New Zealand took on Afghanistan in their fourth match of the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023. Both teams played this match in Chennai at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. The Kiwis completely outmuscled Afghanistan and won the match by a massive margin of 149 runs to continue their winning run in the tournament so far.
New Zealand posted a big total of 288 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the allotted 50 overs after being asked to bat first by the toss-winning Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi. The opener will Young scored a crucial half-century, with 54 runs, hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes with the bat.
Later, skipper Tom Latham and star middle-order batter Glenn Phillips stayed there in the middle to stabilize the Kiwi innings after a sudden downfall from 109 runs for the loss of 1 wicket to 110 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Latham and Phillips added a 144-run partnership for the fifth wicket to help New Zealand post a winning total on the board.
Latham scored 68 followed by 71 runs scored by Glenn Phillips. For Afghanistan, Azmatullah Omarzai and Naveen-ul-Haq picked two wickets each, alongside one wicket each bagged by Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman.
Afghanistan crumble during the run chase against New Zealand
While defending the target, the Kiwi bowlers bundled out the Afghanistan on the score of only 139 runs in 34.4 overs. Number three batter Rahmat Shah was the highest run-scorer for Afghanistan in the second innings with a knock of 36 runs. Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson scalped three wickets each for the Blackcaps, including two wickets picked by star pace spearhead Trent Boult at the cost of just 18 runs in his 7 overs.
Other than these three, Matt Henry and Rachin Ravindra also bagged one wicket each. Eventually, Tom Latham’s men won their fourth consecutive match in the ODI World Cup 2023 by a big margin of 149 runs. Glenn Phillips won the ‘Player of the Match award for his excellent match-defining knock.
Here’s how fans reacted to the fourth consecutive win of New Zealand in ODI World Cup 2023:
इंग्लैंड को 9 विकेट से हराया.
— Bablu Chaudhary (@BabluCh31201102) October 18, 2023
- नीदरलैंड्स को 99 रन से हराया।
- बांग्लादेश को 8 विकेट से हराया।
- अफगानिस्तान को 149 रन से हराया।
इस विश्व कप में न्यूज़ीलैंड के लिए 4/4 - वे सेमी फ़ाइनल की कगार पर हैं #CWC23INDIA #NewZealand #AFGvNZ pic.twitter.com/Xn6rmLGdSm
Newzland beat the Afganishtan by 149 #AFGvNZ #WorldCup2023 #Cricket #match pic.twitter.com/zMQt19hlGl
— Trilok Yadav (@TrilokYadav25) October 18, 2023
- Beat ENG by 9 wickets.
— CricTime (@CricketFanaticX) October 18, 2023
- Beat NED by 99 runs.
- Beat BAN by 8 wickets.
- Beat AFG by 149 runs.
New Zealand makes it 4 wins in 4 matches in World Cup - Kiwis continues their domination in World Cup 2023.#NZvsAFG | #AFGvsNZ | #AFGvNZ #CWC23INDIA | #WorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/KjoNISSkgT
Me after watching New Zealand performance in the World Cup 2023 :#AFGvNZ #AFGvsNZ pic.twitter.com/KiWw0oG4HI
— Akash Raaje 😎 (@A_for__Akash) October 18, 2023
Lowest All Out Totals for Afghanistan in ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
— Kishan Kishor (@itskishankishor) October 18, 2023
125 : vs 🇿🇦, Cardiff, 2019
𝟭𝟯𝟵 : vs 🇳🇿, Chennai, TODAY **
142 : vs 🇦🇺, Perth, 2015
152 : vs 🇱🇰, Cardiff, 2019
156 : vs 🇧🇩, Dharamshala, 2023#AFGvNZ #AFGvsNZ #NZvAFG #WorldCup2023
4/4 against easy opposition (except England)
— Ankit Shah (@ankitshah1091) October 18, 2023
Next 4 games..
India
Australia
South Africa
Pakistan...#NZVsAfg #NZvAFG #AFGvNZ #afg
One sided matches in #CWC2023 so far😪 we want close matches, we want last ball trailer.#AFGvNZ
— Shafi Shehzad (@ShafiUOfficial) October 18, 2023
#NZVsAfg #AFGvNZ #AFGvsNZ commanding Victory by kiwis, all the basis were covered, and NZ Unbeaten run continues#INDvsBAN #PAKvAUS#RohiniTheatre #NZvAFG#FamilyStar#LeoFromTomorrow #GazaHospital#LeoMovie #Israel#Gaza #LaCasaDeLaTri#hospital#ICCCricketWorldCup23#savsned pic.twitter.com/efqT3hz2WN
— Azhar Mehmood (@AzHaR_Oficial) October 18, 2023
A catch to remember for ages 😍💥 santner always do unique things 👌😍
— VIDHAN PANDEY (@VIDHANPANDEY33) October 18, 2023
#NZVsAfg #santner #AFGvNZ #AFGvsNZ #catch #CWC23INDIA #WorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/QowTWTP7Zy
New Zealand Back On Top!🇦🇺🤩
— XSportsLady (@XSportscom) October 18, 2023
New Zealand regains their top position from India after defeating Afghanistan by a mammoth margin!🏏🙌#SportsSide | #AFGvNZ | #CWC23 | #NewZealand | #Afghanistan | #Cricket | #Sports#AFGvNZ #NZvAFG#SAvsNED #NEDvsSA#AUSvSL#PAKvIND #INDvsPAK… pic.twitter.com/UgAcyvdXM3
Top bowling performances for New Zealand against Afghanistan.#Cricket #CricketNews #NzvsAfg #WorldCup #WorldCup2023 #MitchellSantner#AFGvNZ #NZvAFG#SAvsNED #NEDvsSA#AUSvSL#PAKvIND #INDvsPAK #INDvPAK#BabarAzam #ViratKohli𓃵 #AFGvsENG #ENGvsAFG #ShubmanGill #RohitSharma𓃵… pic.twitter.com/UaGIrYZuxq
— XSportsLady (@XSportscom) October 18, 2023
Ek match main world class performance Dene ke baad afganistan team.#AFGvNZ #Afganistan #babarazam #ViratKohli #ICCWorldCup #CWC2023 #PKMKBForever #Abhiya𓃵 #AbhIsha pic.twitter.com/Wut7yzqijT
— Amol_nagare.18 (@AMOLNAGARE2604) October 18, 2023