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Afghanistan vs New Zealand 2026 Match 4 Full Commentary
Result · Feb 08 2026, Sun - 11:00 AM (IST)
AFGHANISTAN182/6
NEW ZEALAND183/5
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
CRR:10.26
Player Of The Match
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OUT! Run Out. Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Neesham, by Ferguson. That brings the innings to a close, and Afghanistan have put a competitive total on the board. Gulbadin Naib was the standout performer, anchoring the innings superbly with a well-crafted 63. He was well supported by Sediqullah Atal and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who chipped in with valuable contributions to keep the scoreboard ticking. For New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with a couple of wickets and providing breakthroughs when they were needed most. Can New Zealand start their campaign with a winning run chase, or will Afghanistan's bowlers rise to the challenge and defend their total in this opening encounter? Stay with us, the chase is coming up shortly.
Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi. Leg cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Seifert.
Lockie Ferguson to Azmatullah Omarzai. Leg cutter half volley, down leg side on the front foot flick, hit pad to cover for 1 run, fielded by Allen.
Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi. Leg cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Santner.
Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi. Leg cutter full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Seifert.
SIX! Lockie Ferguson to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
SIX! Matt Henry to Azmatullah Omarzai. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs.
Matt Henry to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.
Matt Henry to Azmatullah Omarzai. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Neesham.
Matt Henry to Azmatullah Omarzai. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Seifert.
Matt Henry to Mohammad Nabi. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run.
OUT! Caught. Matt Henry to Darwish Rasooli. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Phillips. Holes out in the deep.
SIX! Rachin Ravindra to Azmatullah Omarzai. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Rachin Ravindra to Azmatullah Omarzai. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump backing away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Seifert.
Rachin Ravindra to Darwish Rasooli. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Chapman.
Rachin Ravindra to Azmatullah Omarzai. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Neesham.
OUT! Caught. Rachin Ravindra to Gulbadin Naib. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short leg, caught by Seifert. A fine knock from Gulbadin Naib comes to an end.
SIX! Rachin Ravindra to Gulbadin Naib. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
FOUR! Lockie Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.
Wide Lockie Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli. Length ball, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Seifert.
Lockie Ferguson to Gulbadin Naib. Leg cutter full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Santner.
Lockie Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli. Leg cutter half volley, down leg side backing away pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
Lockie Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli. Leg cutter length ball, to leg backing away driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs, shy attempt by Ferguson, fielded by Duffy.
SIX! Lockie Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled over deep square leg for 6 runs.
Lockie Ferguson to Darwish Rasooli. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, direct hit by Mitchell, fielded by Phillips.
Mitchell Santner to Darwish Rasooli. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
Mitchell Santner to Gulbadin Naib. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
Mitchell Santner to Darwish Rasooli. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Neesham.
Mitchell Santner to Gulbadin Naib. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Neesham.
Mitchell Santner to Darwish Rasooli. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Mitchell.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell. Reverse Swing-In full toss, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Atal. It's over! Daryl Mitchell hit the winning runs as New Zealand started their campaign with a five-wicket victory. New Zealand got off to a nightmare start in the chase with Mujeeb Ur Rahman picking up consecutive wickets in the second over. Tim Seifert took control and completely flipped the script. He counter-attacked Afghanistan's spin with confidence and clean striking. Glenn Phillips was in a destructive mood and scored a quick 42. Mark Chapman and Mitchell steadied the ship after the wicket of the set batters. Mitchell Santner joined Mitchell and instantly went aggressive. Afghanistan will try to come back stronger in the next match. Tim Seifert is the Player of the Match.
SIX! Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell. Full toss, off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot dropped, to cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Zadran, fielded by Nabi.
FOUR! Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
SIX! Zia ur-Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
FOUR! Zia ur-Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, middle stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control past deep cover for 4 runs.
Zia ur-Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 2 runs, shy attempt by Nabi, fielded by Farooqi.
Zia ur-Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner. Half volley, off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Zadran.
Zia ur-Rahman Sharifi to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
Zia ur-Rahman Sharifi to Daryl Mitchell. Half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Zadran.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
APPEAL! Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz, appeal made for Caught. The umpire says no.
OUT! Caught. Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Chapman. Length ball, middle stump backing away driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, caught by Arman. A soft dismissal.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rasooli.
Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Chapman. Length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
FREE HIT. Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Chapman. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Gurbaz.
No ball Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to deep square leg and it was a no ball, fielded by Rasooli.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Rasooli.
FOUR! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.
SIX! Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman. Carrom ball full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nabi.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman. Off break length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Sharifi.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short fine leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Farooqi, fielded by Gurbaz.
Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 2 runs, shy attempt by Atal.
Rashid Khan to Mark Chapman. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Naib.
Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Atal.
FOUR! Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
Rashid Khan to Mark Chapman. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Atal.