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New Zealand vs Afghanistan, Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2021 Latest Updates: The dot balls keep rising! Conway failed to get a run on the first four balls of Hassan, and also got beaten on one of them after the length ball held its line. Some more tight overs could build some pressure on the Kiwis. Two from the over. 62 more needed. Preview: The Indian team, and billions back home, will watch with bated breath as New Zealand face Afghanistan in a T20 World Cup match, the result of which will decide the semifinal line-up from Group 2. A win for the Kiwis would shut India’s hopes of advancing to the last-four as it would take them to eight points, putting things beyond the reach of Virat Kohli’s men. If Afghanistan manage to turn the tables on Kane Williamson & Co, it will keep alive their slim chances while boosting that of the Indians (on 4 points currently), who would need to win their last match with a good margin. [caption id=“attachment_10117591” align=“alignnone” width=“640”]
Live Cricket Score and Live Streaming of New Zealand vs Afghanistan ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Today’s NZ vs AFG Match[/caption] However, if the Kiwis secure a win, India’s final league game on Monday against Namibia will be rendered inconsequential. How the New Zealand batters handle the middle overs when star spinner Rashid Khan would be in operation would have a huge say on how the match pans out and a good start by the powerful Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell could prove crucial as would skipper Williamson’s contribution. When will the Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup 2021 between Afghanistan and New Zealand take place? The match between Afghanistan and New Zealand will take place on 7 November 2021. What is the venue for Afghanistan vs New Zealand match? Afghanistan vs New Zealand match will take place at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. What time will Afghanistan vs New Zealand match start? The match will begin at 3.30 pm IST. The toss will take place at 3 pm IST. Which TV channels will broadcast Afghanistan vs New Zealand match? The match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network. The live streaming of the match will also be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Besides, you can browse Firstpost.com for live updates and over-by-over commentary. Squads: Teams (from): Afghanistan: Mohammed Nabi (captain), Hazratullah Zazai, Ahmed Shahzad, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen ul Haq, Rashid Khan, Hamid Hasan, Rahamnaullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Fareed Ahmed, Usman Ghani. New Zealand: Kane Williamson (c), Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, Tim Seifert (wk), James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Tim Southee, Mark Chapman, Adam Milne, Kyle Jamieson, Todd Astle. Click here for complete T20 World Cup coverage
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Highlights, New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2021: New Zealand eliminate India with eight-wicket win
New Zealand vs Afghanistan, Live Cricket Score, T20 World Cup 2021 Latest Updates: The dot balls keep rising! Conway failed to get a run on the first four balls of Hassan, and also got beaten on one of them after the length ball held its line. Some more tight overs could build some pressure on the Kiwis. Two from the over. 62 more needed.
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New Zealand are a hugely popular side and loved by all but today they have broken a lot of Indian hearts by winning against Afghanistan. But in all honesty, the defeats against Pakistan and New Zealand made it almost impossible for India to reach the semis. The Kiwis came into the match with a simple equation — win and reach the semis. They did that and without any fuss. They bowled well to restrict Afghanistan to 124/8, and then batted in a clam way to get across the finish line without a hiccup. Excellent cricket. Excellent team.
That’s it from our side for tonight. Bye bye!
The first two defeats made reaching semis impossible…
Opportunity lost…
Sad…
Thoughts?
New Zealand reach semis with eight-wicket win!!
Another World Cup semi-finals appearance for New Zealand. It has been a highly professional performance today. Put in to bowl, the New Zealand pacers and spinners never allowed Afghanistan batters to build partnerships. And chasing a small total, skipper Williamson led from the front to take his team to the semi-finals.
After 18 overs,New Zealand 124/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 40 , Devon Conway (W) 35)
Naveen back to the attack. Six from the over and New Zealand need just one more to reach the semi-finals. Impressive performance.
After 17 overs,New Zealand 118/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 36 , Devon Conway (W) 34)
NZ are not up against a big total and the boundary balls in every over are making their job a lot easier. Conway collects a four in this over by dancing down the track against Mujeeb and smashing the ball down the ground. 10 from the over. Only seven needed by NZ.
After 16 overs,New Zealand 108/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 35 , Devon Conway (W) 26)
Williamson and Conway keep NZ ticking along. Seven from Hassan’s over including a four for Williamson off a full toss. 17 more needed.
After 15 overs,New Zealand 101/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 29 , Devon Conway (W) 26)
Conway starts the over by reverse sweeping Rashid for four runs. Singles from the next four balls followed by a sweep shot by the batter where the top-edge goes over short fine leg fielder for two runs. 100 up for NZ. 24 more needed.
After 14 overs,New Zealand 91/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 27 , Devon Conway (W) 18)
NZ are 34 away from a semis spot. 13 from Nabi’s over including two fours. Conway brought out the sweep shot to collect two fours on the square leg. Three singles and a double also from the over.
After 13 overs,New Zealand 78/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 26 , Devon Conway (W) 6)
After bowling a lot of spin, Afghanistan go back to a pacer. Naib bowls. Eight from the over including a four for Williamson through cover. 47 more needed.
After 12 overs,New Zealand 70/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 20 , Devon Conway (W) 4)
A productive over from NZ off Rashid. Seven from the over which also included a pressure release boundary from Williamson who clipped the googly to cow corner fence. 55 more needed.
After 11 overs,New Zealand 63/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 14 , Devon Conway (W) 3)
The dot balls keep rising! Conway failed to get a run on the first four balls of Hassan, and also got beaten on one of them after the length ball held its line. Some more tight overs could build some pressure on the Kiwis. Two from the over. 62 more needed.
After 10 overs,New Zealand 61/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 13 , Devon Conway (W) 2)
Tidy over from Nabi! Conway worked away the legside ball for a single. Four dot balls to Williamson who collects a double on the last ball. Drinks break time.
After 9 overs,New Zealand 58/2 ( Kane Williamson (C) 11 , Devon Conway (W) 1)
With scoreboard pressure missing, NZ batters weren’t taking any risk. Guptill though decided to go for a slog sweep against Rashid’s wrong’un and lost his wicket. He failed to connect and got castled. 400 wickets in T20s for Rashid.
Martin Guptill b Rashid Khan 28 (23)
Guptill will be kicking himself for the way he got out. Guptill picked the wrong’un and went for a sweep shot but missed it completely and lost his stumps.
After 8 overs,New Zealand 53/1 ( Martin Guptill 27 , Kane Williamson (C) 9)
Nabi returns to the attack. Just three singles from the over which also included an lbw appeal against Guptill on the last ball but the batter had got an inside edge on the offspin ball.
After 7 overs,New Zealand 50/1 ( Martin Guptill 26 , Kane Williamson (C) 7)
Rashid Khan introduced into the attack. New Zealand bring up their 50 with five singles from the over. Only 75 needed more. Afghanistan need wickets here to get back into the game.
After 6 overs,New Zealand 45/1 ( Martin Guptill 24 , Kane Williamson (C) 4)
Strong start for NZ! Guptill finishes this over with two consecutive fours. The short ball was pulled to the deep midwicket boundary while the fuller ball was driven to cover fence. Excellent batting.
After 5 overs,New Zealand 36/1 ( Martin Guptill 16 , Kane Williamson (C) 3)
Hamid Hassan starts with a poor full toss and Guptill creams it down the ground for a four. The batter mistimed his lofted shot to long on for a single. A single for Williamson. Six from the over.
After 4 overs,New Zealand 30/1 ( Martin Guptill 11 , Kane Williamson (C) 2)
Mujeeb shows his magic to remove Mitchell. The batter edged the carrom ball trying to dab the length delivery to the third man. Williamson was also beaten on another carrom ball. Four from the over.
Daryl Mitchell c †Mohammad Shahzad b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 17 (12)
Mujeeb strikes! The carrom ball does the job. It was pitched on length, outside off and Mitchell opened the face of the bat to guide it to the third man but the ball turned away and kissed the edge on its way to the keeper.
After 3 overs,New Zealand 26/0 ( Martin Guptill 9 , Daryl Mitchell 17)
Expensive over form Naveen-ul-Haq. Two boundaries came from it with the openers collecting one each. Nabi can’t wait for the powerplay to get over to bring in Rashid Khan. He needs to attack now.