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Cricket PlayersNZ vs AFG T20 World Cup 2021 Highlights: India knocked out of contention; New Zealand win by 8 wickets to make semifinal
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Highlights T20 World Cup 2021 Updates: New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets in their Super 12 match in Abu Dhabi to qualify for the semifinal and knock India and Afghanistan out of contention. IND's journey is over. Follow NZ vs AFG score and updates on the live blog.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Highlights: New Zealand have qualified for their 14th ICC semifinal as they defeated Afghanistan by 8 wickets in Abu Dhabi to qualify for the T20 World Cup 2021 final-four. With this result, India have been knocked out of semifinal contention and so are Afghanistan. In chase of 125 in 120 balls, New Zealand climbed to 45/1 in 6 overs. Despite Mujeeb ur Rahman removing Daryl Mitchell, Martin Guptill continued to attack. The Kiwis crossed 50 in the 7th over to stay on track of the chase. However, they were pegged back in the middle overs as Rashid Khan knocked over Guptill's stumps and dried up the runs to lead the Afghan fightback. Despite a few quiet overs, Devon Conway (36*) and skipper Kane Williamson (40*) stitched a match-winning 68-run partnership. In the first innings, after opting to bat, Afghanistan got off to a terrible start as they found themselves reeling at 23/3 after the Powerplay. The side lost their top three batters as Tim Southee, Adam Milne, and Trent Boult picked up a wicket each. Najibullah Zadran smashed a few boundaries to take Afghanistan past 50. Just when he looked like building a stand with Gulbadin Naib, Ish Sodhi castled the latter to leave Afghanistan reeling at 56/4 at the halfway stage. Then, Nabi and Najib stitched an impressive 50-run stand to set themselves up for a big finish and take the side past 100. In between, Najib brought up a T20I 50. Nabi and Najib (73) were dismissed in quick succession as Afghanistan posted 124/8 in 20 overs. Trent Boult finished with figures of 3/17 in 4 overs.
...Read MoreNZ vs AFG Live: Trent Boult is sharing the new ball
Left-arm pacer Trent Boult is opening the attack from the other end
Just 1 off the over. AFG are 7/0 after 2 overs
NZ vs AFG: Shot, Mohammad Shahzad
FOUR! What a shot to get off the mark. Slightly full from Southee around off. Shahzad plays through the line and lofts the ball over mid off for 4.
AFG are 6/0 after 1 over
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score: LET'S PLAY!
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad have walked out to open for Afghanistan. Tim Southee to open NewZealand's attack
Big, big game! 3 teams, 1 SF berth
T20 World Cup 2021 New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live: National Anthems time
The teams have lined up for the national anthems. Afghanistan first.
New Zealand's next!
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score: Rashid Khan knows the occasion is very big
“I think it's a proud moment for us, this will be the most-watched game, so I'm looking forward to it. It's better to focus on the basics, believe in ourselves and enjoy the game. We always love batting first, and try to defend that. But against India we had the dew factor in mind, so we wanted to take advantage of it.” Today, it's a day game, so we'll try to bat first and defend."
New Zealand vs Afghanistan: AFG advantage in Abu Dhabi?
The Afghans have played three of their last 5 T20Is at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. They have won 2 of those.
NZ vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan form guide
vs India - Lost by 66 runs
vs Namibia- Won by 62 runs
vs Pakistan - Lost by 5 wickets
vs Scotland- Won by 130 runs
vs Zimbabwe- Won by 47 runs
NZ vs AFG Live Updates: New Zealand form guide
vs Namibia- Won by 52 runs
vs Scotland- Won by 16 runs
vs India - Won by 8 wickets
vs Pakistan - Lost by 5 wickets
vs BAN - Won by 27 runs
New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup Live Cricket Score: TEAM NEWS
AFG- The wish of all the Indian cricket teams' fans have been answered. Mujeeb Ur Rahman has returned |Sharafuddin is out
NZ- Unchanged
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Score: NZ skipper Kane Williamson at the toss
"We were going to have a bat as well, it's a used surface. I think both sides have match winners and it's a mix of youth and experience. We are playing with the same team, no changes."
NZ vs AFG Live: Playing XIs
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad(w), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi(c), Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson(c), Devon Conway(w), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup Live Score: AFG skipper Nabi at the toss
"We will bat first. It was a night game in Abu Dhabi, so we bowled first. It's a day game, so we want to post a decent total on the board. Mujeeb is back, he is in the team. We will try our best and try to win."
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score: AFG have won the toss
AFG win toss and opt to bat first in Abu Dhabi
New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup Live Score: UP NEXT…THE TOSS
Toss upcoming in about 2 minutes
NZ vs AFG Live Score T20 World Cup 2021: Pitch Report
"The wicket is going to be slow, it's the same pitch that was used yesterday for Australia vs West Indies. It has a few cracks, so batting might be challenging. The third match to be played on this track"
New Zealand vs Afghanistan: How can India qualify? All scenarios explained
IF NZ and AFG were to split points then…
New Zealand: Through to SF (7 points)
Afghanistan: Eliminated (5 points)
India: Eliminated (Max 6 points)
NZ vs AFG Live: How can India qualify? All scenarios explained
IF AFGHANISTAN WIN THEN…
New Zealand-Eliminated
India- if they beat Namibia comprehensively and finish with a NRR higher than AFG and NZ, they will be through
AFG- Through to semis if India lose or if finish with an inferior net run-rate
NZ vs AFG: How can India qualify? All scenarios explained
IF NEW ZEALAND WIN THEN…
Pakistan and NZ will go through to the semifinal | AFG and IND will be knocked out
NZ vs AFG Live Updates: Most T20I Wickets for Afghanistan on this venue
Most T20I wickets by Afghanistan batters at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium:
- Rashid Khan - 11
- Mohammad Nabi - 7
- Amir Hamza - 6
New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup Live Cricket Score: Most runs for AFG on this venue
Most T20I runs by Afghanistan batters at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium:
- Asghar Afghan - 238 runs
- Mohammad Shazad - 225 runs
- Usman Ghani -172
New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 Live Score And the trends say…
In the afternoon games: The chasing team has won 6 of the last 7 encounters
New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup Live Score: And the trends say…
4 out of the last 6 games here have been won by the side batting first.
NZ vs AFG Live: Ish Sodhi likely to be fit
New Zealand's key spinner Ish Sodhi took a blow on the had against Namibia but is likely to be fit for the game
NZ vs AFG: First match in Abu Dhabi for New Zealand
Interestingly, this is New Zealand's first T20 World Cup 2021 match at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Safe to say advantage AFG?
T20 World Cup 2021 New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live: AFG Predicted XI
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan
