Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan and his New Zealand counterpart Mitchell Santner current for toss in Group D fixture of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India on February 2026. — Screengrab
Afghanistan received the toss and opted to bat first in opposition to New Zealand within the fourth match of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 on the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.
Each groups have been positioned in Group D alongside South Africa, Canada, and the United Arab Emirates.
Afghanistan and New Zealand have up to now confronted one another simply twice in T20Is, with their head-to-head document levelled at 1-1.
Taking part in XIs
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert(wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner(c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy.
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan(c), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi.
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