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Background
New Zealand is looking for their second consecutive victory while Afghanistan will aim to upset the kiwis and open their account on the points table.
New Zealand and Afghanistan will lock horns in the 21st match of this T20 World Cup 2022 at the MCG on Wednesday ( 26th October).
New Zealand thrashed the Australian side in their first match of the tournament while Afghanistan suffered a defeat against England in their opening game.
Afghanistan has a good bowling attack and they can upset the black caps.
New Zealand recent form:
The Black Caps outplayed the tournament-favorite Australian side by a huge margin of 89 runs in their previous match.
Batting first, New Zealand posted a very good total of 200 runs on the scoreboard.
Devon Conway remained unbeaten on 92 runs while Finn Allen also smashed a quick-fire half-century in the powerplay to set the stage for a big total.
In reply, the Kiwi bowlers dismissed the strong batting lineup of Australia for just 111 runs. Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner picked up 3 wickets each for their side.
Afghanistan recent form:
Afghanistan lost their opening game by 5 wickets against England.
Batting first, Afghanistan was bowled out for just 112 runs Ibrahim Zadran and Usman Ghani scored 32 and 30 respectively for their side.
Despite a poor performance from their batters, the Afghan bowlers showed some fight and didn’t allow the aggressive English batters to free their arms.
But they don’t have enough runs on the board and England chased the total in the 19th over with the loss of 5 wickets.
Live Streaming and Broadcast
This match will be broadcast live on Star Sports network while the Live streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app & web.
Match Details:
Teams – New Zealand vs Afghanistan
Date – 26th October 2022
Time – 1:30 PM IST
Venue – Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne
Average 1st innings total
The average 1st innings score at the MCG is 155 runs.
Head-to-Head record in T20Is:
Here is the head-to-head record between New Zealand and Afghanistan in T20 Internationals.
Total Matches Played – 1
New Zealand won – 1
Afghanistan won – 0
Tie/ No Result – 0
Pitch Report:
The pitch of MCG offers decent swing and bounce to the pacers.
Scoring runs will be difficult early on but the batters will become easier as the match progresses.
The team winning the toss will like to bowl first on this pitch.
Weather Report:
The temperature is expected to hover around 19°C on the match day with 79 % humidity and 11 km/hr wind speed.
There is a 67% chance of precipitation during the match.
Possible Playing XI:
Here are the possible playing XIs of both teams,
New Zealand:
Devon Conway (wk), Finn Allen, Kane Williamson ©, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult
Afghanistan:
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi ©, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Who will win?
Afghanistan has a good bowling attack but their batting lineup is too weak to score enough runs for their bowlers to defend.
Meanwhile, New Zealand has been excellent with both bat and ball.
The Black Caps will come hard on Afghanistan after their superb victory against the home side.
Hence, we predict that New Zealand will beat Afghanistan in the 21st match of this T20 World Cup 2022.
