Afghanistan vs New Zealand, 4th Match, Group D
Afghanistan vs New Zealand, 4th Match, Group D: match overview
Afghanistan and New Zealand met in the 4th Match, Group D of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Sunday, February 8, 2026. Result: New Zealand won by 5 wkts.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 4th Match, Group D, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Teams
- Afghanistan vs New Zealand
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Date
- Sunday, February 8, 2026
- Start time
- 11:00 AM local (05:30 GMT)
- Status
- New Zealand won by 5 wkts