The Group C match New Zealand vs Afghanistan (NZ vs AFG) has
been scheduled for the 14th game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Providence
Stadium, Guyana, West Indies.
While New Zealand will begin their journey in the tournament
with this fixture, Afghanistan will play their second game of the tournament. Afghanistan
started this competition with a thumping 125-run victory.
NZ vs AFG Match Overview
Tournament: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
Format: T20I
Tournament Stage: Group (Group C)
Match: New Zealand vs Afghanistan (NZ vs AFG)
Tournament Match No: 14
Match Date: June 7, 2024 (June 8, 2024 as per
Indian time)
Official Starting Time:
19:30 local time (05:00
IST on June 8, 2024)
Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana, West
Indies
Live Broadcasting and
Streaming (only in India): Star Sports network, Disney+Hotstar
NZ vs AFG Head-To-Head
Details | Matches | NZ Won | AFG Won | Tied | No Result | ||
Matches | NZ won | AFG won | |||||
Overall T20I | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20 World Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NZ vs AFG Weather Forecast
Accuweather suggests low rain threats during the match. The
game-time temperatures can be between 28°C and 27°C.
NZ vs AFG Pitch Report
Providence Stadium (Guyana, West Indies) will host its fourth
match of the tournament. Apart from Afghanistan’s thumping victory against
Uganda by successfully defending 183 runs, the other two results followed the
recent T20I trends of the venue, the successful chases.
Providence Stadium, Guyana, Ground Stats
Average innings score (in the last 5 completed T20Is): 129.90
Average 1st batting score (in the last 5 completed T20Is): 141.40
Highest T20I total (in the last 5 completed T20Is): 183/5 by Afghanistan (vs Uganda on
June 3, 2024)
Lowest T20I total (in the last 5 completed T20Is): 58 by Uganda (vs Afghanistan on June
3, 2024)
Last 5 completed T20Is results scenario (latest to oldest): 3 wickets, 125 runs, 5 wickets, 7
wickets, 2 wickets
NZ vs AFG Toss Prediction
Won the toss and bowl first
NZ vs AFG Predicted XIs:
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Kane Williamson (C), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Michael Bracewell/Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Matt Henry
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah
Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Azmatullah
Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan (C), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq
Farooqi
NZ vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): D Conway, R Gurbaz
Batter(s): K Williamson, D Mitchell, G Phillips,
I Zadran
All-rounder(s): M Nabi, M Santner, A Omrazai
Bowler(s): T Boult, Rashid-Khan
Captain: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Vice-captain: Trent Boult
NZ vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): F Allen, R Gurbaz
Batter(s): K Williamson, D Mitchell, G Phillips,
I Zadran
All-rounder(s): M Nabi, M Santner, A Omrazai
Bowler(s): T Boult, Rashid-Khan
Captain: Rashid Khan
Vice-captain: Mitchell Santner
NZ vs AFG Dream11 Team Top 4 Backups:
L Ferguson, Naveen-ul-Haq, R Ravindra, T Southee
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Match Prediction:
It will be tough to choose the favourites. We predict a victory for Afghanistan in this fixture.
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