies down the pitch, gets close to the ball and that alloows him a free swing of the bat. Back over the bowle's head, one bounce and over the ropes

Neesham to Gulbadin, FOUR, hammered, fuller length delivery outside off - Gulbadin picks the length early and then lifts it over mid-off, almost went all the way, bouncing right in front of the ropes

Santner to Sediqullah Atal, 1 run, fraction short and just outside off - pulled through mid-wicket for a single

Ferguson to Gurbaz, out Bowled!! Change of pace and that does the trick for Ferguson - was the slower ball, he rolled his fingers across the seam, cuts back into the right-hander, a hint of grip and that foxes Gurbaz as he pressed forward. He's playing away from his body, gets a tiny inside edge and the leg-stump is pegged back. End of a successful PP for New Zealand. Gurbaz b Ferguson 27(22) [4s-2 6s-1]

Ferguson to Gurbaz, FOUR, creamed, that's a shot of authority from Gurbaz - very full from Ferguson as he went searching for the yorker. Gurbaz backs away, opens up the off-side and hammers the drive through extra-cover

Ferguson to Ibrahim Zadran, out Caught by Phillips!! Short, wide and Ferguson strikes first ball, was there to be put away and he can't believe his luck. Width on offer and Zadran doesn't bother to keep the cut down - straight down GP's throat at backward point and it's an absolute sitter for a fielder of his quality. Zadran struggled to get going and falls in the process of making this final PP over count. Ibrahim Zadran c Phillips b Ferguson 10(12) [4s-1]

Matt Henry to Ibrahim Zadran, leg byes, 1 run, a run-out chance, but there's an appeal for LBW first and New Zealand have reviewed. Looks a fraction too high to the naked eye, struck on the back-thigh and in front of middle-stump. No bat and UltraEdge confirms the same. Onto ball-tracking: It's taking a bit of time to load. It's bouncing over the stumps and NOT OUT stays. New Zealand have burnt an early review - the ball rolled to the off-side and they were looking for a quick single. The fielder - Finn Allen - is quick on the ball and a direct hit would've had Zadran well short at the bowler's end

Matt Henry to Ibrahim Zadran, FOUR, whipped, too full and too straight from Matt Henry - Zadran brings the botom-hand into play and then whips it over mid-wicket, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Jacob Duffy to Gurbaz, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Gurbaz - back of a length and just outside off, he picks the length early, swivels across and then hammers the pull through wide mid-wicket

Jacob Duffy to Gurbaz, SIX, cheeky and six, too full and too straight from Duffy - Gurbaz shuffles across, gets inside the line, uses Duffy's pace and helps it on its way with the paddle, sails over long leg for a maximum

Matt Henry to Gurbaz, 3 runs, Oh dear! Three men run for the catch - it's Seifert's call, he had it covered, but Finn Allen runs across from short fine, bumps into the keeper and ends up dropping the chance. A horrid slog from Gurbaz, ran down the pitch and threw his bat on the slog - gets a top-edge that went right over the keeper's head, slip too ran back and then let the keeper go - Seifert did seem to be in full control, was his catch and he was put away by Finn's actions