Afghanistan are through to the T20 World Cup Super 8s after beating Papua New Guinea by seven wickets in Trinidad, eliminating New Zealand in the process.
Seamers Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq did the damage for Afghanistan as three wickets in four balls left Papua New Guinea reeling at 12-3 early in the third over. The result also confirms that New Zealand, who have reached the semi-finals in each of the last three T20 tournaments and were beaten finalists in 2021, will not progress from Group C.in their second match meaning the Black Caps will exit a World Cup before the last four for the first time since 2014.After proving themselves to be real contenders in their first two games, Afghanistan quickly took control after choosing to bowl first.
Naveen castled Hiri Hiri with his first ball and then knocked over opener Tony Ura to leave Papua New Guinea five down before the end of the powerplay.
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