Listen to Story New Zealand team's captain Kane Williamson was graceful in accepting defeat against Afghanistan as he congratulated the team for their emphatic win. Afghanistan demolished New Zealand as they registered a thumping win by 84 runs against the Kiwis at the Providence Stadium, Guyana in West Indies on June 8, Saturday. This was Afghanistan's first-ever win over New Zealand in the T20Is, and they achieved it in a dominating style.
The Rashid Khan-led side have turned up a true force in the T20 World Cup 2024 as they have 2 wins in a row and that too with a brilliant net-run-rate. Williamson, while speaking at the post-match presentation, admitted that the Kiwis were outplayed by resurgent Afghanistan in all the departments. "Congratulations to Afghanistan, they simply outplayed us in all facets.
To get a total like that on a fiddly surface, they kept wickets in hand and played it beautifully. Not good enough from us. Quick turnaround, we have to regroup quickly and onto the next challenge.
The boys were focused and were working hard in preparation for this game, but it was not our best performance. We will chat about it, review and move on quickly. It (the games) comes thick and fast, and we need to be better," Williamson said.
New Zealand bagged their biggest defeat in terms of runs for New Zealand in T20 World Cups. Fazalhaq Farooqi started in a similar fashion like he did against Uganda as the Black Caps found themselves reeling at 28 for 3. Soon Rashid came int.