New Zealand won the game by 149 runs
NZ – 288/6 (50)
AFG – 139 (34.4)
CRR: 4.01
Player of the Match
4-for-4 NZ. They rise above the table. Kiwis fly high. Wings from practically everyone in the unit have propelled them. Game missed by KW. Young took advantage. Despite appearing disorganized, Ravindra stabilized the ship. Phillips played uniquely. Latham sought unity. The finish came from Chapman. Bowlers then acted as a group.
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Their well-oiled machine steam-rolls several sides. Hunted are England, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. Who will be their next target? Will Afghanistan recover from this disaster? Butterfingers hurt them today, despite favorable conditions. Even bowling had its moments. The batting was utterly off. One swallow doesn’t make a summer, but they won. New Zealand will face India in Dharamshala in a few days, and Afghanistan will play Pakistan on the 23rd. Both have classic potential! We will keep making decisions for you. Abhinav Guha, Saurabh Shankar, Anurag Hegde, Kumar Abhishek Das, and Vinod bid you farewell!
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Tom Latham: A good start. Another fantastic show. Sometimes we were pressed. Bowlers took wickets as needed. We lost three wickets quickly. We considered regrouping. They bowled great. We capitalized. Glen played a great shot. The first 10 overs were great. Mitch Santner is working. Good overall performance. I suppose good performances make it pleasing. India, then Australia. Hopefully, momentum will continue.
Should take those catches at this level, says Shahidi. Fielding was bad. We were down because of that. NZ scored several runs in the last six overs. Some catches were dropped before the 40th over. We couldn’t stop set hitters. I tried but failed. You can’t judge the pitch 100% from the toss. The pitch slowed. We bowled well but struggled to field. We’ll suffer. More games are coming. We’ll discuss how to improve and win the next game.
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