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NZ vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Match 4, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

NZ vs AFG Dream11 Prediction
NZ vs AFG Dream11 Prediction (Source : blackcapsnz on IG/afghanistancricketboard on IG)

NZ vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, Match 4, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026

New Zealand is set to face Afghanistan in the 4th T20 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Sunday, February 8.

Preview

In the 4th T20 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand (NZ) is set to face Afghanistan (AFG). New Zealand lost the five-match series against India 4-1. Their performance at the last T20 World Cup was also poor, with defeats to Afghanistan that led to their group stage exit. Nevertheless, this team has the potential to succeed, and their fans expect them to do so. 

On the other hand, Afghanistan reached the semi-finals in the previous T20 World Cup with an impressive performance. Underestimating them now would be a major mistake for any team. Additionally, they played well in the recent T20 series against the West Indies, winning by 2-1.

Match Information

New Zealand vs Afghanistan, 4th Match, Group D

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 8 Feb 2026, Sun, 11:00 AM IST ,Chennai

Probable PlayingXI

New Zealand

Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, DJ Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, JA Duffy, MS Chapman, Mitchell Santner(C), Glenn Phillips, Ish Sodhi, LH Ferguson

Bench: Devon Conway, James Neesham, MJ Henry, KA Jamieson, Ben Sears

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Gulbadin Naib, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan(C), Noor Ahmad

Bench: Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Injury News

(Will be added when there is an update)

Weather Report

Clear

Win Prediction

Afghanistan

Pitch Condition

Average

Avg 1st Inning Score

162

Pitch Report

The MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is usually a spin-friendly pitch. In T20 matches, the conditions don’t favour batsmen and fast bowlers fully because of the slow pitch. Fielding first is often a better choice here, though chasing can also be competitive. Batsmen need to play cautiously to score well. The average first innings score in the IPL is about 160, and in T20Is, around 170.

Captains

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Finn Allen NZ | WICKETKEEPER

Finn Allen has performed well in the recent past. He has scored 1365 runs in the 53 T20 games. Fans will be expecting a brilliant innings from him in this match.

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Ibrahim Zadran AFG | bat

Ibrahim Zadran is an excellent batter who played many outstanding innings for his team. He has scored 366 runs in the 9 T20 games with a strike rate of 128.

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Tim Seifert NZ | WICKETKEEPER

Tim Seifert is a top-order batsman. He scored 1953 runs in the 81 games with a strike rate of over 143.

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz AFG | WICKETKEEPER

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is an excellent top-order batter. He performed outstandingly well in the recent past. Gurbaz has scored 301 runs in the last 9 T20 games.

Budget

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Mujeeb Ur Rahman AFG | BOWLER

Mujeeb ur Rahman is a brilliant T20 bowler and is currently performing well. He took 16 wickets in the last 8 games.

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Ish Sodhi NZ | bowl

Ish Sodhi is a top-class T20 bowler. He took 12 wickets in the last 9 games. The Kiwis will expect a match-winning performance from him in this match.

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Gulbadin Naib

AFG | ALL-ROUNDER

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Michael Bracewell

NZ | ALL-ROUNDER

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Players
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Team 1

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Glenn Phillips

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Darwish Rasooli

7.5

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Ibrahim Zadran

9

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Azmatullah Omarzai

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Mitchell Santner

7.5

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Noor Ahmad

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Head To Head

Players
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Team 1

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Glenn Phillips

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Darwish Rasooli

7.5

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Ibrahim Zadran

9

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Azmatullah Omarzai

9

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Mitchell Santner

7.5

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Noor Ahmad

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