NZ vs AFG, 40th Match, Super 12 Group 2, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2021
Date
Toss
Afghanistan won the toss and opt to bat
Time
Venue
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires
Langton Rusere, Kumar Dharmasena
Third Umpire
Richard Illingworth
Match Referee
Javagal Srinath
New Zealand Squad
Playing
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Bench
Todd Astle, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Seifert, Mark Chapman
Afghanistan Squad
Playing
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi (c), Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
NZ will lock horns against Afghanistan in a must win match for both the teams if they need to qualify in top 2.
New Zealand Team Updates:
New Zealand’s win will result in a couple of points for them taking their tally to 8.
That means they will be qualified into the top 2 spots along with Pakistan.
However if they lose, they will still be in the race based on the NRR.
Martin Guptill and Daryl-Mitchell will probably open the inning for the New Zealand team.
Kane Williamson, Devon Conway and Glenn Phillips will form the middle order.
James Neesham and Mitchell Santner will take care of the lower order.
Kane Williamson will lead the New Zealand team as a Captain. He is also good Batsman.
Devon Conway will do the wicket keeping for New Zealand team.
Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Adam Milne and Tim Southee will lead the pace attack of the team.
Afghanistan Team Updates:
In a day match which will be played at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, a loss for Afghanistan will automatically knock India out of the tournament.
Afghanistan will need to win with a big margin so the NRR of India stays lower than them.
All eyes will be on them from the Indian team as a win for AFG will increase their chances of top two.
Hazratullah Zazai and Mohammad Shahzad will probably open the inning for the Afghanistan team. Both are well known inning openers.
Rahamanullah Gurbaz , Najibullah Zadran and Mohammed Nabi will take care of the middle order.
Karim Jannat and Sharaffudin Ashraf will take care of the lower order.
Mohammad Nabi will lead the Afghanistan team as a Captain. He is also a good Alrounder.
Mohammad Shahzad will do the Wicket Keeping duty for his Afghanistan team.
Mohammad Nabi and Rashid-Khan will lead the spin attack of the team.
Hamid Hassan and Naveen-ul-Haq will take care of the pace attack for his team.
Head to Head:
New Zealand: 0 Won Afghanistan: 0 Won
New Zealand and Afghanistan will be playing their first-ever T20I against each other on November 7
Winning Predictions
New Zealand will start as favourites going into this game, but AFG can not be taken lightly.
Fantasy Tips
In wicket keeping, both the wicket keepers are good. However Devon Conway will be better choice.
Batsman may play major role on this pitch.
Cap Picks: Martin Guptill , Kane Williamson
VC Picks: Trent Boult, Mohammed Nabi, Rashid Khan
Must pick bowlers: Ish Sodhi , Trent Boult, Rashid Khan
New Zealand Key Players:
Devon Conway
Jimmy Neesham
Kane Williamson
Ish Sodhi
Martin Guptill
Trent Boult
Afghanistan Key Players:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Hazratullah Zazai
Najibullah-Zadran
Mohammad Nabi
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
Rashid-Khan
Best Choice for Captain and Vice-Captaain:
Kane Williamson
Mohammad Nabi
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
Rashid-Khan
Martin Guptill
Injury/unavailable
New Zealand Cricket Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Afghanistan Cricket Team Injuries:
There are no injury updates as of now.
Squads
New Zealand Squad :
Martin Guptill, Daryl-Mitchell, Kane Williamson(C), Devon Conway(WK), Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Tim Seifert(WK), Kyle Jamieson, Mark Chapman, Todd Astle
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