The ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has been an incredible season because of the way less-experienced sides have challenged the stronger teams. One such result was seen in match no. 14, when New Zealand locked horns with Afghanistan at Providence Stadium, Guyana. Everyone expected New Zealand to win here, but the way Afghanistan turned out to be on the day was commendable. They outplayed New Zealand on the field and registered a massive 84-run win.
With this, Afghanistan have strengthened their position at the top of the group and are certain to make it through. It started with the toss, as New Zealand won the toss and put Afghanistan to bat. The Afghan openers gave yet another 100-run stand. Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a brilliant inning with 80 runs off 56 balls. Afghanistan finished at 159/6. Chasing the score, New Zealand couldn't get going with the bat. Only two batters scored in double digits, and the third highest score was 10, which was extra. New Zealand were bundled out for 75, and Afghanistan registered a historic win.
T20 World Cup 2024: List of Records broken during the NZ vs AFG Clash in Guyana
5th Lowest Score in T20 WC by Full Member: New Zealand had horrible batting performances, and none of their batters could play a big knock. They bagged a total of 75 all out in 15.2 overs. This was the fifth-lowest total by a full member in the history of the T20 World Cup.
Best Bowling Figure by a Captain in T20 WC: Rashid Khan had a brilliant match, and he broke the backbone of the Kiwi batting order. The Afghan captain ended up picking 4/17 and broke Daniel Vettori's 14-year-long record for the best bowling figure by a captain in T20 World Cup history. Vettori took 4/20 against India, and now Rashid holds this record.
Biggest Defeat for New Zealand in T20 WC: New Zealand's 74-run all out is their second-lowest total in the T20 World Cup history. Meanwhile, they lost the game by 84 runs, and it is their biggest defeat in terms of runs in a T20 World Cup match.
Also Read: T20WC 2024 Schedule & Squads First bowler to take a consecutive 4-wicket haul: Fazalhaq Farooqi picked up a five-wicket haul in the first match against Uganda. He followed it up with another great spell of 4/17 against New Zealand. With this, he became the first ever bowler to take 4 or more wickets in two consecutive innings in T20 World Cup history.
