Afghanistan vs New Zealand, 4th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Chennai, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series:ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Venue:MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Date & Time:8 Feb 2026, 05:30 am LOCAL

AFG182/6(20)

NZ183/5(17.5)

New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Tim Seifert

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ibrahim Zadran	c Glenn Phillips b Lockie Ferguson	10	12	1	0	83.00
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	b Lockie Ferguson	27	22	2	1	123.00
Sediqullah Atal	c Tim Seifert b Jacob Duffy	29	24	2	0	121.00
Gulbadin Naib	c Tim Seifert b Rachin Ravindra	63	35	3	4	180.00
Darwish Rasooli	c Glenn Phillips b Matt Henry	20	13	1	1	154.00
Azmatullah Omarzai	run out (Lockie Ferguson)	14	7	0	2	200.00
Mohammad Nabi	not out	10	7	0	1	143.00

Total182/6 (20 Ov, RR: 9.10)

Fall of Wickets

35-1 (Zadran, 0.8 ov)44-2 (Gurbaz, 0.9 ov)123-3 (Atal, 2.4 ov)156-4 (Naib, 2.9 ov)164-5 (Rasooli, 3.0 ov)182-6 (Omarzai, 3.3 ov)

Bowling

Bowler	O	R	W	Eco
Lockie Ferguson	4	40	2	10.0
Matt Henry	4	27	1	6.8
Jacob Duffy	3	30	1	10.0
Rachin Ravindra	1	14	1	14.0
James Neesham	3	33	0	11.0
Mitchell Santner	4	23	0	5.8
Glenn Phillips	1	12	0	12.0

New Zealand - 2nd Innings183/5 (17.5)

Over 18

13 runs

17.5

Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run

worked away for one

17.46

Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, SIX

launched over long-on

17.3

Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

17.24

Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, FOUR

cut away to the boundary

17.1

Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

Over 17

15 runs

16.66

Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, SIX

sent sailing over the ropes

16.54

Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, FOUR

finds the gap, races to the fence

16.4

Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, 2 runs

pushed into the gap, they come back for two

16.3

Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, no run

blocked solidly

16.2

Sharifi to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

16.1

Sharifi to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs

nudged to leg, good running gets two

Over 16

4 runs

15.6

Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, no run

played and missed

15.5

Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, no run

pushed to the fielder

15.4W

Omarzai to Mark Chapman, OUT! Catch Out

mistimes it and finds the fielder

Mark Chapman 28(17) • FOW: 155/5

15.3

Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

15.2

Omarzai to Mark Chapman, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

15.1

Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, no ball

no ball called, free hit next ball

15.1

Omarzai to Mark Chapman, no run

watchful defence

Over 15

15 runs

14.6

Rahman to Mark Chapman, 2 runs

placed wide of mid-on, easy two

14.54

Rahman to Mark Chapman, FOUR

clipped through midwicket

14.46

Rahman to Mark Chapman, SIX

pulled into the stands

14.3

Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

14.2

Rahman to Mark Chapman, 1 run

worked away for one

14.1

Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

Over 14

10 runs

13.6

Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

13.5

Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

13.4

Khan to Mark Chapman, 1 run

worked away for one

13.3

Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

13.24

Khan to Daryl Mitchell, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

13.1

Khan to Mark Chapman, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

Afghanistan - 1st Innings182/6 (20)

Over 20

8 runs

19.6W

Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi, OUT! Run Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

19.5

Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi, no run

pushed to the fielder

19.4

Ferguson to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run

off the pads, leg bye signaled

19.3

Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run

worked away for one

19.2

Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi, no run

defended back to the bowler

19.16

Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi, SIX

slog-swept over midwicket for six

Over 19

9 runs

18.66

Henry to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX

smashed over the bowler's head

18.5

Henry to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

18.4

Henry to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

18.3

Henry to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run

blocked solidly

18.2

Henry to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run

worked away for one

18.1W

Henry to Darwish Rasooli, OUT! Catch Out

edges through to the keeper

Over 18

14 runs

17.66

Ravindra to Azmatullah Omarzai, SIX

deposited into the crowd

17.5

Ravindra to Azmatullah Omarzai, no run

defended back to the bowler

17.4

Ravindra to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

17.3

Ravindra to Azmatullah Omarzai, 1 run

nudged for a single

17.2W

Ravindra to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! Catch Out

lofts it straight to the fielder

17.16

Ravindra to Gulbadin Naib, SIX

deposited into the crowd

Over 17

15 runs

16.6

Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli, wide

too wide outside off, left alone

16.64

Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli, FOUR

driven straight down the ground

16.5

Ferguson to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run

tucked off the pads for a single

16.4

Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run

pushed to long-off for one

16.3

Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli, no run

blocked solidly

16.26

Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli, SIX

sent sailing over the ropes

16.1

Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli, 2 runs

worked to deep square, two taken

Over 16

5 runs

15.6

Santner to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run

dabbed to third man for one

15.5

Santner to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.4

Santner to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run

worked away for one

15.3

Santner to Gulbadin Naib, 1 run

rotates the strike

15.2

Santner to Darwish Rasooli, 1 run

drops it and takes a quick single

15.1

Santner to Darwish Rasooli, no run

good length, no run