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Vettori, Boult hand New Zealand fifth win

Afghanistan elected to bat and found themselves four down for 49  AFP
Daniel Vettori picked two wickets in two balls reducing Afghanistan to 59 for 6 in the 20th over  AFP
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Samiullah Shenwari scripted a rearguard, adding 86 with Najibullah Zadran for the seventh wicket  ICC
Shenwari needed attention after being hit on the helmet by a Corey Anderson bouncer  AFP
Afghanistan were bowled out for 186 in the 48th over  Associated Press
Brendon McCullum got New Zealand off to a flier, scoring 42 from just 19  Getty Images
New Zealand then went about the chase calmly before Martin Guptill was run out in the 27th  Getty Images
New Zealand had suffered a minor blip when Shapoor Zadran got the wicket of Kane Williamson  Getty Images
Ross Taylor and Corey Anderson saw New Zealand home for a six-wicket win with 13.5 overs to spare  Getty Images
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