New Zealand v Afghanistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 4th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 4th Match, Group D: New Zealand v Afghanistan at Chennai, February 08, 2026

New Zealand

183/5 (17.5)

Afghanistan

AFG

182/6 (20)

Finished

NZ won by 5 wickets

BATSMEN	R	B	4S	6S	SR
Mitchell Santner	17	8	2	1	212.50
Daryl Mitchell	25	14	1	1	178.57

BOWLERS	O	M	R	W	ECON
Azmatullah Omarzai	3.5	0	40	1	10.43
Ziaur Rahman Sharifi	3	0	33	0	11.00

Current Partnership: 28 run (2.1 ov) | Last Wicket: Mark Chapman 28 (17) | Fall of Wicket: 155/5 (15.4 ov)

CRR: 10.26 | Last Ten Overs: 110/3 10.82

Recent: 16141642·12··W11·2

Commentary

17.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to take slower ball of fulltoss aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

17.4

Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

17.3

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.

17.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.

17.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

End of over 17 (15 runs)

Mitchell Santner 12 (6)

Daryl Mitchell 17 (11)

New Zealand 170/5

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi 3-0-33-0

Azmatullah Omarzai 3-0-27-1

16.6

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!

16.5

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.

16.4

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, 2 runs, An accurately pitched slower ball on the off stump, Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards mid off for 2 runs. Overthrow and garnered a single run

16.3

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, yorker, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays push to the mid off.

16.2

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease and plays pull off an slower ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.

16.1

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

End of over 16 (4 runs)

Mitchell Santner 0 (2)

Daryl Mitchell 14 (9)

New Zealand 155/5

Azmatullah Omarzai 3-0-27-1

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-31-2

15.6

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Santner goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

15.5

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

15.4

Mark Chapman c R Khan b A Omarzai 28 (17) Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Chapman, no run, c R Khan b A Omarzai, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mark Chapman goes back, tries a high-risk shot towards short cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Rashid Khan, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Mark Chapman is out.

15.3

Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

15.2

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Chapman, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mark Chapman goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

15.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Chapman, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

2nb

15.1

Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 2 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to play the flick shot. It raced away to deep mid wicket. That's a no ball! too high from the waist-height. Free hit is coming up

End of over 15 (15 runs)

Mark Chapman 27 (14)

Daryl Mitchell 12 (7)

New Zealand 151/4

Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-31-2

Rashid Khan 4-0-36-1

14.6

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman, 2 runs, An accurately pitched doosra on the off stump, Mark Chapman goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 2 runs.

14.5

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps. Mark Chapman goes forward, hits ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

14.4

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the stumps, Mark Chapman hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!

14.3

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards mid on for 1 run.

14.2

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman, 1 run, Mark Chapman goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

14.1

Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards square leg for 1 run.

End of over 14 (10 runs)

Daryl Mitchell 10 (5)

Mark Chapman 14 (10)

New Zealand 136/4

Rashid Khan 4-0-36-1

Mohammad Nabi 1-0-18-1

13.6

Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

13.5

Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

13.4

Rashid Khan to Mark Chapman, 1 run, Mark Chapman hangs in the crease to take googly of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

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