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

Nabi to Seifert, out Caught by Azmatullah!! And he holes out but he's done the job. Held the innings, got the fifty, got some quick runs to bring the rate down and walks off. He is disappointed that he picked out deep square leg with this pull shot. Short delivery, Seifert rocks back and looks to pull, hits it flatter than he wanted and holed out. End of a great innings in testing conditions and under pressure. Seifert c Azmatullah b Nabi 65(42) [4s-7 6s-3]

Nabi to Seifert, FOUR, Nabi tries to hide this wide of off stump, but Seifert reaches out and drives it past cover and it's 6, 6 and 4 now. He is in a hurry to close this game out

Nabi to Seifert, SIX, he's smacked this hard and high over mid-wicket now. Nabi tried to dart it in, but Seifert was in a great position to muscle the ball and put it over the ropes. He's playing the match-up card of attacking the right-arm offie

Nabi to Seifert, SIX, short ball cramping him for room, pulled away and hits it flat over square leg. What an outstanding fifty this under. Came under serious pressure when Mujeeb rattled his side with that early double-strike. He's played a lot of these global leagues in the sub-continent and the CPL as well. He's used that experience of playing on a tough pitch to great effect. Excellent player of spin and he showed great application to handle Rashid and Mujeeb, playing them very straight and not hacking across the line like Finn Allen. Teammates applaud and he raises his bat to the crowd as well

Nabi to Seifert, no run, fullish and down leg, Seifert misses the glance, ball brushes the pad and rolls to short fine leg

Rashid Khan to Seifert, 1 run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Seifert cuts to deep point

Rashid Khan to Seifert, no run, googly down the leg-side, Seifert knocks it to the on-side

Rashid Khan to Seifert, no run, a chance and Rashid has dropped it, flatter and just outside off - Seifert backs away on the punch. Rashid reacted well, got his left hand, the ball popped up nand he then turned around to grab it with his right hand, the ball once again slipped and he still has a half-chance on the 3rd attempt, but the ball hit his palms and burst out

Rashid Khan to Seifert, FOUR, smashed, tad too full from Rashid - Seifert stays leg-sided, gets under the length and drills it back over the bowler's head for a boundary

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Seifert, 1 run, slower short ball outside off, Ziaur bowled once again into the pitch and it's pullled through mid-wicket for a run. 9 off the over

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Seifert, no run, on a good length and at the stumps, Seifert leans forward and pushes it back at the bowler

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Seifert, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off - stabbed square on the off-side for a single

Rashid Khan to Seifert, 1 run, Rashid tosses one slower and wider of off - Seifert stays leg-sided and scythes the down to long-off

Rashid Khan to Seifert, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg - Seifert stays back and punches it to long-on

Azmatullah to Seifert, 1 run, short of a good length and at the stumps - tucked through mid-wicket for a single, 12 off the over

Azmatullah to Seifert, 1 run, length ball on the pads, clipped past square leg for a single

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Seifert, 2 runs, on a length and angling into the right-hander, worked down to long-on for a couple

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Seifert, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Seifert throws his hands on the drive and gets a thick edge towards third man

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Seifert, no run, another slower short ball outside off - Seifert swings across the line, gets undone by the lack of pace and misses, on the bounce to the keeper

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Seifert, wide, the slower short ball, bowled into the pitch, but it's too wide of off and is called by the umpire

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Seifert, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - much better from Ziaur and Seifert can't beat cover with the drive

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Seifert, no ball, 2 runs, Ziaur shortens the length and angles one into the right-hander, tucked with soft hands towards mid-wicket and Seifert scampers back for the second - it's a front-foot no-ball as well and he'll get to face the free-hit

Rashid Khan to Seifert, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg, clipped down to long-on for a single

Rashid Khan to Seifert, 1 run, loopy low full-toss outside off, driven down to long-off for a single

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, no run, full-toss outside off and Seifert picks out mid-off with the drive - 13 off the over

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, 2 runs, a direct hit at the striker's end and AFG think they've got their man. Ibrahim Zadran with the throw, but Seifert doesn't look too worried - he's slid his bat in and has beaten the direct hit - NOT OUT is the call. Was a good length delivery and Seifert played with soft hands, nudged it through mid-wicket and was his call for the second - strolled along even as Zadran swooped onto the ball and threw down the stumps

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, SIX, clubbed, change of pace from Fazalhaq, it's the slower ball, but Seifert has picked the length early, prods forward into the shovel and hoists it high over long-on for a maximum

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, FOUR, cracking shot, Fazalhaq went short as Seifert pre-empted the charge, but the right-hander adjusted well and then played a forehand pull over mid-wicket, one bounce and beats the fielder in the deep

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, no run, length ball at the stumps, defended back at the bowler

Mujeeb to Seifert, no run, pushed through and drifting onto the pads - Seifert misses out on the tuck and the ball rolls to the off-side

Mujeeb to Seifert, no run, tossed up and sliding onto the pads, past Seifert's clip and rolls off the pad to backward square leg

Mujeeb to Seifert, 1 run, flighted delivery on off, worked down to long-on for a single

Azmatullah to Seifert, 1 run, tad fuller and at the stumps - Seifert brings the bottom-hand into play on the drive wide of mid-on

Azmatullah to Seifert, no run, short of a good length and just outside off - Seifert stands tall and punches it to mid-off

Azmatullah to Seifert, wide, full and well down leg-side, past Seifert's flick and it's called as a wide

Azmatullah to Seifert, FOUR, cracking shot, short of a good length and around off - Seifert swivels across, picks the length early and then pulls it in front of square on the on-side, beating the desperate slide from the man in the deep

Azmatullah to Seifert, no run, fuller length delivery on off, driven straight to the fielder at mid-off

Mujeeb to Seifert, 1 run, tossed up on middle, worked down to long-on for a single

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, FOUR, drilled, on a good length and well wide of off, plenty of width on offer and Seifert can free his arms on the drive, carts it wide of mid-off and the ball runs away to the ropes

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, no run, on a good length and around the off-stump channel, Seifert gets half-across as he defended

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, FOUR, back-to-back boundaries for Seifert - Fazalhaq drags the length back, but there's width on offer. Seifert crashes it sqaure behind point and beats the fielder in the deep

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, FOUR, hammered, fuller length delivery outside off and Seifert drilled the drive to the right of mid-off - was hit in the air and to the right of the fielder, he had very little reaction time, looks to go one-handed and can't reach out

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, no run, the inswinging yorker now - Seifert jams the bat down in time and squeezes itv back at the bowler

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Seifert, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, was the attempted inswinger and Seifert mistimes the drive back at the bowler