In the match between Afghanistan and New Zealand of T20 World Cup 2024, Afghanistan won the match by 84 runs with New Zealand due to great performance in batting and bowling. After winning this match, Afghanistan was placed in the top position with 4 points in group C as per the points table of T20 World Cup 2024.

Earlier, New Zealand won the toss and chose to bowl first thus Afghanistan first batted and made a good score of 159/6 in 20 overs due to great batting by Rahmanullah Gurbaz 80 (56), Ibrahim Zadran 44 (41), and Azmatullah Omarzai 22 (13). Trent Boult 2/22 (4), Matt Henry 2/37 (4), and Lockie Ferguson 1/28 (4) were good bowling from the New Zealand side. After this inning, Afghanistan set a challengable target of 160 runs in 20 overs for New Zealand to win this match.

During chasing, New Zealand was all out at only 75 runs in 15.2 overs and lost the match by 84 runs with Afghanistan due to great bowling by Fazalhaq Farooqi 4/17 (3.2), Rashid Khan 4/17 (4), and Mohammad Nabi 2/16 (4). Glenn Philips 18 (18), Matt Henry 12 (17), and Kane Williamson 9 (13) were good batting from the New Zealand side.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG), 80 (56), was declared as the Player of the Match due to great performance in batting.