Four out of four from NZ. They spring to the beat of the table. Kiwis proceed to fly tall. The wings that almost everyone in the unit has given to them have moved them. KW missed the amusement. Youthful got his chance. Ravindra steadied the dispatch in spite of looking out of sorts.
Phillips played like it were he could. Latham attempted to be the stick. Chapman gave the last thrive. At that point the bowlers ventured up as a pack. Their well-oiled unit is steamrolling a few sides. Britain, Netherlands, Bangladesh, and now Afghanistan have pursued them. Who will they prey upon next? Will Afghanistan come back from this calamity?
They had good conditions now, but Butterfingers didn't help them. Indeed the bowling was great in patches. The batting appeared completely out of place. They have a win but one swallow doesn't make a summer. NZ faces a tougher challenge against India at Dharamsala soon.
Also, Afghanistan will play their neighbors, Pakistan, on the 23rd. Both have fixings to be classics! We’ll handle everything for you. Our team—Abhinav Guha, Saurabh Shankar, Anurag Hegde, Kumar Abhisekh Das, and Vinod—is saying goodbye!
Tom Latham: A satisfying beginning. Another awesome execution. A few times, someone put us beneath weight. The bowlers took wickets when required. We had misplaced three wickets in a brief span of time.
We thought of regrouping. They bowled with impressive skill. We managed to capitalize. Glenn played a phenomenal thump. The first 10 overs were eminent. Mitch Santner came in and did his work. Satisfying all-round execution.
I span on the back of a few great exhibitions, it is satisfying. We have India and then Australia. The force will continue, and I remain optimistic about it.
Hashmatullah Shahidi: At this level, you have to take those catches. The handling was destitute. We were a bit down because of that. Final six overs, a parcel of runs scored by the NZ group. Some time before the 40th over, we dropped a couple of catches.
We couldn't halt the set players. We attempted but failed. The hurled I can say, you can't judge 100 percent when it comes to the pitch. The pitch was moderate. We bowled well but the handling was a concern for us. It will hurt us. We have more diversions to come. Let’s chat so we can move forward and return more grounded in the next topic.
Cricket fans were on the edge of their seats for an exciting match between New Zealand and Afghanistan during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. 16th Match (D/N), Chennai, embodied the sport of cricket and highlighted the two sides' contrasting
Past Performance
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NEW NEALAND
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W
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W
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W
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W
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W
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AFGHANISTAN
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W
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L
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L
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L
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L
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Squads Off New Zealand
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Players
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Matches
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Runs
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Avg
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SR
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Wkts
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Avg
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Econ
|
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Kane Williamson
Batting: RHB Bowling: OB
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161
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6554
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47.83
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80.97
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37
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35.40
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5.35
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|
Mark Chapman
Batting: LHB Bowling: SLO
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12
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380
|
38
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107.04
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0
|
0
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0.0
|
|
Will Young
Batting: RHB Bowling: OB
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22
|
818
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43.05
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86.28
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0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
Daryl Mitchell
Batting: RHB Bowling: RM
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29
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1025
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46.59
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92.25
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13
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20.23
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5.59
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Glenn Phillips
Batting: RHB Bowling: OB
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20
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450
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32.14
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90.18
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6
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39.66
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6.43
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|
James Neesham
Batting: LHB Bowling: RMF
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73
|
1437
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28.17
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99.17
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69
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34.76
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6.09
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|
Mitchell Santner
Batting: LHB Bowling: SLO
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94
|
1252
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27.82
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89.17
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91
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38.58
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4.87
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|
Rachin Ravindra
Batting: LHB Bowling: SLO
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12
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189
|
23.62
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111.83
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12
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33.91
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6.12
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|
Devon Conway
Batting: LHB Bowling: RM
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22
|
874
|
46
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85.51
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0
|
0
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0.0
|
|
Tom Latham
Batting: LHB Bowling: RM
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134
|
3797
|
34.83
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84.96
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0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
Ish Sodhi
Batting: RHB Bowling: LB
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49
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201
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10.05
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72.82
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61
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35.60
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5.46
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Lockie Ferguson
Batting: RHB Bowling: RF
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58
|
115
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7.66
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50.66
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89
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31.71
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5.69
|
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Matt Henry
Batting: RHB Bowling: RFM
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75
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236
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11.23
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92.54
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130
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26.20
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5.17
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Tim Southee
Batting: RHB Bowling: RMF
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157
|
724
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12.27
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96.53
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214
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33.60
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5.47
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Suads Off Afghanistahn
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Players
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Matches
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Runs
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Avg
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SR
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Wkts
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Avg
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Econ
|
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Hashmatullah Shahidi
Batting: LHB Bowling: OB
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64
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1775
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32.27
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66.93
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0
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0
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8.33
|
|
Ibrahim Zadran
Batting: RHB Bowling: RMF
|
19
|
911
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53.58
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84.35
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0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
Najibullah Zadran
Batting: LHB Bowling: OB
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90
|
2053
|
29.75
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89.61
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0
|
0
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6.00
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|
Riaz Hassan
Batting: RHB Bowling: OS
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5
|
120
|
30
|
62.50
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0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
Azmatullah Omarzai
Batting: RHB Bowling: RMF
|
13
|
137
|
19.57
|
77.40
|
6
|
59
|
4.93
|
|
Gulbadin Naib
Batting: RHB Bowling: RMF
|
79
|
1207
|
20.11
|
74.27
|
72
|
34.05
|
5.45
|
|
Mohammad Nabi
Batting: RHB Bowling: OB
|
147
|
3153
|
27.18
|
86.14
|
154
|
32.30
|
4.29
|
|
Rahmat Shah
Batting: RHB Bowling: LBG
|
97
|
3269
|
36.32
|
70.65
|
15
|
34.66
|
5.81
|
|
Sharafuddin Ashraf
Batting: RHB Bowling: SLO
|
19
|
66
|
9.42
|
66
|
13
|
46.53
|
4.28
|
|
Ikram Alikhil
Batting: LHB
|
14
|
238
|
23.80
|
60.25
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Batting: RHB
|
26
|
958
|
38.32
|
85.23
|
0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
Abdul Rahman
Batting: RHB Bowling: RMF
|
3
|
10
|
5
|
27.02
|
1
|
133
|
7.67
|
|
Fareed Ahmad
Batting: LHB Bowling: LFM
|
15
|
37
|
18.50
|
59.67
|
21
|
25
|
5.14
|
|
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Batting: RHB Bowling: LMF
|
21
|
14
|
3.50
|
33.33
|
32
|
27.50
|
5.56
|
|
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Batting: RHB Bowling: OB
|
66
|
185
|
8.40
|
83.33
|
93
|
25.86
|
4.15
|
|
Naveen-ul-Haq
Batting: RHB Bowling: RMF
|
7
|
21
|
21
|
72.41
|
14
|
25.42
|
5.78
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Match information
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Series
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New Zealand vs Afghanistan, ICC CWC, 2023
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Time
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1:30 PM IST
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Tour
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ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023
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Date
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October 18, 2023
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