Who Won Yesterday Match T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan registered a 7-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in match 29 of the T20 World Cup 2024. With this win, Afghanistan entered the Super 8 of the T20 World Cup 2024. This group C fixture took place at the Brian Lara cricket stadium in Tarouba, where Afghanistan chose to field first after winning the toss. Invited by Afghanistan to bat first, Papua New Guinea were not received well, as they were bundled out on 95 runs in 19.5 overs.
The 96-run target was not enough to stop Afghanistan from storming into the Super 8 stage of the 2024 World Cup. Afghanistan did all the formalities in 15.1 overs and took two crucial points.
Who Won Yesterday Match: AFG vs PNG Scorecard
PNG Batting
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Tony Ura | b Naveen-ul-Haq | 11 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 61.11 |
| Assad Vala (c) | run out (Fazalhaq Farooqi/Rahmanullah Gurbaz) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| Lega Siaka | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sese Bau | c Rahmanullah Gurbaz b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hiri Hiri | b Naveen-ul-Haq | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Chad Soper | run out (Noor Ahmad/Rashid Khan) | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 34.61 |
| Kiplin Doriga † | lbw b Noor Ahmad | 27 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 84.37 |
| Norman Vanua | run out (Rashid Khan) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alei Nao | c Rashid Khan b Fazalhaq Farooqi | 13 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 68.42 |
| John Kariko | not out | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Semo Kamea | run out (†Rahmanullah Gurbaz) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Extras | (lb 12, w 13) | 25 | ||||
| TOTAL | 19.5 Ov (RR: 4.78) | 95 |
AFG Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| Mohammad Nabi | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.41 |
| Rashid Khan | 4 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6.25 |
| Noor Ahmad | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Karim Janat | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
AFG Batting
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | b Nao | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 157.14 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | b Kamea | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulbadin Naib | not out | 49 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 136.11 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | b Vanua | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 72.22 |
| Mohammad Nabi | not out | 16 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 69.56 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 6, w 5) | 12 | ||||
| TOTAL | 15.1 Ov (RR: 6.65) | 101/3 |
PNG Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Alei Nao | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Semo Kamea | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5.33 |
| Chad Soper | 2.1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8.76 |
| Norman Vanua | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
| John Kariko | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Man of the Match
In the Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea match, Afghan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi was named player of the match for his match-winning bowling spell, in which he took 3 wickets by giving away just 16 runs in four overs.
| Player | Team | Bowling |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | AFG | 3/16 (4) |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Most Runs
In the AFG vs. PNG T20 World Cup game, Gulbadin Naib of Afghanistan was the highest-scoring batsman of the match, making 49* runs in 36 balls.
| Player | Team | Runs |
| Gulbadin Naib | AFG | 49* (36) |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Most Wickets
Fazalhaq Farooqi, the Afghan pacer, claimed 3 wickets in the t20 World Cup match against Papua New Guinea to become the highest wicket-taker of the game.
| Player | Team | Bowling Figures |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | AFG | 3/16 (4) |
Also Read: T20 World Cup 2024 Points Table || Most wickets in T20 World Cup 2024
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Most Sixes
Gulbadin Naib was the most dangerous batsman for the bowlers in this match. He smashed two sixes in a not-out 49-run inning against PNG to become the batter with the most sixes in the AFG vs. PNG match.
| Player | Team | Sixes |
| Gulbadin Naib | AFG | 2 |
Yesterday T20 World Cup Match Playing XIs
AFG Playing XI – Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
PNG Playing XI – Assad Vala (c), Tony Ura, Sese Bau, Lega Siaka, Hiri Hiri, Kiplin Doriga (wk), Chad Soper, Norman Vanua, Alei Nao, John Kariko, Semo Kamea
Match Details: AFG vs PNG Match No. 29 T20 World Cup 2024
| Venue | Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad |
| Toss | Afghanistan, elected to field first |
| Tournament | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 |
| Player of the Match | Fazalhaq Farooqi (AFG) |
| Match number | Match No. 29 T20 World Cup 2024 |
| Umpires | Alex Wharf (ENG) Michael Gough (ENG) |
| TV Umpire | Richard Illingworth (ENG) |
| Reserve Umpire | Ahsan Raza (PAK) |
| Match Referee | David Boon (AUS) |
