Watch: Gulbadin Naib’s muscle celebration on 50 during NZ vs AFG T20 WC 2026 goes viral
Getting a promotion at number three during the T20 World Cup 2026 clash against New Zealand at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Gulbadin Naib, smashed a fine 50 and showed his muscle celebration.
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On the second ball of the sixth over of the innings during the fourth encounter of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Gulbadin Naib came into the middle at number. And from the very first ball, he was in an aggressive mode and made his way to his half-century and showed his muscle as the celebration went viral.
Gulbadin Naib hammered the full-length delivery from James Neesham over the long-off region for a boundary to get going before putting Glenn Phillips into the stands as he smoked the flighted delivery over the wide-on region for a massive six. The momentum got shifted on the 13th over of the innings against Neesham.
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Naib bent down and swept the right-arm pacer over the short fine leg for a fine boundary before backing his power and muscling the next delivery over the deep mid-wicket for a massive six. After the drinks break, the right-handed batter belted Jacob Duffy into the stands and celebrated his half-century in just 28 balls.
Gulbadin Naib celebrates his 50 in T20 World Cup 2026
Afghanistan didn’t get a strong start with the bat inside the powerplay as both their opening batters, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, struggled to get going against the pacers of the Kiwis side. Apart from one scoop shot for six by Gurbaz, he didn’t look threatening for his 27 runs in 22 balls with the help of two fours and one six.
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Matt Henry bowled beautifully for his three overs inside the powerplay, where he ended with 0/18. Their captain, Mitchell Santner, was excellent at an economy rate of 5.75 for conceding 23 runs in four overs without any success. Meanwhile, Duffy and Neesham were smashed for combined figures of 1/63 in six overs.
Afghanistan had already crossed the 145-run mark in 17 overs, which aimed themselves towards the 180-run mark with wickets in hand. And with three premier spinners in the side. They would hope to get their second successive win over the Kiwis in the T20 WC history.
Brief Scores: Afghanistan 164/5 (Gulbadin Naib 63, Sediquallh Atal 29, Lockie Ferguson 2/32) vs New Zealand.
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