In ICC T20I Ranking, Afghanistan has placed 10th position whereas New Zealand has placed 4th position. Afghanistan and New Zealand have played 2 T20I, with Afghanistan winning 1 match against New Zealand 1 match.

HEAD TO HEAD

Match Played: 2  Afghanistan: 1  New Zealand: 1  Tied: 0

HEAD TO HEAD IN WORLD CUP

Match Played: 2  Afghanistan: 1  New Zealand: 1  Tied: 0

WHICH TEAM HAS A BETTER BATTING AND BOWLING LINEUP?

New Zealand has a strongest batting line up than Afghanistan. It does not just have the best player but has more depth in Batting line up.

Afghanistan has great bowling line-up than New Zealand

Afghanistan

Batting Avg.: 173  Bowling Avg.: 8.31

New Zealand

Batting Avg.: 184  Bowling Avg.: 8.48

VENUE STATISTICS

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

1st innings average score: 171

Match Played: 3  1st batting team won: 1  2nd batting team won: 2

Highest Score: West Indies 181/3   Lowest Score: England 165/9

TEAM PERFORMANCE IN MA CHIDAMBARAM STADIUM, CHENNAI

Head to Head Match Played: 0  Afghanistan won: 0  New Zealand won: 0

TOTAL MATCH PLAYED

Afghanistan: 0   Won: 0

New Zealand: 1   Won: 1

RECENT TEAM PERFORMANCE

Afghanistan made score against

• 22-01-2026 vs WI 136/8 (2nd Bat) Lost
• 21-01-2026 vs WI 189/4 (1st Bat) Won
• 19-01-2026 vs WI 181/3 (1st Bat) Won
• 11-11-2025 vs QAT 149/8 (1st Bat) Won
• 02-11-2025 vs ZIM 210/3 (1st Bat) Won

New Zealand made score against

• 31-01-2026 vs IND 225/10 (2nd Bat) Lost
• 28-01-2026 vs IND 215/7 (1st Bat) Won
• 25-01-2026 vs IND 153/9 (1st Bat) Lost
• 23-01-2026 vs IND 208/6 (1st Bat) Lost
• 21-01-2026 vs IND 190/7 (2nd Bat) Lost

PITCH REPORT

Scoring Pattern in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Below Score 150: 0

Score between 150 and 169: 2

Score between 170 and 189: 1

Above Score 190: 0

HOME AWAY STATISTICS

New Zealand played in Neutral Venue India

Total Match Played: 20

Won: 8 Lost: 12 Tied: 0

Afghanistan played in Neutral Venue India

Total Match Played: 25

Won: 17 Lost: 8 Tied: 0

WEATHER REPORT

POINT TABLE

ICC T20 World Cup 2026 - Points Table

Who Will Win Todays Match

• Heads to head 1-1 against New Zealand.
• Previous 3 T20I games have played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai with an average score 171 in the first batting. In previous 3 T20I games, only time team crosses 180 plus score. So expected score around 170 in the batting first.
• Afghanistan have never played any game yet whereas New Zealand have won 1 from 1 game at Chennai.
• In previous 3 T20I games had played at Chennai, batting second team had won 2 games whereas batting first team have won only game.
• In ICC T20I Ranking, Afghanistan has placed 10th position whereas New Zealand has placed 4th position.
• In recent performance, Afghanistan have won 4 from their last 5 games whereas New Zealand have won 1 from their last 5 games.
• New Zealand has a strongest batting line up than Afghanistan.
• New Zealand played in India: Match Played: 20; Won: 8
• Afghanistan played in India: Match Played: 25; Won: 17

It's highly recommended to see this report again after toss and players selection

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New Zealand will win

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