New Zealand has played 1 match so far in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022, winning 1 and losing 0. With 2 points, they take the top spot( Super-12, Group A ) in the points table. Afghanistan has played 1 match so far, winning 0 and losing 1. With 0 points, AFG is placed in the 4th spot( Super-12, Group A ).

They have not faced each other in the ongoing tournament.

New Zealand defeated Australia in their previous game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. In the match, NZ batted first in and piled up 200-3. In the replay, Australia bowled out 111 runs. Glenn Maxwell slammed 28 runs while Pat Cummins 21 runs for the Australian team. Josh Hazlewood took 2 wickets in the match.

For New Zealand, Devon Conway and Finn Allen hit 92 and 42 respectively. Devon Conway was awarded man of the match. 2 other NZ bowlers scalped 3 wickets each. The New Zealand team won by 89 runs in the match.

Afghanistan suffered a loss against England in their previous game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. In the match, AFG batted first in and piled up 112 with a loss of 10 wickets. Ibrahim Zadran slammed 32 runs while Usman Ghani 30 runs for the Australian team.

For England, the chase was quite easy. With Liam Livingstone’s 29 and Alex Hales’s 19, ENG reached the target in the 20th over itself with 5 wickets in their kitty. Sam Curran was awarded man of the match for picking 5 wickets. Also, 2 other ENG bowlers scalped 2 wickets each. England won by 5 wickets in the match.