SCORECARDCOMMENTARY
NZ WON
ODI
NZ beat AFG by 149 runs
Man of the Match - Glenn Phillips
NZ
288-6
50.0/50 Ovrs
139-10
34.4/50 Ovrs
AFG
ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 |Match 16 |10/18/2023
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Commentary
- A comfortable win for the Kiwis. A lot to work for the Afghan team. That is it from this game. Time for another big match. India will face Bangladesh on the 19th of this month at 2 pm IST (8.30 am GMT). Do join us for the build up early on. Cheers and goodbye.
- Tom Latham says it is a pleasing start, they were under pressure while batting but the players did well to put the pressure back on Afghanistan. Tells they lost three wickets in a short span but he and Glenn Phillips managed to build a stand. Mentions Glenn Phillips took the pressure of him in the middle phase. Reckons Mitchell Santner bowled well and so did the seamers which is nice for their momentum and for the next game. Shares they have played some good cricket and is looking forward to the next challenge.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi says their fielding let them down today and it is disappointing to see. Adds New Zealand scored a lot of runs in the last phase which didn't help them. Reckons the pitch was slow and spinning in the first innings, they bowled well but the fielding was the issue. Shares they are looking forward to the next game and hopes to show a better performance.
- Glenn Phillips wins the Player of the Match. He says Afghanistan spinners are talented but his team did well to put some partnership. Adds he and Latham were looking for around 60 runs off the last few overs and later Chapman and Santner did the job. Overall, 250 was a par total. Reckons everybody are working for each other, there is experience and trust among the players.
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- Afghanistan knew what they were coming against. They started well but their fielding didn't help them today. Still, we feel if they took their chances, Afghanistan could have easily kept New Zealand around 240. Even with their batting, they could have shown some aggression but against the pace attack of the Kiwis, it was always going to be difficult. A one-sided affair to be fair in the end.
- It was a tame batting performance. Not just batting but even the fielding was below standard for Afghanistan. The Kiwis took wickets at regular times. Azmatullah Omarzai and Rahmat Shah put on a stand but that never looked big enough as runs were hard to comeby. It was always looking dull for Afghanistan as once Azmatullah Omarzai and Shah fell, their batting felt like a pack of cards. New Zealand were clinical, Boult and Henry at the start. Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson in the middle and the rest supported well. A really dominating performance from New Zealand.
- A comfortable win for the Kiwis. They never looked in trouble throughout the match and once again they have won by a very big margin in this World Cup. New Zealand go on top of the table for now.
- 34.4WMitchell Santner to Fazalhaq Farooqi, OUT! EDGED and taken! New Zealand win. Tossed up outside off, Fazalhaq Farooqi looks to drive, it turns away, takes the outside edge and the slip fielder does the rest. NEW ZEALAND WIN BY 149 RUNS.
- 34.30Mitchell Santner to Fazalhaq Farooqi, Tossed up on off, Fazalhaq Farooqi blocks.
- 34.2WMitchell Santner to Naveen-ul-Haq, OUT! NUMBER 9 DOWN! Naveen looks to play the reverse sweep. This is slower, it goes off the top edge towards short third man where an easy catch is taken.
- 34.11Mitchell Santner to Ikram Alikhil, On middle, this is swept through square leg for one.
- END OF OVER 34 | 4 Runs & 2 Wkt | AFG 138/8
- 33.6WLockie Ferguson to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, OUT! ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST! Short and on middle, Mujeeb looks to pull but this goes off the top edge and Young at fine leg takes it.
- 33.50Lockie Ferguson to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Shorter and on off, this is pushed to cover.
- 33.44Lockie Ferguson to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, FOUR! SLAMMED AWAY! Short and on middle, this is pulled past mid-wicket and it goes to the fence.
- 33.3WLockie Ferguson to Rashid Khan, OUT! TAKEN! Rashid falls now. Afghanistan are 7 down. Full and around off, Khan swings, it goes off the toe end. Mitchell at cover takes it easily.
- 33.20Lockie Ferguson to Rashid Khan, Another quick bumper Rashid evades it.
- 33.10Lockie Ferguson to Rashid Khan, Shorter and outside off, Rashid slashes but misses.
- END OF OVER 33 | 8 Runs & 0 Wkt | AFG 134/6
- 32.61Mitchell Santner to Rashid Khan, Around off, this is lofted down to long off for one.
- 32.50Mitchell Santner to Rashid Khan, Slower this time and outside off, some turn away, Rashid swings again but misses this time.
- 32.46Mitchell Santner to Rashid Khan, SIX! RASHID SAYS ENOUGH! This is tossed up around off, it is hit over the long on fence for a biggie.
- 32.31Mitchell Santner to Ikram Alikhil, The reverse sweep comes out but only one as it goes towards deep point.
- 32.20Mitchell Santner to Ikram Alikhil, On middle, this is worked with the turn to mid-wicket.