WC 2015 – Game 31 –Afghanistan vs New Zealand at Napier on 08.03.15 – New Zealand won by six wickets
Najibullah Zadran scored 56 in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a batsman batting at number eight scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It also provided the third such occasion in WC 2015
DL Vettori captured 4 for 18 in this game to provide the 181st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. It also provides the 127th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup
DL Vettori captured 4 for 18 in this game to provide the 14th occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing four or more wickets in the World Cup. The following table lists all the 14 occasionns
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RJ Hadlee | 10.1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Bristol | 13.06.83 |
| 2 | GI Allott | 10.0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Cardiff | 20.05.99 |
| 3 | GI Allott | 10.0 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 1 | v Pakistan | Derby | 28.05.99 |
| 4 | CZ Harris | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 31.05.99 |
| 5 | AR Adams | 9.4 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 13.02.03 |
| 6 | JDP Oram | 10.0 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 1 | v Canada | Benoni | 03.03.03 |
| 7 | SE Bond | 10.0 | 2 | 23 | 6 | 1 | v Australia | Port Elizabeth | 11.03.03 |
| 8 | SB Styris | 10.0 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 1 | v Bangladesh | North Sound | 02.04.07 |
| 9 | DL Vettori | 8.4 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | v Ireland | Providence | 09.04.07 |
| 10 | HK Bennett | 5.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | v Kenya | Chennai | 20.02.11 |
| 11 | JDP Oram | 9.0 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 2 | v South Africa | Dhaka | 25.03.11 |
| 12 | TG Southee | 9.0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 1 | v England | Wellington | 20.02.15 |
| 13 | TA Boult | 10.0 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 1 | v Australia | Auckland | 28.02.15 |
| 14 | DL Vettori | 10.0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Napier | 08.03.15 |
DL Vettori captured 4 for 18 in this game to provide the tenth occasion of a New Zealand bowler capturing exact four wickets in the World Cup. The following table lists all the 14 occasionns
| No | Player | Overs | M | Runs | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | GI Allott | 10.0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 1 | v Australia | Cardiff | 20.05.99 |
| 2 | GI Allott | 10.0 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 1 | v Pakistan | Derby | 28.05.99 |
| 3 | CZ Harris | 3.1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | v Scotland | Edinburgh | 31.05.99 |
| 4 | AR Adams | 9.4 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 2 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 13.02.03 |
| 5 | JDP Oram | 10.0 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 1 | v Canada | Benoni | 03.03.03 |
| 6 | SB Styris | 10.0 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 1 | v Bangladesh | North Sound | 02.04.07 |
| 7 | DL Vettori | 8.4 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 2 | v Ireland | Providence | 09.04.07 |
| 8 | HK Bennett | 5.0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 1 | v Kenya | Chennai | 20.02.11 |
| 9 | JDP Oram | 9.0 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 2 | v South Africa | Dhaka | 25.03.11 |
| 10 | DL Vettori | 10.0 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1 | v Afghanistan | Napier | 08.03.15 |
This game was New Zealand’s 75th game in the World Cup. New Zealand became the second team to play 75 plus games in the World Cup after Australia. Australia has played 79 World Cup games. The following table lists the performance of both the teams.
| No | Team | Span | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR |
| 1 | Australia | 1975-2015 | 79 | 57 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1975-2015 | 75 | 45 | 29 | 0 | 1 |