Tags: ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024,
New Zealand vs Afghanistan, 14th Match, Group C at Guyana, Jun 07, 2024,
New Zealand,
Afghanistan
Printed on: Jun 08, 2024
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New Zealand received the toss and determined to bowl first in Guyana. The Black Caps made some suprise calls of their enjoying XI as each Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee didn’t discover a place. Mujeeb Ur Rahman missed for Afghanistan as a result of a hand harm as Noor Ahmed took this place.
Afghanistan posted a complete of 159 on the board as Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran put up their second consecutive century stand. The duo put a 103-run partnership for the primary wicket with Gurbaz making a 56-ball 80 whereas Zadran made 44 runs in 41 balls. Trent Boult and Matt Henry took two wickets every
Chasing 160, New Zealand stored on dropping wickets at common intervals and bought bundled out for simply 76. For Afghanistan, Rashid and Farooqi scalped 4 wickets every. Aside from them, Mohammad Nabi additionally took two wickets. For NZ, Glenn Phillips scored 18 runs
Afghanistan registered their first- ever win over New Zealand in T20Is as they beat the Kane Williamson-led outfit by 84 runs. The Rashid Khan-led crew have received two video games in a row within the event to this point.
.Rashid Khan, the skipper of Afghanistan says it is likely one of the biggest performances from them in T20 in opposition to a world-class crew. Provides the openers began properly, they did not throw the wicket away and that was the time they did properly to take the sport deep. Shares on the midway mark, they’d set batters in so the speak was to play the pure, optimistic recreation and keep away from extra dot balls within the subsequent 10 overs. Tells with the bowling unit they’ve, a par rating is sufficient as all of the bowlers used their ability to place strain on the opposition. Reckons the trouble was there proper from the beginning, they method Gurbaz and Zadran opened, it gave them lots of power. Appreciates the way in which Farooqi bowled, however mentions there’s room for enchancment.
Kane Williamson begins by congratulating Afghanistan for the win. Provides that the opposition outplayed them in all aspects of the sport. Feels that their batters performed fantastically on a difficult floor. States that they are going to evaluation this loss and want to maneuver on shortly as video games proceed to come back thick and quick within the event. Tells that probably the most irritating half was their fielding within the first 10 overs the place they may not convert their possibilities. Additional says that going through West Indies within the subsequent recreation is an enormous problem and his aspect is aware of that they will play higher than this.
