New Zealand will go head to head against Afghanistan in the 16th match of the Cricket World Cup 2023. The match is scheduled to take place at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 18th October.
New Zealand are going strong so far with 3 wins in 3 matches so far. They are among the favourites to lift the World Cup due to their fine form. Afghanistan has picked a lot of confidence after their brilliant win against England in the last fixture. This was Afghanistan’s second World Cup overall.
Let’s take a look at the ODI head to head records between New Zealand and Afghanistan.
New Zealand has the upper edge over Afghanistan in the ODI head to head records. Both the teams have faced each other twice in the 50-over format and the Kiwis have emerged victorious on both occasions.
Matches | NZ Won | AFG Won | Tie | No Result | |
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Overall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Neutral Venue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Both the head to head matches between New Zealand and Afghanistan were part of the World Cups. The first ODI face-off took place in New Zealand in the 2015 World Cup where the host team New Zealand won by 6 wickets.
The second head to head ODI between NZ and AFG took place in 2019 World Cup in England. NZ won the match by 7 wickets.
Matches | NZ Won | AFG Won | Tie | No Result | |
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Cricket World Cup (ODI) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |