Afghanistan Shocks New Zealand At T20 World Cup
The Afghanistan team stunned New Zealand today in a T20 World Cup Group C match.
The Kiwis suffered an 84-run defeat in Guyana.
Batting first, the Afghans posted a total of 159/6.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the highest scorer (80 off 56 balls) against New Zealand.
Trent Boult and Matt Henry picked up 2 wickets each for the Kiwis.
New Zealand batters couldn’t survive the Afghanistan bowling attack.
The 2021 runners-up were bowled out for a paltry total of 75 in 15.2 overs.
Two Kiwi players — Glen Phillips (18) and Matt Henry (12)— managed to reach double digits.
Skipper Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi bagged 4 wickets for Afghanistan.
Both of them came up with identical figures of 4/17.
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