New Zealand vs Afghanistan highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Tim Seifert shines as New Zealand beat Afghanistan by five wickets in Chennai

Mitchell Santner to Gulbadin Naib, Pushed through wide of off, Gulbadin Naib drives this down to long off for a run.

James Neesham to Gulbadin Naib, A touch fuller, on middle and off, Gulbadin Naib tucks this through mid-wicket for a run. 18 runs off this Neesham over.

James Neesham to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! Even better this time from Naib. On a length around middle and leg, Gulbadin Naib plants his front foot across and slogs this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six. 

James Neesham to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! Boundaries are coming thick and fast again. Slower one, full and wide down the leg, Gulbadin Naib steps across and hits this behind the fielder at short fine leg for a boundary. 100 up for the Afghans! 

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, Short and on off, Sediqullah Atal cuts this to deep point for a single. 

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, Hard length on middle and leg, Sediqullah Atal tucks this through mid-wicket and takes two.

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR! Sensational stroke from Atal. Good length on middle and leg, Sediqullah Atal backs away from the stumps, steps down as well and smashes this over the bowler for a boundary in front of the sight screen. That also brings up the 50-RUN STAND between these two batters.

James Neesham comes back into the attack. He has conceded 15 runs in his first couple of overs.

Lockie Ferguson to Gulbadin Naib, Back of a length around off, Gulbadin Naib miscues the pull off the cue end and it rolls to the left of long on. The batters hustle back for two. 

Lockie Ferguson to Sediqullah Atal, On a length around the pads, Atal flicks this to the right of Jacob Duffy at short fine and takes a single. 

Lockie Ferguson to Gulbadin Naib, Hard length on the pads, Gulbadin Naib dabs this to the right of short fine leg and rotates the strike again.

Lockie Ferguson to Sediqullah Atal, Back of a length around the pads, Sediqullah Atal works this through the short fine leg region for one.

Lockie Ferguson to Sediqullah Atal, On a length around middle and off, Sediqullah Atal nudges this through mid-wicket and runs a couple. 

Lockie Ferguson to Gulbadin Naib, Good length around middle and off, Gulbadin Naib nudges this through square leg for one.

Pace is back on as Lockie Ferguson (1-0-9-2) replaces Mitchell Santner.

Glenn Phillips to Gulbadin Naib, Glenn Phillips drags his length back and fires this around the pads of Naib. The batter tucks this through square leg for a run. 

Glenn Phillips to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! That has been smashed out of the park. Fuller around middle and leg, Gulbadin Naib gets down on a knee and slogs this over the fence towards the cow corner region for a biggie. 

Glenn Phillips to Sediqullah Atal, Fired on the pads, Sediqullah Atal flicks this through mid-wicket for a strike rotation. 

Glenn Phillips to Sediqullah Atal, WIDE! Darted down the leg. Sediqullah Atal looks for the sweep and misses. Atal loses his balance for a second but does well to drag his back foot back inside the crease in time. 

Glenn Phillips to Gulbadin Naib, A lot quicker and flatter around off, Gulbadin Naib uses his feet, jumps down the track and milks this through square leg for a single. 

Glenn Phillips to Sediqullah Atal, Floated around off, Sediqullah Atal punches this down to long off and rotates the strike.

Glenn Phillips to Gulbadin Naib, Fired into the batter, around his pads. Gulbadin Naib flicks this through mid-wicket for a run.

Mitchell Santner to Gulbadin Naib, Gives this one some more flight, full and on middle, Gulbadin Naib clips it to deep square leg for one more.

Mitchell Santner to Sediqullah Atal, Dragged back, on middle, turns in, Sediqullah Atal stays back and works it through square leg for one.

Mitchell Santner to Sediqullah Atal, FOUR! Nice use of the feet! Flighted, full and on middle. Sediqullah Atal skips down the track to get to the pitch of it and thumps it over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Mitchell Santner to Gulbadin Naib, A loopy full toss, on off. Gulbadin Naib waits for it and swats it on the bounce to long on for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Gulbadin Naib, Floated, full and on off, angling in, Gulbadin Naib looks to push it away but gets an inside edge towards mid-wicket.

Mitchell Santner to Gulbadin Naib, Tossed up, full and around off, Gulbadin Naib strides out and drives it through covers for a brace.

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, Sloppy! Good length and on middle and leg, Sediqullah Atal flicks it away towards deep square leg and calls for the second. Mark Chapman charges onto the ball but fails to pick it up, and the batters complete the double easily.

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, WIDE! Errs in line and serves this full but down the leg side, Sediqullah Atal fails to glance it away. Called a wide.

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, Short of a length and on off, Sediqullah Atal stays back and dabs it down towards backward point. He wants a run but there isn't any available on this occasion.

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, Back of a length and around leg, Sediqullah Atal tucks it off his hips through backward square leg for a couple of runs.

James Neesham to Gulbadin Naib, Hard length and on off, angling in. Gulbadin Naib steps across but has no room to work with and stabs it down past the bowler towards long on. They cross.

James Neesham to Gulbadin Naib, FOUR! Up and over! James Neesham goes a bit too full this time and on off. Gulbadin Naib extends his arms to get under it and lofts it over the mid off fielder for a boundary.

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, On a length and around off, Sediqullah Atal guides it through cover-point for a single.

Mitchell Santner to Sediqullah Atal, Flighted, full and on off, Sediqullah Atal uses his feet and drives it to long off for one more.

Mitchell Santner to Gulbadin Naib, Arm ball, full and on middle, angling in, Gulbadin Naib works it off the inner half of the bat through square leg for one. That also brings up 1000 T20I runs for Naib.

Mitchell Santner to Gulbadin Naib, Slows it up, full and around off, Gulbadin Naib presses forward and taps it to short cover.

Mitchell Santner to Sediqullah Atal, Drops it short and on middle, Sediqullah Atal pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 50 UP FOR AFGHANISTAN!

Mitchell Santner to Sediqullah Atal, Tossed up, full and on middle, Sediqullah Atal tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Mitchell Santner to Sediqullah Atal, WIDE! Flatter, short but way down the leg side, Sediqullah Atal lets it go. Wided.

Mitchell Santner to Sediqullah Atal, Oh..a bit of turn! Floated, full and on middle, turns in a bit. Sediqullah Atal looks to work it across the line but gets a leading edge along the ground towards backward point.

Time for some spin as the skipper, Mitchell Santner, introduces himself into the attack. 

James Neesham to Gulbadin Naib, Beaten! James Neesham hits the length hard and on the sixth stump line, gets it to shape away a shy bit. Gulbadin Naib pushes at it with hard hands but gets beaten on the outside edge.

James Neesham to Gulbadin Naib, Back of a length and around off, Gulbadin Naib dabs it down to point.

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, Good length and around leg, Sediqullah Atal nudges it through square leg for one.

James Neesham to Gulbadin Naib, Sticks to the fuller length, on middle, Gulbadin Naib flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for another run.

James Neesham to Sediqullah Atal, Pitched up and around off, Sediqullah Atal steers it away towards deep point for a run.

James Neesham to Gulbadin Naib, Fuller delivery, on off, Gulbadin Naib guides it to deep third for a single.