Afghanistan secured a significant victory against New Zealand in the T20 World Cup, winning by 84 runs in Providence. This win marks their second consecutive victory in the tournament, placing them at the top of Group C and boosting their Super Eight chances. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran shared a second consecutive century stand, which was instrumental in setting a target of 159 runs. Afghanistan's bowlers then dominated, bundling New Zealand out for just 75 runs. Rashid Khan, who played a key role and broke records, hailed the win as one of Afghanistan's greatest performances. Gurbaz has been in exceptional form, scoring 76 against Uganda and 80 against New Zealand.
Rashid Khan hailed Afghanistan's win against New Zealand as one of their 'greatest performances' 🙌 https://t.co/rRM5YrhvMG | #T20WorldCup https://t.co/XOMtEJ15jG
Rashid Khan breaks records, Rahmanullah Gurbaz outscores the opposition, and more #NZvAFG #T20WorldCup https://t.co/fs5yMsjHfK
Afghanistan made their defence of 159 a very one-sided affair by bundling New Zealand out for just 75 #NZvAFG #T20WorldCup https://t.co/9YHz25IrVF
Afghanistan boosted their Super Eight chances with yet another dominating win, this time thumping New Zealand by 84 runs in Providence #NZvAFG #T20WorldCup https://t.co/E1Y81AAuET
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran shared a second consecutive century stand which led Afghanistan to an 84-run win over New Zealand on Friday and put it in charge of Group C at cricket's Twenty20 World Cup. https://t.co/0sKVC3HJlS
76 🆚 Uganda 80 🆚 New Zealand What a World Cup Rahmanullah Gurbaz is having 😍🇦🇫 https://t.co/VjUy1OdVRl
A famous win for Afghanistan 🇦🇫 They thrashed New Zealand by 84 runs to make it two wins from two at the T20 World Cup 🔥 https://t.co/bDTLU2kEPQ
Rashid Khan is pleased as 🇦🇫 continue to overcome top opponents in global events 👊 #T20WorldCup #NZvAFG https://t.co/CqAjTYoTQ9