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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.
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In the following game, they beat Namibia by 62 runs to maintain a high net run-rate
NZ vs AFG Live: A blip for Afghanistan but close game
In their next match, they faced Pakistan in Dubai. They bucked the trend by batting first. They lost but gave Pak a tough fight. They lost by 5 wickets with one over remaining. Hence, their net-run rate didn't take as nig a blow
NZ vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan start big
Of all the three teams in contention for this, Afghanistan kick-off their campaign the best. In Sharjah, they thumped Scotland by a whopping 130 runs to do a world of good to their net run-rate.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 Live Score: Big wins for NZ
That big improved their net run-rate and provided them with the required momentum. In the subsequent clashes, they defeat Nambia and Scotland by 52 runs and 16 runs, respectively, to put them themselves in a prime position to seal a final-four berth.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Cricket Score: NZ back on track
Like India, the Black Caps too suffered defeat in their opening encounter against Pakistan. However, they bounced back to hand India a hurtful 8-wicket defeat.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live: Poor net run-rate
As a result, not only did India slip towards the bottom of the table but also suffered a major setback in terms of net run-rate.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan: Poor start for India
Ahead of the tournament, Virat Kohli-led India began the tournament as favourites. However, they got off to the worst-possible start as they lost to Pakistan (10 wickets) and to New Zealand ( by 8 wicekts).
New Zealand vs Afghanistan: Who did we get here?
Well, a number of results have happened en route to this situation. Let's take a look at them in detail.
NZ vs AFG Live: Interesting Group 2 match
This New Zealand vs Afghanistan match is one of the biggest matches of the tournament yet as the fate of three teams depends on the outcome of this encounter.
NZ vs AFG Live Score, T20 World Cup
Hello and a very warm welcome to the live coverage of this extremely important Group 2 Super 12 clash of the T20 World Cup 2021 between New Zealand and Afghanistan. The focus will be massively on this game, between Kane Williamson's men and Mohammad Nabi's troops, as India's semifinal hopes are completely dependent on this game. The equation is simple. If New Zealand win, they are through and will kick India out of contention. If Afghanistan win, then India will need to beat Namibia convincingly tomorrow to finish with the best net run-rate. So, my lovely viewers, make sure your seatbelts are fastened for what promises to be an absolutely cracking encounter.
