New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Score. The 16th match of ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will see New Zealand take on Afghanistan at MA Chidambaram Stadium Chennai Wednesday, October 18. The match is scheduled to start at 2:00 AM (IST) after the toss at 1:30 AM (IST). You can follow live score updates of match on this website.
New Zealand are unbeaten tournament so far, having won all their three matches against England, Netherlands, Bangladesh. They are currently second Group 2 points table with six points net run rate of +1.467. They have a strong batting line-up led by opener Devon Conway, who has scored 229 runs in three matches at an average of 114 and a strike rate of 104. They also have a balanced bowling attack featuring pacers Trent Boult and Tim Southee, and spinners Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi, New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Score
Afghanistan is coming off a stunning victory over defending champions England in their last match, where they chased down 187 with five wickets and two balls to spare. They are currently sixth in the Group 2 points table with two points and a net run rate of -0.467. They have a formidable spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and Mohammad Nabi, who shared eight wickets between them against England. They also have some explosive batsmen like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, and Najibullah Zadran, who can take the game away from any opposition.
New Zealand(🇳🇿) vs Afghanistan(🇦🇫) Live Score
| NZ (🇳🇿) vs AFG ((🇦🇫) Live Score | |||
| New Zealand 🇳🇿 | Afghanistan 🇦🇫 | ||
| Run(s) | 228 | Run(s) | 139 |
| Wicket(s) | 6 | Wicket(s) | 1 |
| Over(s) | 50 | Over(s) | 34.4 |
| New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Score Update |
Head-To-Head Record
New Zealand & Afghanistan have played only two ODIs against each other, both previous editions of World Cup. New Zealand won both matches convincingly, by six wickets 2015 and by seven wickets 2019. However, Afghanistan has improved a lot since then and has shown that they can challenge any team on their day, New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Score
Pitch Report and Weather Conditions New Zealand Vs Afghanistan Live Score
The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is expected to be slow and low, offering turn and bounce for the spinners. The average first-innings score at this venue in ODIs is 239, while the average second-innings score is 214. The team batting first has won 32 out of 49 matches here. Wednesday is expected to have a small possibility of rain and some scattered clouds.
The temperature will be around 29 degrees Celsius with high humidity.
Playing XIs
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Martin Guptill, Kane Williamson ©, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham (wk), Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi, New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Score
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi ©, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq.
Key Players
Some of major players this game to keep eye include following:
- Devon Conway: The left-handed opener has been in sublime form World Cup, scoring two fifties hundred three matches. He has been consistent composed at top of order, providing solid starts for New Zealand. He will look to continue his run-scoring spree against Afghanistan, New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Score
- Rashid Khan: The leg-spinner is arguably the best bowler world limited-overs cricket. He has taken six wickets three matches so far, including four-wicket haul against England. He has also been economical difficult to score off, with average of 16.33 and an economy rate of 4.08. He will be main threat for New Zealand’s batsmen.
- Kane Williamson: The captain is one of best batsmen world across formats. He has scored 113 runs three matches at average of 56.50 strike rate of 86.36. He has played some crucial knocks for New Zealand under pressure situations. He will be the anchor of New Zealand’s batting line-up against Afghanistan.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz: The wicket-keeper batsman is one of the most exciting young talents in Afghanistan’s team. He has scored 136 runs in three matches at an average of 45.33 and a strike rate of 105.42. He has played some aggressive innings at the top of the order, giving Afghanistan quick starts. He will look to take on New Zealand’s bowlers from the word go, New Zealand vs Afghanistan Live Score
