New Zealand VS Afghanistan, 40th Match, T20 World Cup 2021 - Live Cricket Score, ball by ball Commentary

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40th Match, T20 World Cup 2021

NEW ZEALAND BEAT AFGHANISTAN BY 8 WICKETS
MATCH ENDED

Afghanistan
124/8 (20.0)

VS

New Zealand
125/2 (18.1)

Match Information Desktop Scorecard

Toss	Afghanistan elected to bat
Match Status	New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets Match Ended
Umpires	Kumar Dharmasena (SL), Langton Rusere (ZIM) and Richard Illingworth (ENG)
Man of the Match	Trent Boult

Afghanistan (124/8 in 20.0 ovs)

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Hazratullah Zazai c Mitchell Santner b Trent Boult	2	4	0	0	50
Mohammad Shahzad c Devon Conway b Adam Milne	4	11	1	0	36
Rahmanullah Gurbaz lbw b Tim Southee	6	9	1	0	67
Gulbadin Naib b Ish Sodhi	15	18	1	0	83
Najibullah Zadran c James Neesham b Trent Boult	73	48	6	3	152
Mohammad Nabi c & b Tim Southee	14	20	0	0	70
Karim Janat c Ish Sodhi b Trent Boult	2	2	0	0	100
Rashid Khan c Kane Williamson b James Neesham	3	7	0	0	43
Mujeeb Ur Rahman not out	0	1	0	0	0

Extras	(b 1, lb 1, w 3, nb 0)				5
Total	(Wicket 8, Overs 20.0)				124
(6.2 runs per over)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ
Tim Southee	4	24	2	6.00
Trent Boult	4	17	3	4.25
Adam Milne	4	17	1	4.25
James Neesham	4	24	1	6.00
Mitchell Santner	2	27	0	13.50
Ish Sodhi	2	13	1	6.50

New Zealand (125/2 in 18.1 ovs)

Batting	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Martin Guptill b Rashid Khan	28	23	4	0	122
Daryl Mitchell c Mohammad Shahzad b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	17	12	3	0	142
Kane Williamson not out	40	42	3	0	95
Devon Conway not out	36	32	4	0	113

Extras	(b 0, lb 2, w 2, nb 0)				4
Total	(Wicket 2, Overs 18.1)				125
(6.88 runs per over)

Bowling	O	R	W	Econ
Mohammad Nabi	4	26	0	6.50
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	4	31	1	7.75
Naveen-ul-Haq	2	16	0	8.00
Hamid Hassan	3	14	0	4.66
Rashid Khan	4	27	1	6.75
Gulbadin Naib	1.1	9	0	7.71

Team Sqaud

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

Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (w), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

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