T20 world cup: 3 Kabuliwalas, who forced New Zealand to face a humiliating defeat, KKR’s star was the player of the match

New Delhi. Afghanistan has made a big upset in the T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating New Zealand. The New Zealand team had to face a humiliating defeat by 84 runs. This is the record of Afghanistan’s biggest win over New Zealand. With this win, Afghanistan has put itself far ahead in the Super-8 battle. New Zealand is at the bottom of Group C in the points table, while Afghanistan is at number one. There were mainly three heroes of Afghanistan’s victory over New Zealand – Rahmatullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqui and captain Rashid Khan. Interestingly, all three of these players play in the IPL and are match winners for their respective teams.

KKR’s star became player of the match
Afghanistan batted first against New Zealand and scored 159 runs for 6 wickets. More than half of these runs came from the bat of Rahmatullah Gurbaz (80). he/she hit 5 fours and as many sixes in his/her 56-ball innings. Gurbaz shared a 103-run partnership with Ibrahim Zadran. This pair broke after Ibrahim was out. After this, Afghanistan lost wickets at regular intervals, but Gurbaz stood firm at one end. he/she was out on the second ball of the 20th over. Rahmatullah Gurbaz was chosen as the Player of the Match for his/her innings.

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Fazal did the job in the first spell
After Rahmatullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi caused the most damage to New Zealand. This left-handed pacer took three wickets of New Zealand in his/her very first spell. he/she dismissed Finn Allen, Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell. It was due to Farooqi’s brilliance that New Zealand started struggling by losing 3 wickets for 28 runs within the powerplay itself. Fazalhaq Farooqi also dismissed Matt Henry and ended New Zealand’s innings. his/her bowling analysis was 3.2-0-17-4.

Captain Rashid Khan also shined
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan also performed brilliantly in this match. If Fazalhaq Farooqi destroyed New Zealand’s top order, Rashid Khan proved to be a nightmare for the middle order. Rashid Khan took 4 wickets for 17 runs in his/her spell of 4 overs. he/she dismissed Kane Williamson, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell and Lockie Ferguson.

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