There will be 2 matches in Melbourne on Wednesday. The first match will be played between Ireland and England. After this, Afghanistan-New Zealand will face each other.
New Zealand will play a T20 match against Afghanistan for the second time. Earlier both teams met in the T20 World Cup held in UAE. Last time New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan: Kiwi would like to retain the momentum
The start of the World Cup has been good for New Zealand. The team defeated Australia by 89 runs in the first match. Batting first, New Zealand made a huge score of 200 runs. Finn Allen reminded everyone of Brendon McCullum with his aggressive batting. He scored 42 runs in 16 balls. Also, Devon Conway scored 92 runs in 58 balls while batting brilliantly.
New Zealand also performed well in bowling. Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner took three wickets each. The team is full of confidence at the moment and now Bay would like to repeat his performance against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan batting weak
Afghanistan, on the other hand, did not start well. He had to face defeat against England in his first match. Afghanistan’s team is new, due to which Afghanistan’s batsmen are not able to gauge the pitch of Australia properly. This is the reason why the team was all out in 19.4 overs. Ibrahim Zadran scored the highest 32 runs. The batsmen have to perform well to take on New Zealand.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Probable Playing XI
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (Captain), Ajmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Fazlhaq Farooqui.