New Zealand will be looking to having a good start to their ICC T20 World Cup 2024 campaign when they lock horns with Afghanistan. Kane Williamson and his co have been underachievers at the T20 World Cup, having reached the knockout stages a number of times and even the final way back in 2021 but never going all the way. Williamson and his men will look to break that jinx and win the trophy and a dominant performance against Afghanistan will give them a world of confidence.
New Zealand national cricket team for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has a beautiful blend of youth and experience and the Black Caps will aim at a winning start, something that would provide their ICC T20 World Cup 2024 with a lot of momentum as they head into the remainder of the group stage. But the task of defeating Afghanistan national cricket team would be far from easy. Rashid Khan and his men produced a scintillating performance in their first match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024, against newcomers Uganda, a contest they won by a whopping 125 runs.
Fazalhaq Farooqi led the star-studded bowling performance with a five-wicket haul as Afghanistan bowled Uganda out for just 58 while defending 184. With the bat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was instrumental at the top of the order, scoring 76 runs off 45 balls. Ibrahim Zadran also stroked his way to 70 runs off 46 balls.
The win was a massive boost for Afghanistan's Net Run Rate (NRR), which is 6.250 at the moment. They will look to carry on with their confident start against.