New Zealand vs Afghanistan World Cup: Ferguson and Santner each claimed three wickets as Afghanistan was bowled out for 139 runs.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan in World Cup: Ferguson and Santner each claimed three wickets as Afghanistan was bowled out for 139 runs.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan: New Zealand has won the 2023 World Cup for the fourth time in a row. Afghanistan defeated the team by 149 runs. With this win, New Zealand is at first place in the points table, while the Indian team is at second place.
Afghanistan team came to chase the target of 289 runs at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday, but was all out for 139 runs in the 35th over. Afghanistan won the toss here and chose to bowl. The New Zealand team had lost four wickets for 110 runs. From here, captain Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips made a partnership of 144 runs and took the team’s score to 288 runs.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan World Cup: Both teams are playing the 16th match of the 2022 World Cup at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. Afghanistan won the toss and chose to play. New Zealand, batting first, scored 92 runs in 17 overs, in which not even a single wicket was taken. Will Young and Rachin Ravindra are at the crease.
- Devon Conway was out after scoring 20 runs. Mujeeb ur Rahman made him LBW.
Powerplay: Average start for the Kiwis
The New Zealand team, which was batting after losing the toss, had an average start. The team scored 43 runs after losing one wicket in the first 10 overs. Devon Conway was out after scoring 20 runs.
This is how New Zealand’s wicket fell
- First: Devon Conway scored 20 runs: Mujeeb Un Rahman LBW on the third ball of the 7th over.
- Second: Rachin Ravindra scored 32 runs: Azmatullah Omarzai bowled the second ball of the 21st over.
- Third: Will Young scored 54 runs: In the 21st over, Azmatullah Omarzai got the last ball caught by wicketkeeper Ikram Alikhit.
- Fourth: Daryl Mitchell – One goal: In the 22nd over, Rashid Khan got the fourth ball caught by wicketkeeper Ikram Alikhit.
- Fifth: Glenn Phillips scored 71 runs: In the 48th over, Naveen Ul Haq got Rashid Khan caught on the first ball.
- Sixth: Tom Latham scored 68 runs: In the 48th over, Naveen Ul Haq bowled the third ball.
Playing 11 of New Zealand vs Afghanistan
New Zealand:Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult,
Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Ikram Alikhil,
Kane Williamson is injured and won’t be playing.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has a broken thumb. New Zealand Cricket confirmed this on Twitter on Saturday, October 14. Williamson suffered the injury in the match against Bangladesh on Friday 13 October. Hence, retired hurt on 78 runs and returned to the pavilion.
Their cover is Tom Blundell. Williamson, however, will remain in the team and may play again next month. In his place, Tom Latham will captain.
Fourth game between the two teams
This will be the fourth World Cup match for both the teams. In its first three games, New Zealand has won each of them. They defeated England in the first match, Netherlands in the second match and Bangladesh in the third match. While Afghanistan has won two matches and one out of three. It lost its first match to Bangladesh and the second to India. It caused an upset by defeating England, who is currently the champion, in the third match.
Head-to-head and latest records
Overall, two ODIs have been played between New Zealand and Afghanistan so far. New Zealand emerged victorious in both. The games were played during the World Cups in 2015 and 2019. Both teams did not play a single ODI.
- New Zealand: The team won all of the last five.
- Afghanistan: The team has won only one and lost four of the last five matches.
Devon Conway in form
New Zealand opener Devon Conway has scored the most goals in the World Cup 2023. In his first match against England, Conway played an unbeaten inning of 151 runs. Secondly, Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry have 8-8 wickets in their name.
Rasid Khan in form
Afghanistan’s great player Rashid Khan looked lackluster in the first two matches. He had taken two wickets in the first two matches, but against England, Rashid made a brilliant comeback by taking three wickets. While Rahmanullah Gurbaz played a brilliant inning of 80 runs against England.
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