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Updated October 18, 2023

ODI World Cup: Winning Run Continues for New Zealand

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New Zealand have secured their 4th successive victory in this tournament by defeating Afghanistan today at MA Chidambaram Stadium.

ODI World Cup: Winning Run Continues for New Zealand

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The winning run for New Zealand continues in the ICC Men's ODI World Cup. They have secured their 4th successive victory in this tournament by defeating Afghanistan today at MA Chidambaram Stadium. As a result, The Black Caps are now at the top of the table with 12 points. Meanwhile, Afghanistan stand in 9th with two points only. Afghanistan made the first upset of this World Cup when they defeated defending champions England. They were very determined to make another upset against New Zealand today. But the Kiwi gave no chance to the Asian underdog and sealed the game by 149 runs. New Zealand have made a very strong start in ODI World Cup 2023, securing all four victories from their first four games. They had played two finals of the ODI World Cup previously but never won the glory. In the last event, they were so close to winning the World Cup. But the luck was not in their favour as they lost to England in a thrilling super over drama. The Black Caps make a bow to win the title for the first time. Time will speak for how long they can go, but they are on the perfect track as of now.

Match Report

Hashmatullah Shahidi, the captain of Afghanistan, won the toss and opted to bowl first. So Devon Conway and Will Young started the batting innings of New Zealand. They two were very defensive against the Afghan bowlers. New Zealand's run rate in the power play was below 5. However, their opening partnership ended after adding 30 runs on the scoreboard as Devon Conway lost his wicket to Mujib Ur Rahman. But Will Young made a strong response with Rachine Ravindra, making another partnership of 70 runs. Will Young scored 54 off 64, while Rachine Ravindra added 32 runs before leaving the crease. It seemed New Zealand couldn't go far as Afghan bowlers were doing well. But Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips played a vital role for the Black Caps. Relying on Latham's 68 and Phillip's 71, New Zealand posted a challenging total of 288 runs in 50 overs. Chasing the target, the two openers failed to get a flying start as they did against England. Matt Henry bowled out Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who was the most effective batsman against England. Gurbaz scored only 11 runs before leaving the crease. After that, Ibrahim Zadran also failed to make a contribution to the team, losing the wicket after scoring 14. However, Rahmat Shah tried hard to handle the disaster. He scored the highest 36 runs for the team. Unfortunately, the remaining batters of Afghanistan couldn't stay and fight for the team in front of Kiwi bowlers. Eventually, Afghanistan lost all their wickets in just 139 runs. Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson got three wickets each for New Zealand, while Trent Boult picked up two wickets to seal the victory.

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