1
0
0
1lb
4
1
= 7
Match Details
AFG vs NZ 40th Match, T20 WC 2021
NZ
125-218.1
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
AFG
20.0124-8
D Conway
36
(32)
D Conway
36(32)
4s: 4
6s: 0
SR:112.50
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K Williamson
40
(42)
K Williamson
40(42)
4s: 3
6s: 0
SR:95.24
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G Naib
0-9
(1.1)
G Naib
0-9(1.1)
Econ: 7.71
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Player of the Match
Trent Boult
New Zealand3/17
NZ - 2nd Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 42 | 45 | 10 Over | 71 | 61 | 15 Over | 99 | 101 |
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AFG - 1st Innings| Session | Open | PASS | 6 Over | 44 | 23 | 10 Over | 47 | 56 | 15 Over | 90 | 91 | 20 Over | 137 | 124 |
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So that's it from all of us at OneCricket and Cricket Exchange. Do switch tabs as Pakistan takes on Scotland in Sharjah. I'm Akshay Bhide, signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Arjun Bhalla and AryaSekhar Chakraborty. Bye Bye.
Kane Williamson: "That was a a strong performance from us. We knew how dangerous Afghanistan are. We did well to restrict them to a below-par total. It was also necessary to keep the necessary threats out while chasing. It is a challenge to adjust to the conditions in three different venues. We knew coming here, sometimes during the day games, we have to set the tone on the park. England are a very strong side. It is important to keep learning from what we have done earlier."
Mohammad Nabi: "We didn't start off well and didn't finish well either. Our plan to bat first and put a decent total on the board. We didn't start well, early wickets, we built partnerships but didn't finish well. We were 30 runs short on this pitch. Our bowling is strong, but we didn't get a good total. We tried our best and bowled really well in this game. We look to work on our flaws and would come back strongly in our future matches."
Trent Boult: "Very happy to get performances like these. The boys are in great spirits. Also will be hoping to perform in a similar way at the business end of the tournament. We have seen wickets change during night games and afternoon games and it's a good experience for all of us. England has been playing very well so far and it will be a good challenge for us."
Trent Boult is the player of the match.
Akshay: A clinical performance from the Black Caps as they defeat
Afghanistan by eight wickets and seal the final semi-final berth. Afghanistan's
loss means that they get knocked out of the competition and also results in
India packing their bags.
After electing to bat first, the Afghan batters struggled to
get going as the New Zealand bowlers bowled brilliantly. Najibullah Zadran was
the lone performer with the bat, scoring 73 but lacked support from the other
end as they could only manage to score 124 in their 20 overs. Trent Boult
picked up three wickets and Southee finished with two.
New Zealand started the chase positively. Mujeeb removed
Daryl Mitchell in the fourth over but Williamson joined Guptill and started building a partnership. Guptill was cleaned by Rashid Khan in the ninth over but the Kiwis’
skipper was going strong from the other end. He remained unbeaten on 40 and was
well-supported by Conway (36*) from the other end as they both ensured there
were no hiccups in the chase. They took their side across the line with 11
balls to spare. A well-composed innings from both Williamson and Conway helped them chase down the total with ease.
So the four teams which qualify for the semi-finals are- Pakistan, New Zealand, England, and Australia. The standings in Group 2 will be decided at the end of the next match between Pakistan and Scotland. If Pakistan win the match, they will finish as table-toppers and will face Australia in the semi-final.
18.1 G Naib to D Conway
1 Conway punches the slower length ball down to long-on and that would be it. Devon Conway scores the match-winning single as New Zealand beat Afghanistan to knock India out of this T20 World Cup.
OVER 18
New Zealand
124/2
Kane Williamson
40(42)
Devon Conway
35(31)
Naveen ul Haq
0-16(2.0)
17.6 N ul to D Conway
1lb Slower one from over the wicket angle. At length around leg and the batter misses a whip and it thud him on the pads. Some appeal by Naveen and it gets turned down. And they sneak a leg bye. Scores levelled.
17.5 N ul to K Williamson
1 Williamson gets a full outside off and he caves a drive to mid-off. Picks one more.
17.4 N ul to D Conway
1 Length ball slanting into from leg stump line, Conway creams it down towards deep mid wicket. One more taken.
17.3 N ul to K Williamson
1 Back of a hand slower one on the shorter side, Williamson pushes it to cover-point for a run across.
17.2 N ul to K Williamson
0 Short and wide, Williamson hops up and under edges it onto the pitch.
17.1 N ul to K Williamson
2 Naveen returns and bowls a length and wider from Williamson who jumps out and lifts it over extra cover for a brace.
Over to Arjun for the last phase of this game.
OVER 17
New Zealand
118/2
Devon Conway
34(29)
Kane Williamson
36(38)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1-31(4.0)
16.6 Rahman to D Conway
2 A googly on the shorter side, Conway punches it in the gap between long on and deep mid wicket and returns back for the second.
16.5 Rahman to D Conway
0 Conway steps out and mistimes the drive towards covers. No run.
16.4 Rahman to D Conway
2 Conway reverse sweeps the flighted delivery past point and has enough time to come back for the second.
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