Most sixes for Afghanistan in a T20 WC innings 5 - Mohammad Shahzad vs SA, Wankhede, 2016 5 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz vs NZ, Providence, 2024*
Gurbaz's 80 runs is the highest individual score for Afghanistan in T20 World Cups, surpassing his own 76 runs from the last match against Uganda.
Lowest run-rate for a 100+ partnership in T20 WC 7.10 - I Zadran v R Gurbaz vs NZ, Providence, 2024* 7.66 - V Kohli & Rohit Sharma vs WI, Mirpur, 2014 7.88 - Babar Azam & M Rizwan vs NAM, Abu Dhabi, 2021 8.00 - V Kohli & Rohit Sharma vs BAN, Mirpur, 2014
Most 100+ opening stands in T20 WCs 3 - Babar Azam & M Rizwan 2 - A Gilchrist & M Hayden 2 - D Warner & S Watson 2 - R Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran
Most 100+ partnerships in a single T20 WC 2 - A Gilchrist & M Hayden in 2007 2 - Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli in 2014 2 - Babar Azam & M Rizwan in 2021 2 - R Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran in 2024*
Consecutive 100+ partnerships in T20 World Cup Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli in 2014 R Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran in 2024
Gurbaz: I think it is a good total. I am happy with the total. It wasn’t easy at the start especially against the spinners. Now we have to field well. Our plan was to play well against Santner. It is not an easy surface. Our bowling side is good and we are happy with the total.
21:10 Local Time, 01:10 GMT, 06:40 IST:
19.6
Boult to Najibullah, 1 run, excellent final over from Boult! Low full toss on leg, flicked to long leg off the inner edge. Just three runs off the 20th over and Afghanistan finish on 159/6
Najibullah Zadran, left handed bat, comes to the crease
19.5
Boult to Gulbadin, out Caught by Glenn Phillips!! Gulbadin c Glenn Phillips b Boult 0(2)
Boult to Gulbadin, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
19.4
Boult to Karim Janat, leg byes, 1 run, very full on leg, Karim Janat can't lay bat on ball as he tries to flick. Off the pad and the ball rolls towards backward point
19.3
Boult to Gulbadin, leg byes, 1 run, 125.6kph, very full, Naib misses the flick to get hit on the back leg. Boult convinces his skipper to review it but this might have pitched outside leg. It's a fair delivery and UltraEdge confirms no inside edge. Brushed the front pad before hitting the back leg. Over to ball-tracking and it's pitching outside leg! New Zealand lose a review
Gulbadin Naib, right handed bat, comes to the crease
DRS! 125.6kph, very full, Naib misses the flick to get hit on the back leg.
19.2
Boult to Gurbaz, out Bowled!! Gurbaz b Boult 80(56) [4s-5 6s-5]
Boult to Gurbaz, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!
Karim Janat, right handed bat, comes to the crease
19.1
Boult to Rashid Khan, out Rashid Khan Run Out!! Rashid Khan run out (Conway/Boult) 6(5) [4s-1]