New Zealand vs Afghanistan Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Guyana Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 14

Guyana hosts the New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2024 match on June 8 from 5 am IST. This is a crucial game for both teams. This is New Zealand's first game of the campaign while the second for the Afghan side.

Afghanistan thumped Uganda in their first game winning the match by 125 runs. This is the biggest victory by runs in this World Cup so far. They scored 183/5 with the bat and bowled out Uganda for 58. Fazalhaq Farooqi took 5/9 in the match, his best T20I figures, and the first fifer of this World Cup.

New Zealand are the semi-finalists of the last two editions of the T20 World Cup. Despite playing consistently over the years, The Kiwis have not won the T20 World Cup yet.

The squads of the T20 World Cup 2022 and 2024 are almost similar for the Kiwis with just a few chances. They have done well to retain the core of the side. Kane Williamson has been leading his team T20 World Cups since 2016.

Afghanistan and New Zealand are part of Group C alongside, Uganda, PNG, and hosts West Indies. Afghanistan having won the first game by a big margin are full of confidence and all set to challenge the Kiwis. The Afghans are no longer minnows and can certainly challenge the big teams in this competition.

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New Zealand vs Afghanistan Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Guyana Stadium– ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 14

New Zealand vs Afghanistan Weather Report Of Guyana

The match starts at 7.30 pm IST in Georgetown, Guyana. There is a forecast of heavy showers on Saturday. "Dull and dreary with showers" is the exact forecast for the day as per Accuweather. By the evening, the temperature will drop down to 26 degrees with thunderstorms expected.

Humidity levels will be around 90 percent and there is a 40 percent chance of rain in the evening. There will be almost 90 percent cloud cover. Rain might play spoilsport in this contest.

New Zealand vs Afghanistan Pitch Analysis

The pitch played out very well in Afghanistan's previous match against Uganda. The outfield was fast and sleek and the ball was coming onto the bat nicely. 31 T20I matches have been played at this venue.

14 matches have been won by the team batting first and 13 while chasing. Tus there is nothing to choose whether to bat first or second.

Weather Impact on New Zealand vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2024, Match 14

There is a forecast of heavy rain throughout the day in Guyana on Saturday. The T20 World Cup 2022 match between the two teams was washed out due to rain.

This match might also be washed out in case the rain persists. Weather conditions will be around 26 degrees in the evening with thunderstorms expected. Even if the rain lightens, we might have a truncated contest.

Conclusion

This is a crucial game for both teams. Afghanistan have already won a game and this is the first game for the Kiwis. A washout will not be the ideal result for New Zealand while Afghanistan will get to three points in case there is a rained out.

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