New Zealand won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
New Zealand vs Afghanistan lineups
Predicted XIs: each side's last XI until the toss confirms them
New ZealandXI from 1 Nov v India
Tim Seifert (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
2

Finn Allen Batsman, right hand bat
3

Daryl Mitchell Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
4

Glenn Phillips Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
5

Bevon Jacobs Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
6

Michael Bracewell Allrounder, left hand bat
7

Mitchell Santner (c) Allrounder, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
8

Nathan Smith Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
9

Adam Milne Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast
10

Jacob Duffy Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
11

Blair Tickner Bowler, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
AfghanistanXI from 1 Nov v Zimbabwe
Mohammad Akram Zazai Batsman, right hand bat
2

Ibrahim Zadran (c) Batsman, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
3

Sediqullah Atal Batsman, left hand bat
4
N
Noor ul Rahman (wk)Wicketkeeper, right hand bat
5

Azmatullah Omarzai Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
6
I
Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
7

Abdullah Tarakhail Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
8

Rashid Khan Bowler, right hand bat, legbreak googly
9

Noor Ahmad Bowler, left hand bat, slow left arm orthodox
10

Abdullah Ahmadzai Allrounder, right hand bat, right arm fast medium
11

Fazalhaq Farooqi Bowler, right hand bat, left arm fast medium
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Questions
When is New Zealand vs Afghanistan?
New Zealand vs Afghanistan starts at 10:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Sunday 7 November 2021, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, part of T20 World Cup 2021; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the New Zealand vs Afghanistan head to head?
New Zealand lead the New Zealand vs Afghanistan head to head at 2-1 from 4 T20 meetings, with 1 no result, and the latest, on 8 February 2026 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, was won by New Zealand.
What is New Zealand's recent form?
New Zealand have won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W L L L; most recently they beat India on 01 Nov, 195/3 to 191/8.
What is Afghanistan's recent form?
Afghanistan have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 T20 matches, newest first W W W L W; most recently they beat Zimbabwe on 01 Nov, 81/3 to 79.
What is a good score at Sheikh Zayed Stadium?
A good first-innings score at Sheikh Zayed Stadium is around 167, the average over its last 30 T20 matches, and the side batting first has won 50% of them, so neither batting first nor chasing has had the edge there.