New Zealand will square off against Afghanistan in the 14th match of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Saturday. Afghanistan had won their opening match of the tournament against Uganda by a gargantuan margin of 125 runs whereas the Kiwis will look to begin their campaign on a high.
Both of these teams have faced each other only once in T20Is, which New Zealand won comprehensively by eight wickets in ICC T20 World Cup 2021.
The Blackcaps have performed consistently in the major ICC events and they will be determined to win their maiden T20 World Cup title.
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Najibullah Zadran needs five sixes to complete 100 maximums in T20Is.
Afghanistan’s veteran Mohammad Nabi needs eight fours to complete 150 boundaries in T20I format. Furthermore, he needs another seven wickets to complete 100 scalps.
Rashid Khan needs 95 runs to complete 500 runs in T20Is.
Gulbadin Naib requires nine sixes to complete 50 maximums in his T20I career.
Naveen ul Haq needs two wickets to reach 50 scalps in T20Is.
New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson needs eight fours to complete 250 boundaries in T20Is.
Daryl Mitchell needs three sixes to complete 50 maximums in T20Is.
New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.
Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik.
