New Zealand vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Records, NZ Head-to-Head Record Against AFG – ICC World Cup 2023, Match 16.

New Zealand has played 3 matches so far in The ICC World Cup 2023, winning 3 and losing 0. With 6 points, they take 2nd in the points table. Afghanistan has played 3 matches so far winning 1 and losing 2. With 2 points, AFG is placed in the 6th spot.

In their earlier ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by 7 wickets. Batting first in the match Afghanistan posted a total of 172 runs on the scoreboard in the match. Later, New Zealand could reach the target and won this match.

New Zealand defeated Bangladesh in their previous game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. In the match, BAN batted first and scored 245 runs losing their 9 wickets. Mushfiqur Rahim slammed 66 runs while Mahmudullah had 41 runs for the Bangladesh team. Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan 1 wicket each for Bangladesh in this match.

For New Zealand, the chase was quite easy. With Daryl Mitchell’s 89* and Kane Williamson’s 78, NZ reached the target in the 42.5th over itself with 2 wickets in their kitty. James Neesham was awarded man of the match for picking 5 wickets. Also, Lockie Ferguson took 4 wickets for the NZ team. New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 43 balls remaining) in this match.