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

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 Gulbadin, 1 run, full toss, high pace and Gulbadin mistimes to long-on

Santner to Gulbadin, 1 run, very full delivery outside off stump, Gulbadin drives past cover

Santner to Gulbadin, 1 run, short and wide outside off stump, Gulbadin reaches out and slaps it to deep cover

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 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, wide, slower delivery wide of off stump, too wide

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

Santner to Gulbadin, 1 run, flatter delivery, Gulbadin flicks to mid-wicket. Just 5 off that over

Santner to Gulbadin, 1 run, that's a teasing wide flighted delivery from Santner. Knew Gulbadin will step out and fired it wide to make him fetch, mistimed lofted drive goes to deep cover

Santner to Gulbadin, 1 run, full delivery, Gulbadin drives uppishly to long-off as he almost got beaten in flight

Neesham to Gulbadin, 1 run, drags this to deep square leg and it's an 18-run over. Great momentum for Afghanistan in the last few overs

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

Ferguson to Gulbadin, 2 runs, short of length delivery, Gulbadin slaps it straight down the ground and gets two more

Ferguson to Gulbadin, 1 run, oh rushed on the pull shot! Skids on from short of length and troubles Gulbadin on the shot, under edge rolls to short fine leg, who half stops the ball and pushes it to the keeper

Ferguson to Gulbadin, 1 run, full and angles it into the RHB, Gulbadin flicks to deep mid-wicket

Phillips to Gulbadin, 1 run, flatter delivery on the stumps, Gulbadin flicks to deep mid-wicket

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

Phillips to Gulbadin, 1 run, bowls flat on seeing Gulbadin step out, gets it turn a bit as well. Flicked through mid-wicket

Phillips to Gulbadin, 1 run, tossed up and drifting onto the pads, clipped behind square on the on-side for a single

Santner to Gulbadin, 1 run, Santner tosses one around off - clipped into tyhe gap past square leg for a single

Santner to Gulbadin, 1 run, full-toss from Santner - thumped down to long-on, gets to the fielder on the bounce

Santner to Gulbadin, no run, flighted delivery outside off, Gulbadin leans across defensively

Santner to Gulbadin, 2 runs, tossed up just outside off - driven into the gap right of cover. Mitchell sprints to his left from long-off, but he can't prevent the second run

Neesham to Gulbadin, 1 run, on a good length and around the off-stump channel, stabbed down to long-on for a single

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 Gulbadin, 1 run, the slider from Santner - Gulbadin misread the length as he went pack, skews a thick inside edge behind square on the on-side. The single brings up 1000 T20I career runs for Gulbadin

Santner to Gulbadin, no run, Santner tosses one just outside off - Gulbadin leans across and pushes it towards cover-point. He wanted a single and is sent back

Neesham to Gulbadin, no run, beaten, Neesham shortens the length and gets it to hold its line outside off, draws Gulbadin into a loose waft and he's beaten on the angle

Neesham to Gulbadin, no run, Neesham shortens the length outside off - Gulbadin hops across and defends it with an open face to backward point

Neesham to Gulbadin, 1 run, full and on the pads, clipped in front of square on the on-side for a single

Neesham to Gulbadin, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Gulbadin runs it down to third man for a single

Ferguson to Gulbadin, 1 run, short and into the body - Gulbadin swivels across and muscles the pull past square leg for a single

Ferguson to Gulbadin, 3 runs, nicely played, too full and well wide of off - Gulbadin leans into the drive and finds the gap wide of cover-point, comes back for the third run