NZ vs AFG, 21th Match Preview

New Zealand face Afghanistan in Group 1 on Wednesday evening at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. After beating Australia in their opening fixture, New Zealand are targeting their second win of the tournament. Afghanistan were beaten by England in their opening clash on Saturday. New Zealand once again look like one of the most professional and strongest sides in this tournament. They will enjoy the conditions in Melbourne and we expect them to get another win in this match. Afghanistan caused England a few problems in the second innings of the game on Saturday but were never really looking like winning the clash. They will need to play at their best is they are to challenge New Zealand.

NZ vs AFG, 21th Match Details

New Zealand vs Afghanistan – 21th Match

Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Date & Time: 26th October at 01:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

NZ vs AFG, 21th Match Pitch Report

With very long boundaries square of the wicket, expect to see plenty of short pitched bowling in this match. Any score of over 170 will be very hard to chase down. There could be rain throughout the scheduled hours of this game in Melbourne. It will be extremely humid and cloudy from start to finish.

Injury News

No Injury. It will be added when there is an update

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NZ vs AFG, 21th Match Probable Playing XIs:

Afghanistan Probable Playing XIs

Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi

New Zealand Probable Playing XIs

Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult

Topmost Picks for NZ vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, 21th Match:

Top Picks – Afghanistan

• Rashid Khan- The leg-spinner has a strike-rate of every 13.7 balls in IT20s. His best figures in this format are 5-3

• Mohammad Nabi– The all-rounder captains the side and is a steady player with both bat and ball. He bowled Ben Stokes on Saturday but made only three runs with the ball.

Top Picks – New Zealand

• Devon Conway– The keeper-batter hit seven fours and two sixes against Australia and now averages a very impressive 57.38 from 26 innings.

• Trent Boult- The left-arm fast bowler has been the leader of New Zealand’s bowling attack for many years. His best figures in IT20s are 4-34.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for NZ vs AFG Dream11 Team:

Finn Allen, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee(VC), Trent Boult(C), Mohammad Nabi, Fazalhaq Farooqi

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for NZ vs AFG Dream11 Team:

Devon Conway(C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Kane Williamson, Glenn Phillips, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Mohammad Nabi(VC), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rashid Khan

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Devon Conway, Trent Boult

Vice-captain – Mohammad Nabi, Tim Southee

Wicketkeeper – Devon Conway

NZ vs AFG 21th Match Probable winners:

Afghanistan has some very exciting players with both bat and ball but lacks the depth of quality across their team that New Zealand undoubtedly has. After losing to England, Afghanistan will be keen to put in a higher-level performance against New Zealand. However, they have often struggled against the best teams in international tournaments. New Zealand played very well against Australia and we are predicting another win in this match. Considering the team combination, New Zealand is expected to win this match.