Afghanistan Shocks New Zealand At T20 World Cup

The Afghanistan team stunned New Zealand today in a T20 World Cup Group C match.

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The Kiwis suffered an 84-run defeat in Guyana.

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Batting first, the Afghans posted a total of 159/6.

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the highest scorer (80 off 56 balls) against New Zealand.

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Trent Boult and Matt Henry picked up 2 wickets each for the Kiwis.

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New Zealand batters couldn’t survive the Afghanistan bowling attack.

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The 2021 runners-up were bowled out for a paltry total of 75 in 15.2 overs.

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Two Kiwi players — Glen Phillips (18) and Matt Henry (12)— managed to reach double digits.

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Skipper Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi bagged 4 wickets for Afghanistan.

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Both of them came up with identical figures of 4/17.

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