ICC World Cup 2023: New Zealand vs. Afghanistan: Follow the live score updates, commentary, and highlights from NZ vs. AFG in Chepauk, Chennai. New Zealand defeats Afghanistan by 149 runs in their ICC World Cup 2023 matchup to keep their winning streak alive.
AFG 139 from 34.4 overs
Santner opens with a ripper of a delivery. Latham gets a change of glove. Nabi slashes hard to get four runs thanks to a big edge. Santner gets his 100th ODI wicket; turns away after pitching and clips the top of off. Nabi departs. There is a slip in place for Rashid, who gets off the mark immediately.
Ferguson bowls a maiden over. Rashid thumps a blow onto the sightscreen. The audience is standing.
Rashid Khan is hit by two short balls, a longer delivery, and then two more short balls. Rashid walks for 8 as Mitchell at cover settles below. They are currently all collapsing on top of one another. Young is reached by Mujeeb through a deep hole. Lockie has two in the over.
Santner will throw the 35th ball. Does the "Kohli! Kohli!" conversation get on Naveen's nerves? At the short third, the strangest reverse sweeps balloon to Chapman.
And with that, everything is finished. Mitchell slips one while Farooqi gains a substantial edge.
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AFG 121/5 in 30 overs
Just a touch on the way to Latham, and Azmat is lost for 27. Ikram Alikhil, who recently played a significant knock against England, enters the room.
Rahmat can steal a double and direct the ball toward deep extra cover with the help of his feet, giving Afghanistan a chance to reach 100 points. Rahmat drives through a cover and scores four points. Rahmat has since left. Although the replays show it wasn't a bump ball, the question remains. Rahmat stumbles. It's a decent catch. Rachin Ravindra received a sitter from the batter. 7 Nabi in.
Despite Daryl Mitchell's deep dive, the ball sped by for a boundary.
Ferguson makes a comeback, and his opening blow is a bouncer that causes Nabi to duck. Ferguson makes a delivery that skids on, and Ikram makes good use of the tempo to guide the ball toward the fence.
AFG 94/3 in 25 overs
- Now Rachin Ravindra is spinning his left arm. Against the Afghan batters near the wicket. Although he bowls with little spin, he has good control. Three runs remain before the total.
- Azmat swung violently at Phillips. sprints to the third man's border while taking an edge. Afghan hitters attempt to take on the part-time bowlers with a glimmer of intent.
- Rahmat resigns in opposition to Phillips. hits it straight back, passing the bowler just barely. only one, though.
- Rachin's short is chopped off for a four by Azmat. An advantageous border for Afghanistan.
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AFG 68/3 in 20 overs
- Ferguson has another over with miserliness. The 16th over produced just two runs.
- Santner eventually makes a length error. Rahmat pulls it over mid-wicket for a four even though it is short.
- Ferguson, meanwhile, keeps up his assault of short balls, giving the Afghan batters little opportunity to release their arms.
- The most recent bowler from New Zealand to try his hand is Glenn Phillips.
- With each passing over, the required rate for Afghanistan is rapidly increasing.
NZ 288/6 in 50 overs
Rashid now blows an opportunity! In this case, Phillips didn't quite get it in the middle. Rashid runs back from the 30-yard circle while keeping his eyes on the ball, but he stumbles just before the goal.
Latham pulls the delivery toward a backward square leg in anticipation of the slower delivery. He is just one away from reaching fifty. He ultimately hits the mark with one.
Back above the bowler's shoulder, Latham was beginning to develop. Six! Another is that the chains have been removed. The gains made by Afghanistan are being undone. Latham provides the 250 with an outrageous scoop. In the border after one bounce.
Due to Naveen's weak full toss, Phillips loses. Finally, Rashid makes a catch, demonstrating to others how to do it.
Azmat's misguided full toss is met by Chapman with a four. It is a no ball as well, adding insult to injury. However, the value of the free hit is merely a single. Chapman swings his bat at one while it is far away and standing white, and it sprints to the rope. carried over the leg-side after being picked up. It was intended to vanish as soon as it appeared and was bowled directly into the slot.
With the first ball of the last over, Rashid makes a dedicated effort in the deep to keep the score at 2. To prevent the boundaries from appearing, Naveen is mixing things up well. Santner hits a four to finish the inning. New Zealand would be grateful to have escaped the dangerous situation.
NZ 226/4 in 45 overs
- In front of square, Phillips has pulled off a googly bowled into the pads.
- Phillips gives a thumbs-up as one of Rashid's pitches veers sharply away from the hitter. He makes a visible "Woah!" sound and applauds the spinner with his hands.
- Latham performs a reverse sweep, knocking down another sitter. Mujeeb has a track record of missing. Rashid is merely averting his gaze at the moment, perhaps to avoid offending his teammate.
- The situation worsens—94m six! The slog sweep is unleashed by Phillips after Mujeeb loops it up.
- For NZ, the 200 comes up. From here, eight more would push the team's total beyond 260.
- A NEW DROPS! AND THE SKIPPER THIS TIME... They're making Australia, the pundit quips.
The first inning begins with New Zealand.
Starters Devon Conway and Will Young of New Zealand are in the middle of the field. They'll try to get their team off to a strong start once more.
Mujeeb is Afghanistan's first leader.
WHAT THEY SAID
AFG captain Hashmatullah Shahidi: We want to bowl first. In the second part, there is the dew factor. We'll try to limit them to a weak score. The celebration for that night's game (ENG vs. AFG) is no longer there. We are sending the same group.
NZ captain Tom Latham: I wasn't sure what to do in either case. It appears to be a decent surface. We will benefit by batting first. Williamson is replaced by Will Young. It's crucial to adjust to every team, every surface, and every terrain.
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