World T20 League 2024

NZ vs. AFG, 14th Match

Preview

New Zealand and Afghanistan will square off for the 14th match of the World T20 League 2024 on Saturday, June 8. The game will be hosted at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. 

While AFG has so far played only one match in this tournament and they are ranked at the top of the points table, NZ will play their first game of the tournament. They have a topsy-turvy result in the last four games of the tournament they have won 2 matches and lost 2 matches.

Both teams faced each other in the Super 12 of the World T20 League 2021, where Trent Boult performed the best from the NZ squad and Najibullah Zadran topped from the Afghan team. 

Afghanistan’s previous match against Uganda came as a victory by 125 runs. The best player for Afghanistan was Fazalhaq Farooqi. 

Match Details

Match:  World T20 League 2024, NZ vs AFG, 14th Match

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Time: 05:00 AM IST

Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana

Pitch and Weather Report

The Providence Stadium in Guyana is a slow track which will assist the bowlers. Scoring runs on this track is not an easy task and batters will surely face a tough time. We expect an average score of 160 runs to be scored in the first innings at this stadium. 

Guyana will have a temperature of 26-20 degrees Celsius with a 70% precipitation rate i.e. high chances of rain on the matchday. 

NZ vs. AFG Squads

NZ: Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman

AFG: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rashid Khan (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Mohammad Ishaq, Noor Ahmad, Nangeyalia Kharote

NZ vs. AFG Probable Playing XIs

NZ: Kane Williamson (c), Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway (wk), Jimmy Neesham, Daryl Mitchell, Mark Chapman, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Glenn Phillips

AFG: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (c), Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Match Prediction

Afghanistan has started off their World T20 League campaign in a positive way. While keeping in mind their poor track record against New Zealand, their team must work as a whole to defeat the Kiwis. New Zealand's confident and strong batting lineup and bowling depth are a plus point. Also, hoping it to be a close contest between a champion side and an emerging Asian giant, we expect the Blackcaps to come out on top at the end of this match. 

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