STATS
Follow UsHighest partnerships in T20 World Cup
Alex Hales - Jos Buttler (170 vs India in 2022)
Rilee Rossouw - Quinton de Kock (168 vs Bangladesh in 2022)
Mahela Jayawardene - Kumar Sangakkara (166 vs West Indies in 2010)
Ibrahim Zadran - Rahmanullah Gurbaz (154 vs Uganda in 2024)
Mohammad Rizwan - Babar Azam (152 vs India in 2021)
Zadran and Gurbaz’s partnership of 154 is now the second-highest opening-wicket stand in the history of the T20 World Cup after Hales and Buttler’s 172.
Best individual scores for Afghanistan in T20WC
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 76 off 45 vs Uganda in 2024
Najibullah Zadran - 73 off 48 vs New Zealand in 2021
Ibrahim Zadran - 70 off 46 vs Uganda in 2024
Mohammad Shahzad - 68 off 43 vs Hong Kong in 2014
Asghar Afghan - 62 off 47 vs Sri Lanka in 2016
Both Zadran and Gurbaz crafted fifties against Uganda, with the latter registering the third-highest score for an Afghanistan batter in this tournament. Meanwhile, Gurbaz’s 76 took him to the top of the list.
Most runs in powerplay for Afghanistan in T20 WC
66/0 vs Uganda in 2024
64/2 vs South Africa in 2016
55/1 vs Scotland in 2021
55/2 vs Zimbabwe in 2016
50/0 vs Namibia in 2021
Zadran and Gurbaz smashed nine fours and two maximums in the powerplay. Overall, they got 11 boundaries in the first six overs, the most they have hit in the powerplay in a T20WC encounter.
Not a single boundary in death overs in T20 WC
(all five overs played)
Pakistan vs South Africa in 2009 - 29/1
Pakistan vs Bangladesh in 2010 - 34/3
Pakistan vs New Zealand in 2016 - 35/2
Papua New Guinea vs Oman in 2021 - 17/5
Netherlands vs Pakistan in 2022 - 23/5
Afghanistan vs Uganda in 2024 - 27/4
Afghanistan were 156/1 at the end of 15 overs but could only manage 27/4 in the last five overs. They didn’t hit a single boundary in the last phase, making them the fourth team to do so in the T20 World Cup. This was only the sixth occasion in the T20 WC history where the team didn’t hit a single boundary in the death overs of an innings (all five overs played).
Highest totals for Afghanistan in T20 WC
190/4 vs Scotland in 2021
186/6 vs Zimbabwe in 2016
183/5 vs Uganda in 2024
172 all out vs South Africa in 2016
170/5 vs Scotland in 2016
Afghanistan missed out on a golden opportunity to go past the 200-run mark for the first time in the 20-over showpiece event. Nevertheless, they still got their third-highest total in this competition.
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