Today is the match between New Zealand and Afghanistan, a crucial fixture in the 2026 World Cup. Both teams look quite excited. In this post, you will get the NZ vs AFG live score, scorecard, commentary, points table, playing XI, and complete highlights of the match after the match ends.
NZ vs AFG Live ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
tournament name
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
Venue
MA Chidambaram Chennai Stadium
Time 10:30 pm
Match Preview
This match between New Zealand and Afghanistan is very interesting because both teams are known for their respective achievements. Both these teams will have to show their performance to stay on top. This match will decide who has prepared well for this World Cup.
New Zeeland
New Zealand is a very strong and competitive cricket team. This team performs well against big teams despite its small population.
Stats
New Zealand has consistently performed well in ICC events. They won the first ICC World Test Championship. They also reached the finals of the 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups. And they were the runner-up in the final of the T20 World Cup 2021.
In 2025, New Zealand ranked second in ODIs, fourth in T20Is and fifth in Tests. New Zealand have recently been successful in ODIs and T20Is against the West Indies.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan debuted in 2009. But only in the ODI which was against Scotland. Its debut is in 2017 in full format.