New Zealand register their lowest ever T20 World Cup total

New Zealand had a terrible start to their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign as they were handed their biggest defeat in in thehistory of the tournament by Afghanistan. The Rashid Khan-led team put on a complete team performance with both bat and ball as openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran did starrted with the bat and Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mohammad Nabi and captain Rashid Khanstood out with the ball, which resulted in Afghanistan beating New Zealand for the first time in International cricket.

A number of records were set and broken. Let's have a look!

Biggest defeats for NZ in T20WC (Runs)

84 runs vs AFG, 2024

59 runs vs SL, 2014

48 runs vs SL, 2009

Lowest total for NZ in T20Is

60 vs SL, 2014

60 vs BAN, 2021

66 vs IND, 2023

75 vs AFG, 2024

80 vs PAK, 2010

Multiple 100+ run partnership in ICC Men's T20 World Cup

3 - Mohammad Rizwan & Babar Azam

2 - Adam Gilchrist & Matthew Hayden

2 - David Warner & Shane Watson

2 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz & Ibrahim Zadran

 Best figures for a captain in ICC Men's T20WC

4/17 - Rashid Khan vs NZ, 2024

4/20 - Daniel Vettori vs IND, 2007

4/20 - Zeeshan Maqsood vs PNG, 2021

3/24 - Stuart Broad vs NED, 2014

3/32 - Stuart Broad vs SL, 2012

Players to take two 4+ wkt hauls in an edition of ICC Men's T20WC

Ajantha Mendis (SL) - 2012 T20WC

6/8 vs ZIM

4/12 vs WI

Anrich Nortje (SA) - 2022 T20WC

4/10 vs BAN

4/41 vs PAK

Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG) - 2024 T20WC

5/9 vs UGA

4/17 vs NZ

Two bowlers taking 4+ wkts hauls in an inns in ICC Men's T20WC

Pakistan vs Scotland, 2007

4/25 - Umar Gul 

4/19 - Shahid Afridi

Afghanistan vs Scotland, 2021

4/9 - Rashid Khan

5/20 - Mujeeb ur Rahman

Afghanistan vs New Zealand, 2024

4/17 - Rashid Khan

4/17 - Fazalhaq Farooqi

Multiple 75+ scores for a Keeper-Batter in T20WC

2 - Jos Buttler

2 - Mohammad Rizwan

2 - Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Players scoring consecutive 75+ scores in ICC T20WC

Mahela Jayawardene - 2010 T20WC 

81 vs NZ

100 vs ZIM

98* vs WI

Virat Kohli - 2016 T20WC

82* vs AUS

89* vs WI

Rahamanullah Gurbaz - 2024 T20WC

76 vs UGA 

80 vs NZ

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