Cricket World Cup 2023, NZ vs AFG : New Zealand won by 149 runs

New Zealand will face a strong spin side Afghanistan in a very spin friendly venue, Chennai. Afghanistan will play with four spinners and on their day, they can put table toppers New Zealand in trouble. It will be a game of patience. Here are all the information and details of the match you need to know.

NZ vs AFG Match 16 Details

New Zealand can be in trouble against a strong spin attack of Afghanistan at Chennai where spin dominates the game. here is all the information you need to know.

Date – 18 October 2023

Time – 2:00 PM IST

Venue – MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Toss – Afghanistan won the toss and opt to bowl

NZ – 288/6 (50)
AFG – 139 (34.4)

Key players

Here are 5 players of New Zealand to watch out for.

1. Devon Conway – a very prime contender of top run-getters in the World Cup
2. Kane Williamson – a good player of spin who also holds very good record in India.
3. Mitchell Santner – always a team man who can contribute with both bat and ball.
4. Trent Boult – Trent Boult and the ODI World Cup both are very fine pair, there is something about the World Cup and ICC tournaments that takes the best out of him.
5. Lockie Ferguson – Lockie Ferguson will bring pace to this pace attack on New Zealand and in some venues he can be dangerous.

Here are 5 players of Afghanistan to watch out for.

1. Rahmanullah Gurbaz – a very dangerous opening batsman who can destroy any bowling lineup.
2. Mohammad Nabi – an experienced all-rounder who can play the role of a finisher.
3. Rashid Khan – a very well-known star in world cricket who has always been a big threat to any opposition.
4. Mujeeb Ur Rahman – Mujeeb Ur Rahman is another spinner who can play a crucial role for Afghanistan in this tournament.
5. Noor Ahmed – Afghanistan is blessed with quality spinners and Noor Ahmed is one of them.

NZ vs AFG Dream 11

Combined strongest playing 11 of the match can be.

1. Devon Conway
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
3. Will Young
4. Rachin Ravindra
5. Mohammad Nabi
6. Darly Mitchel
7. Rashid Khan
8. Mitchell Santner
9. Trent Boult
10. Lockie Ferguson
11. Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Possible Playing 11s

Here is the possible playing 11 of New Zealand.

Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Here is the possible playing 11 of Afghanistan.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Head-to-Head

New Zealand and Afghanistan played only 2 ODIs in their history so far. Both ODIs were won by New Zealand.