A magnificent three-wicket haul by pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi and a fine knock by Gulbadin Naib powered Afghanistan to a seven-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in their ICC T20 World Cup match at Trinidad and Tobago on Friday.
Afghanistan are standing in second place on the Group C table with four points. They are coming into this match after beating New Zealand by 84 runs. The Afghans will qualify for the next round if they win against Papua New Guinea.
Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi was crowned as the no.1 T20I all-rounder. While dynamic India batter, Suryakumar Yadav retained his place at the top of the batter's list after ICC issued an updated rankings list on Wednesday.
Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf went past the 100-wicket milestone in the T20I format after his pace left Canada dazed in their ongoing Group A clash at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
During the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 clash against New Zealand, Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan lodged the best figures as a skipper in the history of the T20 World Cup.
Spin wizard Rashid Khan and pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi sliced through the New Zealand batting order to help Afghanistan demolish the Blackcaps, registering an 84 runs victory in the Group C match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024 at the Providence Stadium on Friday (local time).
Following his side's 84-run win against New Zealand, Afghanistan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz said that nothing feels more special than to have finally beaten the Black Caps after years of waiting and also reflected on his partnership with opener Ibrahim Zadran.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to field in their T20 World Cup campaign opener against Afghanistan in the Group C clash at the Providence Stadium.