New Zealand vs Afghanistan Match Facts, 4th Match, Group D, 8 February, 2026
COMPLETED / 4th Match, Group D / MA Chidambaram Stadium
183/5 (17.5 ov)
182/6 (20 ov)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
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Player of the match
Tim Seifert,
New Zealand
Match Info
- Match: NZ vs AFG, 4th Match, Group D, ICCT20WC 2026
- Series: ICC T20 World Cup
- Date: Sunday, February 08, 2026
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Toss: Afghanistan elected to bat
- Weather: haze
- Pitch Condition: Fast & Bounce
- Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium
- City: Chennai
- Umpires: Alex Wharf (England), Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa, TV)
- Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
- NZ Squad: Playing: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (WK), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (C), Jimmy Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy Bench: Devon Conway, Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson, Ben Sears
- AFG Squad: Playing: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (C), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi Bench: Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Noor Ahmad, Naveen ul Haq, Abdullah Ahmadzai
Venue Guide
- Stadium: MA Chidambaram Stadium
- City: Chennai