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RESULT

NZ vs AFG Live Score, 8 February, 2026, ICC Men's t20 WC, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates

New Zealand

NZ

183/5 (17.5 ov)

AFG

182/6 (20 ov)

Afghanistan

New Zealand won by 5 wickets

Mitchell Santner
Mitchell Santner 17 (8)
4s 2 6s 1 SR 212.50
Daryl Mitchell
Daryl Mitchell 25 (14)
4s 1 6s 1 SR 178.57
Azmatullah Omarzai
Bowling Azmatullah Omarzai
1/40 3.5 Overs · ECO 10.43

Recent Overs

Overs 11 1 4 2 1 0 1 =9
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Overs 12 4 0 0 1 2 0 =7
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Overs 13 0 6 6 4 W 2 =18
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Overs 14 1 4 1 1 2 1 =10
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Overs 15 1 1 1 6 4 2 =15
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Overs 16 nb 0 1 1 W 0 0 =4
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Overs 17 2 1 0 2 4 6 =15
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Overs 18 1 4 1 6 1 =13

Scoring Breakdown

52/2

Powerplay

1–6 ov

99/2

Middle Overs

7–15 ov

19/1

Death Overs

16–20 ov

Last 5 Overs

59/1 RR 11.42

Last 10 Overs

110/3 RR 10.82

Key Stats

  • Top Scorer TL Seifert 65 (42)
  • Top Wicket-taker MU Rahman 2/31
  • Boundaries 28 4s • 16 6s
  • Bowlers Used 6
  • Extras 14

Commentary

  1. 1 18.5

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to take slower ball of fulltoss aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards long on for 1 run.

  2. 6 18.4

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!

  3. 1 18.3

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, 1 run, Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an inswinger delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.

  4. 4 18.2

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease, plays drive in the air to deep point. Ball finds the ropes for four.

  5. 1 18.1

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Over 17 15 Runs
NZ 170/5
M Santner 12(6) D Mitchell 17(11)
Z R Sharifi 0-33 (3)
  1. 6 17.6

    Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!

  2. 4 17.5

    Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease, it to the deep cover, races away and finds the boundary.

  3. 2 17.4

    Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, 2 runs, An accurately pitched slower ball on the off stump, Mitchell Santner hangs in the crease to make a confident drive, sending the ball towards mid off for 2 runs. Overthrow and garnered a single run

  4. 0 17.3

    Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Mitchell Santner, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, yorker, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays push to the mid off.

  5. 1 17.2

    Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease and plays pull off an slower ball delivers at a back of length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at long on for 1 run.

  6. 2 17.1

    Ziaur Rahman Sharifi to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to take fast ball of yorker aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

Over 16 4 Runs
NZ 155/5
M Santner 0(2) D Mitchell 14(9)
A Omarzai 1-27 (3)
  1. 0 16.6

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mitchell Santner goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.

  2. 0 16.5

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Mitchell Santner, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

  3. M Chapman Out
    M Chapman 28(17)

    c R Khan b A Omarzai

    4s/6s

    2/1

    SR

    164.71

    16.4 · M Chapman c R Khan b A Omarzai 28 (17) — Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Chapman, no run, c R Khan b A Omarzai, Caught out !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mark Chapman goes back, tries a high-risk shot towards short cover, but the ball finds safe hands of Rashid Khan, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Mark Chapman is out.

  4. 1 16.3

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.

  5. 1 16.2

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Chapman, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mark Chapman goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.

  6. 0 16.1

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Mark Chapman, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, back of length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.

  7. nb 16.1

    Azmatullah Omarzai to Daryl Mitchell, 2 no ball, No ball !! fast ball, fulltoss, on the stumps, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to play the flick shot. It raced away to deep mid wicket. That's a no ball! too high from the waist-height. Free hit is coming up

Over 15 15 Runs
NZ 151/4
M Chapman 27(14) D Mitchell 12(7)
MU Rahman 2-31 (4)
  1. 2 15.6

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman, 2 runs, An accurately pitched doosra on the off stump, Mark Chapman goes back to make a confident cut, sending the ball towards deep cover for 2 runs.

  2. 4 15.5

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps. Mark Chapman goes forward, hits ramp shot in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

  3. 6 15.4

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman, Six, Six !! With a brilliant arm ball on the stumps, Mark Chapman hangs in the crease and showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes a spectacular pull to deep mid wicket for a colossal Maximum!

  4. 1 15.3

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards mid on for 1 run.

  5. 1 15.2

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Mark Chapman, 1 run, Mark Chapman goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep square leg for 1 run.

  6. 1 15.1

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident chip shot that sent the ball sailing towards square leg for 1 run.

Over 14 10 Runs
NZ 136/4
D Mitchell 10(5) M Chapman 14(10)
R Khan 1-36 (4)
  1. 1 14.6

    Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

  2. 2 14.5

    Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed flick shot off an legbreak delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

  3. 1 14.4

    Rashid Khan to Mark Chapman, 1 run, Mark Chapman hangs in the crease to take googly of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident pull that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.

  4. 1 14.3

    Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, 1 run, An accurately pitched flicker ball on the stumps, Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease to make a confident chip shot, sending the ball towards short mid wicket for 1 run.

  5. 4 14.2

    Rashid Khan to Daryl Mitchell, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Daryl Mitchell hangs in the crease, hits reverse sweep in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.

  6. 1 14.1

    Rashid Khan to Mark Chapman, 1 run, Rashid Khan delivers legbreak at good length, Mark Chapman hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run.

Over 13 18 Runs
NZ 126/4
D Mitchell 2(1) M Chapman 12(8)
M Nabi 1-18 (1)
  1. 2 13.6

    Mohammad Nabi to Daryl Mitchell, 2 runs, An accurately pitched off break ball on the leg stump, Daryl Mitchell goes forward to make a confident flick shot, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.

  2. TL Seifert Out
    TL Seifert 65(42)

    c A Omarzai b M Nabi

    4s/6s

    7/3

    SR

    154.76

    13.5 · TL Seifert c A Omarzai b M Nabi 65 (42) — Mohammad Nabi to Tim Seifert, no run, c A Omarzai b M Nabi, Caught out !! doosra, back of length, on the leg stump, Tim Seifert goes back, takes a big risk by attempting pull towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Azmatullah Omarzai, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Tim Seifert.

  3. 4 13.4

    Mohammad Nabi to Tim Seifert, Four, Four !! arm ball, fulltoss, on the off stump, Tim Seifert hangs in the crease, hits it to the long off, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.

  4. 6 13.3

    Mohammad Nabi to Tim Seifert, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the stumps, Tim Seifert goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers sloge sweep sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum! Back to back sixes, Freed his arms and sent the ball crashing on the other side of the fences into the crowd

  5. 6 13.2

    Mohammad Nabi to Tim Seifert, Six, Six !! What a delivery! doosra lands right on the leg stump, Tim Seifert goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!

  6. 0 13.1

    Mohammad Nabi to Tim Seifert, no run, Dot ball !! doosra, good length, on the leg stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the short fine leg.

Match Information

DATE & TIME
Sunday, February 08, 2026 · 11:00 AM
TOSS
Afghanistan elected to bat
VENUE
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
UMPIRES
Alex Wharf (England), Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe), Adrian Holdstock (South Africa, TV)
MATCH REFEREE
Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
TEMPERATURE30.03°C
HUMIDITY46%
WIND9.22
Batting ConditionAverage
VENUE

MA Chidambaram Stadium

Chennai, India

Matches played
10
Avg 1st Inn Score
189
Highest total
256
Bat-first win
50%
Pitch Report
Pitch Condition
Fast & Bounce
Batting Condition
Average
Pace Bowling
Pace & Bounce
Spin Bowling
Slow Spin