In today's match of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, New Zealand hammered Afghanistan by 149 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai to collect their fourth win in a row. They moved to the top of the
points table. Skipper Tom Latham (68) and Glenn Phillips (71) with the bat and Mitchell Santner (3/39) and Lockie Ferguson (3/19) with the ball were the heroes for the Blackcaps. For Afghanistan, no batter looked in good touch and Rahamat Shah top-scored with 36 off 62 balls.
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Cricket World Cup 2023 IND vs BAN Playing 11, live match time, streaming Earlier, the Kiwis utilized the chances that they had as Phillips Latham took them to 288/6 against Afghanistan. They were helped by Will Young (54), Rachin Ravindra (32), and Mark Chapman (25*). For the Afghans, Azamatullah Omarzai and Naveen-Ul-Haq took two wickets each.
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bowl first against high-flying New Zealand. The Kiwi side made a forced change as Will Young replaced injured Kane Williamson. Afghanistan played the same 11 that faced England in Delhi.
Cricket World Cup 2023: New Zealand vs Afghanistan Playing 11 New Zealand Playing 11: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(c/w), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Afghanistan Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil(w), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Check ICC Cricket World Cup latest news updates here New Zealand vs Afghanistan TOSS: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and decided to bowl first.
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