New Zealand vs Afghanistan, Live Score and Commentary, ICC T20 World Cup, 7 November, 2021
COMPLETED / 40th Match, Group 2 / Sheikh Zayed Stadium
125/2 (18.1 ov)
124/8 (20 ov)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
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Player of the match
Trent Boult,
New Zealand
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane Williamson | 40 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 95.24 |
| Devon Conway | 36 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Gulbadin Naib | 1.1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7.71 |
| Naveen ul Haq | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
New Zealand vs Afghanistan, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa (NZ won by 9 wickets) | 1st Semi-Final | 4 Mar 2026 |
| England (ENG won by 4 wickets) | Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y2) | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (NZ won by 61 runs) | Super 8 Group 2 (Y2 v Y4) | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Pakistan (Match Abandoned) | Super 8 Group 2 (Y2 v Y3) | 21 Feb 2026 |
| Canada (NZ won by 8 wickets) | 31st Match, Group D | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (AFG won by 82 runs) | 39th Match, Group D | 19 Feb 2026 |
| United Arab Emirates (AFG won by 5 wickets) | 28th Match, Group D | 16 Feb 2026 |
| South Africa (SA won by superover) | 13th Match, Group D | 11 Feb 2026 |
| New Zealand (NZ won by 5 wickets) | 4th Match, Group D | 8 Feb 2026 |
| West Indies (WI won by 15 runs) | 3rd T20I | 22 Jan 2026 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 68 run (9.2 ov): Devon Conway: 36 (32), Kane Williamson: 29 (24)
- Last Bat: Martin Guptill 28(23) - b R Khan Rashid Khan
- Fall of Wickets: 26 - 1 Daryl Mitchell, 57 - 2 Martin Guptill
- Reviews Remaining: New Zealand - 0 of 0, Afghanistan - 0 of 0
- Toss: Afghanistan elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 40th Match, Group 2
- Series: ICC T20 World Cup
- Date: Sunday, November 07, 2021
- Time: 03:30 PM
- Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
- City: Abu Dhabi
- Umpires: Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka), Richard Illingworth (England, TV)
- Referee: Javagal Srinath (India)
End of over 14 (13 runs)
Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, Four, googly full length, on the middle stump Devon Conway plays the reverse sweep, of the frontfoot to the third man for four
Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, 1 run, legbreak back of length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays flick, of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
Rashid Khan to Kane Williamson, 1 run, legbreak full length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays of the frontfoot to long on for 1 run
Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, 1 run, legbreak full length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays lofted sweep, of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
Rashid Khan to Kane Williamson, 1 run, googly back of length, on the middle stump, Kane Williamson plays flick, of the backfoot to square leg for 1 run
Rashid Khan to Devon Conway, 2 runs, legbreak full length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays lofted top edge, of the frontfoot to fine leg for 2 run
End of over 15 (10 runs)
Hamid Hassan to Kane Williamson, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays along the ground cut, to third man for 1 run
Hamid Hassan to Devon Conway, no run, dot ball!! back of length, outside off, Devon Conway plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
Hamid Hassan to Devon Conway, no run, dot ball!! back of length, outside off, Devon Conway plays along the ground sweep, to mid wicket.
Hamid Hassan to Devon Conway, 1 leg bye, Hamid Hassan bowled back of length, outside the leg stump, batsman goes for of the frontfoot but misses the shot and ball bangs into leg, they take 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye, but fails to act on ball.
Hamid Hassan to Kane Williamson, Four, full toss, on the off stump Kane Williamson plays the along the ground mid off for four
Hamid Hassan to Kane Williamson, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground flick, to mid wicket for 1 run
End of over 16 (7 runs)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway, Four, off break full length, on the middle stump Devon Conway plays the along the ground drive, straight for four
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway, no run, dot ball!! off break good length, outside the leg stump, Devon Conway plays, but fails to act on ball.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway, 1 wide, off break good length, outside the leg stump, Devon Conway plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway, 2 runs, off break good length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays reverse sweep, to cover for 2 run
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway, no run, off break good length, outside off, Devon Conway plays defensive shot to cover
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway, 2 runs, off break good length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays along the ground flick, to mid wicket for 2 run
End of over 17 (10 runs)
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Williamson, 2 runs, full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, to cover for 2 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Williamson, no run, good length, on the middle stump, Kane Williamson plays defensive shot to back to bowler
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Williamson, 1 run, slower ball back of length, outside off, Kane Williamson plays along the ground cut, of the backfoot to point for 1 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to Devon Conway, 1 run, back of length, outside the leg stump, Devon Conway plays along the ground flick, to square leg for 1 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Williamson, 1 run, full length, on the off stump, Kane Williamson plays along the ground drive, to mid off for 1 run
Naveen-ul-Haq to Devon Conway, 1 leg bye, Naveen-ul-Haq bowled back of length, outside the leg stump, batsman goes for flick, 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye, but fails to act on ball.
End of over 18 (6 runs)
Gulbadin Naib to Devon Conway, 1 run, good length, on the middle stump, Devon Conway plays along the ground drive, to mid on for 1 run