New Zealand vs Afghanistan, 16th Match at Chennai, World Cup 2023, Oct 18 2023 - Playing XI

RESULT

16th Match (D/N), Chennai, October 18, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup

288/6

(34.4/50 ov, T:289) 139

New Zealand won by 149 runs

Player Of The Match

, NZ

71 (80)

Cricinfo's MVP

, NZ

86.81 ptsImpact List

	Afghanistan	New Zealand
1	Rahmanullah Gurbaz wicketkeeper batter	Devon Conway wicketkeeper batter
2	Ibrahim Zadran opening batter	Will Young top-order batter
3	Rahmat Shah allrounder	Rachin Ravindra batting allrounder
4	Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) top-order batter	Daryl Mitchell batting allrounder
5	Azmatullah Omarzai allrounder	Tom Latham † (c) wicketkeeper batter
6	Ikram Alikhil † wicketkeeper batter	Glenn Phillips allrounder
7	Mohammad Nabi allrounder	Mark Chapman allrounder
8	Rashid Khan bowling allrounder	Mitchell Santner bowling allrounder
9	Mujeeb Ur Rahman bowler	Matt Henry bowler
10	Naveen-ul-Haq bowler	Lockie Ferguson bowler
11	Fazalhaq Farooqi bowler	Trent Boult bowler
Bench
12	Abdul Rahman bowler	Kane Williamson (c) top-order batter
13	Najibullah Zadran middle-order batter	Kyle Jamieson bowler
14	Noor Ahmad bowler	James Neesham batting allrounder
15	Riaz Hassan batter	Ish Sodhi bowler
16	-	Tim Southee bowler

Language

English

Win Probability

NZ 100%

NZAFG

100%50%100%

Over 35 • AFG 139/10

Naveen-ul-Haq c Chapman b Santner 0 (1b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0

W

Fazalhaq Farooqi c Mitchell b Santner 0 (2b 0x4 0x6 1m) SR: 0

W

New Zealand won by 149 runs

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Match Coverage

Santner emulates Vettori and rouses Chepauk

Mitchell Santner is only the second NZ spinner after his hero, Daniel Vettori, to 100 ODI wickets

Santner emulates Vettori and rouses Chepauk

New Zealand's do-it-all man Glenn Phillips shows he can play the waiting game

He can whack, he can bowl, he can keep, he can leap - and he can rebuild an innings on a slow track with his side under immense pressure too

New Zealand's do-it-all man Glenn Phillips shows he can play the waiting game

Trott, Afghanistan lament sloppy fielding

Afghanistan squandered six opportunities - five catches and a stumping chance - in New Zealand's big win

Trott, Afghanistan lament sloppy fielding

NZ keep perfect record as Afghanistan fall apart in chase of 289

Fifties from Latham and Phillips lifted New Zealand to a competitive score and Afghanistan never really got going in their chase

NZ keep perfect record as Afghanistan fall apart in chase of 289

New Zealand's six lives

It was a forgettable day in the field for Afghanistan with five catches (of which one was a really tough chance) and a stumping missed

New Zealand's six lives

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Videos

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Deep Dasgupta's advice to Afghanistan: 'Bat first and back your bowlers'

Deep Dasgupta's advice to Afghanistan: 'Bat first and back your bowlers'

Why is Lockie Ferguson important for the NZ line-up?

Why is Lockie Ferguson important for the NZ line-up?