New Zealand and Afghanistan will meet in the final game of the super 12 round.
In the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, New Zealand and Afghanistan will meet in the final game of the super 12 round. The match between New Zealand and Australia will be held on November 7 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Both teams are in the tournament’s second group.
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So far in the competition, New Zealand has played four matches. They have three wins and one loss. India, Namibia, and Scotland were all defeated by New Zealand, while Pakistan was defeated. They are in second place in the group 2 points table with 6 points. New Zealand will advance to the semi-finals if they defeat Afghanistan in their next encounter.
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Afghanistan has also competed in four ICC T20 World Cup 2021 matches. They’ve won two games and lost two. Afghanistan beat Namibia and Scotland but lost to India and Pakistan. They are ranked fourth in the points table with four points. If they overcome New Zealand, they have a chance to go to the semi-finals.
Afghanistan’s previous encounter had ended in a loss against India. India scored a massive 210-2 in their first innings. KL For India, Rahul smashed 69 runs and Rohit Sharma smashed 74. Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant chipped in 35 and 27 points, respectively.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Points table
Later, Mohammad Nabi and Karim Janat batted well for Afghanistan, scoring 35 and 42 respectively. Their top-order batsmen were unable to produce good performances. As a result, Afghanistan finished with a score of 144-7, losing the match by 66 runs. There are no head-to-head records between Afghanistan and New Zealand because they have never played a T20I match against each other.
NZ vs AFG Head-to-Head Records
| Stats | Matches | NZ Won | AFG Won | No Result |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| At Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 matches | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| In ICC T20 World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Predicted Winner: Afghanistan
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