T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan dominated over New Zealand in their 2nd game of the ongoing mega event in the USA & West Indies. Kiwis didn’t have an answer to Rashid Khan and Fazalhaq Farooqi’s spell and they bundled out just for 75. Afghani batter Gurbaz scored 80 runs and he secured their 2nd win of the World Cup 2024.
After losing the toss Afghanistan managed to score a decent total on board. With Gurbaz’s extraordinary batting, Afghanistan team scored 159 runs with the loss of 6 wickets. Gurbaz scored 80 runs with facing 56 deliveries. Ibrahim Zadran scored 44 and Azmatuallh made 22 runs.
Afghanistan inches closer to the Quarterfinal
Afghanistan already has won 2 matches and is just one win away from their first-ever Knockout stage in the World Cup. On the other hand, if West Indies wins against New Zealand then Afghanistan will be able to reach the mark. Otherwise, Afghanistan will easily qualify for the knockout stage if they defeat West Indies.