New Zealand, the 2019 World Cup runner-ups, will take on Asian side Afghanistan in Match 16 of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on October 18 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India. The match will start at 02:00 PM IST.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan, Match 16 Preview
New Zealand have played three matches in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup and are currently placed second on the points table, having won all their three matches. Afghanistan, meanwhile, are sixth on the points table with one win from three matches.
NZ vs AFG pitch report
The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai offers a lot of assistance to spinners as the track wears down. The team batting first might get an early advantage when the pitch is good to bat on. Setting up a target first is recommended at the venue, with the team batting first winning 60 per cent of the matches.
NZ vs AFG weather report
The temperature at the MA Chidambaram Stadium is predicted to be 30.03C with 58% humidity.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan squads
New Zealand:Mark Chapman, Will Young, Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway (wk), Tom Latham (wk), Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tim Southee and Trent Boult
Afghanistan:Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Riaz Hassan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Abdul Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad and Rashid Khan
Top players
Devon Conway: New Zealand batter Devon Conway has scored 229 runs in 3 matches of ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 at an average of 114.5 and a strike rate of
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Daryl Mitchell
Tom Latham
Devon Conway
Matt Henry
Tim Southee
Will Young
Lockie Ferguson
Ibrahim Zadran
James Neesham
Mark Chapman
Najibullah Zadran