07/11Result
40th Match, Group 2, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Abu Dhabi, Nov 7 2021
New Zealand won by 8 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Trent Boult
Trent BoultNew Zealand
07/11Result
40th Match, Group 2, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Abu Dhabi, Nov 7 2021
New Zealand won by 8 wkts (11b rem)
Player of the Match
Trent Boult
Trent BoultNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
20 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | AFG: 124/8 | RR: 6.20

  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman0 (1b)
  • James Neesham4-0-24-1
  • Trent Boult4-0-17-3

3.35 pm Najibullah has given Afghanistan fans (and India ones) faint hope with his knock but this looks like a woefully under par total. You never know though with Mujeeb and Rashid reaching into their bag of tricks with the ball. Spectacular death bowling though from New Zealand to tie the Afghanistan order down in the last five. Sidharth Monga will be taking over for the chase when it begins in about 10 minutes time. Stick with us, in dark mode or bright!

19.6
W
Neesham to Rashid Khan, OUT, another full toss at knee height on fifth stump, Rashid finally makes contact but mishits this in the air over cover and it's a sliding catch on the ring by the captain Williamson. On another day, that over would've gone for 24, but no such luck for Rashid failing to score on a series of full tosses.

Rashid Khan c Williamson b Neesham 3 (10m 7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 42.85

19.5
0
Neesham to Rashid Khan, no run, finally a genuine wide yorker and Rashid swings and misses as Rashid falls down reaching out.
19.4
0
Neesham to Rashid Khan, no run, attempted wide yorker, another wild heave and it's a hat-trick of swings and misses to full tosses as this one passed at shin height outside off.
19.3
0
Neesham to Rashid Khan, no run, another full toss at knee height on fifth stump, another swing and miss by Rashid. Seriously, big hole in that bat.
19.2
0
Neesham to Rashid Khan, no run, full toss at thigh height follows Rashid backing away from leg stump and he swings through this. Might want to check his bat. Think there may be a hole in it.
19.1
2
Neesham to Rashid Khan, 2 runs, tremendous athleticism by Mitchell to save a six! Short on the stumps, pulls this high and wide to cow corner. He leaps and catches this one-handed but is falling over the rope and flicks it back into play to save four runs.

END OF OVER:
19 | 7 Runs 2 Wkts | AFG: 122/7 | RR: 6.42

  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman0 (1b)
  • Rashid Khan1 (1b)
  • Trent Boult4-0-17-3
  • Tim Southee4-0-24-2

Jones: "@PeterDellaPenna. Yes. But it also means Rashid's achievement has less significance". He has a 7-for against West Indies. Let's stop pretending like he took loads of wickets only because he was playing against so-called lesser opposition.

18.6
0
Boult to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, no run, 132 kph short on the stumps, goes to pull but is cramped for room and comes off the body to backward point.
18.5
1
Boult to Rashid Khan, 1 run, full on off, driven to extra cover.

Mujeeb enters off strike now.

18.4
W
Boult to Karim Janat, OUT, full on the legs, flicks this high and deep to Sodhi at deep fine leg, who judges this well before lunging forward to take a safe catch at knee height about five yards inside the rope.

Karim Janat c Sodhi b Boult 2 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

18.3
2
Boult to Karim Janat, 2 runs, short on fifth stump, mistimes a pull to long-on and they scamper a tight two.

Rashid Khan enters off strike as Karim Janat crossed with the ball in the air. Two men yet to face a ball in now for the last 10 deliveries.

18.2
W
Boult to Najibullah Zadran, OUT, Neesham with another stupendous diving catch at long-off! Full and straight on off, tries to clear the ground straight for another six but gets this more off the toe and it lobs up toward Neesham, who was fielding quite wide and has to track 20 yards left before diving to clutch on 10 yards inside the rope.

Najibullah Zadran c Neesham b Boult 73 (61m 48b 6x4 3x6) SR: 152.08

18.1
4
Boult to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, overpitched on the stumps searching for yorker, big heave takes an inside edge through fine leg to the rope.

END OF OVER:
18 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | AFG: 115/5 | RR: 6.38

  • Najibullah Zadran69 (46b)
  • Tim Southee4-0-24-2
  • Trent Boult3-0-10-1
17.6
W
Southee to Mohammad Nabi, OUT, back of a length on fourth stump at 135 kph, Nabi backs away for a leg side heave but is beaten for pace a touch and slams this back into Southee at thigh height. The wily medium pacer clutches on reaching forward with sharp reflexes.

Mohammad Nabi c & b Southee 14 (35m 20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 70.00

17.5
1b
Southee to Najibullah Zadran, 1 bye, yorker on fifth stump, goes to jam this out and misses. Conway fumbles the take to allow Nabi to get on strike.

BK: "It says here that Rashid Khan is the fastest to 100 wickets in T20I - but more than 80 have come against associate teams ". Nothing is stopping the Full Member countries from scheduling games against Associates too. They just choose not to.

17.4
4
Southee to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR, short on fourth stump, goes to pull, top edge to the fine leg rope.
17.3
2
Southee to Najibullah Zadran, 2 runs, full on off, flicked to wide long-on for a pair.
17.2
6
Southee to Najibullah Zadran, SIX, finally he adjusts to a slower ball! Najibullah not fooled at 116 kph on a good length on sixth stump, flays this basically with wrists and forearms only over long-off. Not even a full flourish.
17.1
1
Southee to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, short ball on middle at 131 kph, Nabi backs away to pull and mistimes this to long-on.

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs | AFG: 101/4 | RR: 5.94

  • Mohammad Nabi13 (18b)
  • Najibullah Zadran57 (42b)
  • Trent Boult3-0-10-1
  • James Neesham3-0-22-0

Top-class over. Just five singles conceded.

16.6
1
Boult to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, full on off, punched into the covers for one.
16.5
1
Boult to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, full on the legs, flicked to deep midwicket for one.
16.4
1
Boult to Najibullah Zadran, 1 run, length ball on the legs, flicks this in the air toward Mitchell at deep square leg who slides forward but it short hops him and they come back for a sharp pair. But the umpires signal one short on Najibullah at the non-striker's end, who was not really close to ground his bat across the line. Sloppy cricket.
16.3
0
Boult to Najibullah Zadran, no run, slower ball bouncer on fifth stump at 103 kph, Najibullah way out in front of a pull shot again. He's racked up a lot of dots to these slower balls.
16.2
1
Boult to Mohammad Nabi, 1 run, back of a length slower ball on off stump at 115 kph, punched into the covers for one.

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New Zealand 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st26MJ GuptillDJ Mitchell
2nd31MJ GuptillKS Williamson
3rd68KS WilliamsonDP Conway

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SCOT5050-3.543