New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2026, Group D, Match 4, Live Streaming
T20 WC Group D matches will start with New Zealand vs Afghanistan on Sunday, 8 February 2026. The 4th match of the event is scheduled to start at 10:30 AM PST and will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Cricket fans can watch Afghanistan vs New Zealand T20 World Cup 2026 live on Smartcric and Touchcric.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2026 Live Streaming
Sky TV NZ will broadcast live coverage of New Zealand vs Afghanistan, and the match will be available to stream on the Sky Sports App. For fans in Afghanistan, Lemar TV and AF Sports will broadcast the fourth match between NZ and AFG in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
| Country | TV Channels / Live Streaming |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | Sky TV NZ, Sky Sports |
| Afghanistan | Lemar TV, AF Sports |
| Worldwide | CricHD |
NZ vs AFG Head to Head
New Zealand and Afghanistan have faced each other three times in T20 World Cup history, with each team winning one match, while the third was abandoned due to rain in 2022.
New Zealand
1
–
1
Afghanistan
Team Form (Last 5 Matches)
AFG
W
L
W
W
W
NZ
L
W
L
L
L
Match Preview
Afghanistan enters this tournament following a historic performance in the 2024 edition, where they reached the semi-finals, notably defeating New Zealand by 84 runs in the group stage. New Zealand, traditionally consistent in ICC events, will be looking for redemption after that bruising encounter, which contributed to their early exit in 2024.
Key players to watch include Afghanistan’s opening pair Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, who previously shared a 103-run stand against the Black Caps, and New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell and Mark Chapman, who lead their batting stats in recent matches.
For both teams, this Group D opener is vital to securing a top-two finish and advancing to the Super Eight stage. Afghanistan will likely rely on their world-class spin trio, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Noor Ahmad, to exploit the Chennai tracks. New Zealand will need to counter this with the tactical leadership of Kane Williamson and the versatile spin-bowling all-rounders Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi.
Teams and Squad
Below is the announced squad of both teams for the T20 World Cup:
| New Zealand Squad | Afghanistan Squad |
|---|---|
| Mitchell Santner (c) | Rashid Khan (C) |
| Finn Allen | Noor Ahmad |
| Michael Bracewell | Abdullah Ahmadzai |
| Mark Chapman | Sediqullah Atal |
| Devon Conway | Fazalhaq Farooqi |
| Jacob Duffy | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| Lockie Ferguson | Naveen Ul Haq |
| Matt Henry | Mohammad Ishaq |
| Daryl Mitchell | Shahidullah Kamal |
| Adam Milne | Mohammad Nabi |
| James Neesham | Gulbadin Naib |
| Glenn Phillips | Azmatullah Omarzai |
| Rachin Ravindra | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
| Tim Seifert | Darwish Rasooli |
| Ish Sodhi | Ibrahim Zadran |
| Kyle Jamieson | AM Ghazanfar |
| Ijaz Ahmadzai | |
| Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi |