Afghanistan national cricket team vs New Zealand national cricket team matches
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Afghanistan vs New Zealand Men’s Cricket Head-to-Head
| Format | Matches Played | New Zealand Wins | Afghanistan Wins | No Result |
| Test Matches | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| One Day Internationals (ODIs) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 Internationals (T20Is) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total Global Matches | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Match Timeline & Results (2024 – 2025)
| Date | Tournament / Series | Format | Venue | Match Outcome & Key Metrics |
| 7 June 2024 | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup | T20I | Providence, Guyana | Afghanistan won by 84 runs(Afghanistan: 159/6 | New Zealand: 75 all out) |
| 9–13 Sept 2024 | One-Off Test Series | Test | Greater Noida, India | Match abandoned without a ball bowled(Persistent rain and poor drainage conditions) |
| 27 September 2025 | ACC Men’s Asia Cup | T20I | Abu Dhabi, UAE | New Zealand won by 5 wickets(Afghanistan: 138/8 | New Zealand: 139/5) |
Highest and Lowest Team Totals Across Formats
| Format | Metric Category | Afghanistan | New Zealand |
| One Day Internationals | Highest Total | 288 all out (Chennai, 2023) | 288/6 (Chennai, 2023) |
| Lowest Total | 139 all out (Napier, 2015) | 142/4 (Napier, 2015) | |
| T20 Internationals | Highest Total | 159/6 (Providence, 2024) | 139/5 (Abu Dhabi, 2025) |
| Lowest Total | 124/8 (Abu Dhabi, 2021) | 75 all out (Providence, 2024) |
Top Individual Batting Performances
| Player Name | Country | Match Format | Highest Score | Match Venue | Match Year |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | T20I | 80 runs | Providence | 2024 |
| Glenn Phillips | New Zealand | ODI | 71 runs | Chennai | 2023 |
| Tom Latham | New Zealand | ODI | 68 runs | Chennai | 2023 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Afghanistan | T20I | 44 runs | Providence | 2024 |
Top Individual Bowling Spells
| Bowler Name | Country | Match Format | Match Innings Bowling Figures | Match Venue | Match Year |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | T20I | 4 wickets for 17 runs | Providence | 2024 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | T20I | 4 wickets for 17 runs | Providence | 2024 |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | ODI | 3 wickets for 39 runs | Chennai | 2023 |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | T20I | 3 wickets for 18 runs | Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
Most Career Sixes in the Rivalry
| Player Name | Core Country | Test Sixes | ODI Sixes | T20I Sixes | Total Career Sixes |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Glenn Phillips | New Zealand | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Ikram Alikhil | Afghanistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Chapman | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Highest Individual Batting Partnerships
| Format | Runs Scored | Wicket Order | Batting Players | Match Venue | Match Year |
| One Day Internationals | 144 runs | 5th Wicket | Glenn Phillips and Tom Latham (New Zealand) | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 2023 |
| 86 runs | 3rd Wicket | Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor (New Zealand) | Taunton County Ground, Taunton | 2019 | |
| T20 Internationals | 103 runs | 1st Wicket | Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan) | Providence Stadium, Guyana | 2024 |
| 42 runs | 4th Wicket | Kane Williamson and Devon Conway (New Zealand) | Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
ICC Men’s ODI World Cup Head-to-Head History
| Match Date | Tournament Edition | Match Venue | Match Outcome & Margins | Top Performer of the Match |
| 8 March 2015 | ICC Cricket World Cup | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand won by 6 wickets(Afghanistan: 186 | New Zealand: 188/4) | Daniel Vettori (4 wickets for 18 runs) |
| 8 June 2019 | ICC Cricket World Cup | County Ground, Taunton | New Zealand won by 7 wickets(Afghanistan: 172 | New Zealand: 173/3) | James Neesham (5 wickets for 31 runs) |
| 18 October 2023 | ICC Cricket World Cup | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | New Zealand won by 149 runs(New Zealand: 288/6 | Afghanistan: 139) | Glenn Phillips (71 runs off 80 balls) |
Wicketkeeper Dismissals and Stumpings
| Player Name | Core Country | Total Dismissals | Total Catches Taken | Total Stumpings |
| Tom Latham | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Luke Ronchi | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Ikram Alikhil | Afghanistan | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Most Career Catches by Fielders in the Rivalry
| Fielder Name | Core Country | Total Catches Taken | Match Appearances |
| Mitchell Santner | New Zealand | 4 | 5 |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | 3 | 5 |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | 3 | 3 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Afghanistan | 2 | 5 |
| Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 2 | 3 |
Highest Individual Strike Rates in a Single Innings (Minimum 15 Balls Faced)
| Player Name | Core Country | Match Format | Strike Rate Metric | Runs Scored | Match Year |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | T20I | 142.85 | 80 runs off 56 balls | 2024 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Afghanistan | T20I | 131.81 | 29 runs off 22 balls | 2025 |
| Glenn Phillips | New Zealand | T20I | 114.28 | 32 runs off 28 balls | 2025 |
| Mark Chapman | New Zealand | T20I | 100.00 | 25 runs off 25 balls | 2025 |
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