ICC T20 WC, NZ vs AFG highlights: New Zealand wins by 8 wkts to enter semis

The win by the Kiwis meant that India -- currently with four points from four matches -- cannot qualify for the semifinals even if they beat Namibia in their final Super 12 on Monday

6:41 PM

New Zealand wins by 8 wickets

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 45 runs, 1 wicket)

New Zealand: 50 runs in 6.6 overs (42 balls), Extras 0

Drinks: New Zealand - 61/2 in 10.0 overs (KS Williamson 13, DP Conway 2)

New Zealand: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (90 balls), Extras 1

3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 42 balls (KS Williamson 23, DP Conway 26, Ex 1)

6:31 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 18 Overs: 124-2 | New Zealand needs 1 run in 12 balls

Over Summary:  2 0 1 1 1 1lb ; New Zealand: 124-2  ; Devon Conway (35), Kane Williamson (40)

Naveen-ul-Haq [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: ONE LEG BYES.

 

Ball 5: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 4: Conway works towards deep square leg for a single.

 

Ball 3: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Williamson hits towards deep extra cover for FOUR.

6:27 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 17 Overs: 118-2 | New Zealand needs 7 runs in 18 balls

Over Summary:  1 4 0 Wd 2 0 2 ; New Zealand: 118-2  ; Devon Conway (34), Kane Williamson (36)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman [3.0-0-21-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Conway collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: DOT

Ball 4: Conway reverse-sweeps towards deep point for a couple of runs.
 

Ball 4: WIDE

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Conway down the wicket and smashes down the ground for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Williamson collects a single.

6:23 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 16 Overs: 108-2 | New Zealand needs 17 runs in 24 balls

Over Summary:  1 0 0 L1 4 1 ; New Zealand: 108-2  ; Devon Conway (26), Kane Williamson (35)

Hamid Hassan [2.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Williamson drive through extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: ONE LEG BYES

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Williamson collects a single.

6:19 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 15 Overs: 101-2 | New Zealand needs 24 runs in 30 balls

Over Summary:  4 1 1 1 1 2 ; New Zealand: 101-2  ; Devon Conway (26), Kane Williamson (29)

Rashid Khan [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Conway collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: A single for Williamson.

 

Ball 4: Conway collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Conway collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Conway reverse-sweeps towards deep backward point for FOUR.

6:14 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 14 Overs: 91-2 | New Zealand needs 34 runs in 36 balls

Over Summary:  2 4 4 1 1 1 ; New Zealand: 91-2  ; Devon Conway (18), Kane Williamson (27)

Mohammad Nabi [3.0-0-13-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Conway collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 4: Conway taps towards short third man for a single.

 

Ball 3: Conway smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Conway sweeps towards deep backward square leg for FOUR.

 

Ball 1: Conway collects a couple of runs.

6:11 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 13 Overs: 78-2 | New Zealand needs 47 runs in 42 balls

Over Summary:  1 1 1 1 4 0 ; New Zealand: 78-2  ; Devon Conway (6), Kane Williamson (26)

Gulbadin Naib, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Williamson drives through extra cover for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: Conway punches down the ground for a single.

 

Ball 3: Williamson hits towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 2: Conway collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Williamson collects a single down the ground.

6:06 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 12 Overs: 70-2 | New Zealand needs 55 runs in 48 balls

Over Summary:  1 1 4 1 0 0 ; New Zealand: 70-2  ; Devon Conway (4), Kane Williamson (20)

Rashid Khan [2.0-0-10-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Williamson smashes FOUR.

 

Ball 2: Conway collects a single.

 

Ball 1: Williamson collects a single towards mid-wicket.

6:01 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 11 Overs: 63-2

Over Summary:  0 0 0 0 1 1 ; New Zealand: 63-2  ; Devon Conway (3), Kane Williamson (14)

Hamid Hassan [1.0-0-6-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Williamson collects a single towards deep point.

 

Ball 5: Conway pushes towards mid-off for a quick single.

 

Ball 4: Conway taps towards backward point for no run. DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

5:54 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 10 Overs: 61-2

Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 0 2 ; New Zealand: 61-2  ; Devon Conway (2), Kane Williamson (13)

Nabi continues....

Ball 6: Williamson collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Conway collects a single.

5:51 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 9 Overs: 58-2 | Rashid castles Guptill

Over Summary: Wd 1 1 1 0 W 1 ; New Zealand: 58-2  ; Devon Conway (1), Kane Williamson (11)

Rashid Khan continues...

Ball 6: Devon Conway, left handed bat, comes to the crease and pushes towards long-on for a single.

 

Ball 5: Guptill tries to sweep but beaten, BOWLED. Guptill b Rashid Khan 28(23) [4s-4]

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Guptill collects a single.

Ball 1: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 1: WIDE

5:47 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 8 Overs: 53-1

Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 0 0 ; New Zealand: 53-1  ; Martin Guptill (27), Kane Williamson (9)

Mohammad Nabi [1.0-0-7-0] is back into the attack and concedes three singles.

5:45 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 7 Overs: 50-1

Over Summary: 1 1 1 1 0 1 ; New Zealand: 50-1  ; Martin Guptill (26), Kane Williamson (7)

Rashid Khan, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack and concedes five singles.

5:37 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 6 Overs: 45-1

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 4 4 ; New Zealand: 45-1  ; Martin Guptill (24), Kane Williamson (4)

Mujeeb continues...

Ball 6: Guotill drives through mid-off for FOUR.

 

Ball 5: A half tracker and Guptill smashes towards deep mid-wicket for FOUR.

 

Ball 4: DOT

 

Ball 3: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

5:35 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 5 Overs: 36-1

Over Summary: 4 0 1 0 0 1 ; New Zealand: 36-1  ; Martin Guptill (16), Kane Williamson (3)

Hamid Hassan, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Ball 6: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Williamson defends.

 

Ball 3: Guptill collects a single towards long-on.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: Guptill knocks the low full toss through mid-off for FOUR.

5:32 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 4 Overs: 30-1 | Mujeeb scalps Mitchell

Over Summary: W 0 1 1 1 1 ; New Zealand: 30-1  ; Martin Guptill (11), Kane Williamson (2)

Mujeeb continues...

Ball 6: A single for Guptill.

 

Ball 5: A single for Williamson.

 

Ball 4: Guptill collects a single.

 

Ball 3: Williamson collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Kane Williamson, right handed bat, comes to the crease and Mujeeb beats him outside off. 

 

Ball 1: Mitchell edges the ball to the keeper, GONE. Daryl Mitchell c Mohammad Shahzad b Mujeeb 17(12) [4s-3]

5:28 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 3 Overs: 26-0

Over Summary: 4 1 0 4 1 1 ; New Zealand: 26-0  ; Martin Guptill (9), Daryl Mitchell (17)

Naveen-ul-Haq, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack and concedes 11 runs as Guptill, Mitchell smash a FOUR each.

5:27 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 2 Overs: 15-0

Over Summary: 1 0 2 0 4 1 ; New Zealand: 15-0  ; Martin Guptill (4), Daryl Mitchell (11)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, right-arm off break, comes into the attack and concedes eight runs.

5:25 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 1 Over: 7-0

Over Summary: 0 2 1 0 0 4 ; New Zealand: 7-0  ; Martin Guptill (3), Daryl Mitchell (4)

Guptill and Daryl Mitchell are at the crease. Guptill is on strike. Nabi opens the attack and concedes seven runs.

5:24 PM

New Zealand needs 125 runs to win

Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 23 runs, 3 wickets)

Afghanistan: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 2

Drinks: Afghanistan - 56/4 in 10.0 overs (Najibullah Zadran 27)

Najibullah Zadran: 50 off 33 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)

Afghanistan: 100 runs in 16.5 overs (101 balls), Extras 4

5th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (Najibullah Zadran 36, Mohammad Nabi 14, Ex 2)

Innings Break: Afghanistan - 124/8 in 20.0 overs (Mujeeb Ur Rahman 0)

5:05 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 20 Overs: 124-8 | Neesham scalps Rashid

Over Summary: 2 0 0 0 0 W ; Afghanistan: 124-8  ; Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0), Rashid Khan (3)

James Neesham [3.0-0-22-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Rashid Khan slices and Williamson completes the catch. Rashid Khan c Williamson b Neesham 3(7)

 

Ball 5: A wide yorker, Rashid fails to make any connection.

 

Ball 4: Another yorker, Rashid fails to put bat on ball.

 

Ball 3: Rashid fails to get any connection again.

 

Ball 2: A low full toss, Rashid fails to put bat on ball.

 

Ball 1: A short delivery and Rashid slaps towards deep mid-wicket. Dary Mitchell makes a Superman effort to a boundary. TWO RUNS TAKEN. 

5:00 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 19 Overs: 122-7 | Boult scalps Zadran, Janat

Over Summary: 4 W 2 W 1 ; Afghanistan: 122-7  ; Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0), Rashid Khan (1)

Boult bowls his last over...

Ball 6: DOT

 

Ball 5: Rashid pushes towards extra cover for a single.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 4: Janat whips the ball on the pads straight to deep fine leg fielder, GONE.

 

Ball 3: Janat collects a couple of runs down the ground.

Rashid Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

 

Ball 2: Zadran chips the full delivery down the ground, Neesham takes a STUNNER to send Zadran packing. Najibullah c Neesham b Boult 73(48) [4s-6 6s-3]

 

Ball 1: Zadran drills put the yorker towards fine leg boundary for FOUR.

4:53 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 18 Overs: 115-5 | Southee scalps Nabi

Over Summary: 1 6 2 4 B1 W ; Afghanistan: 115-5  ; Najibullah Zadran (69)

Tim Southee [3.0-0-11-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Nabi slaps back to bowler, Southee takes the catch, GONE. Nabi c and b Southee 14(20)

 

Ball 5: ONE BYES.

 

Ball 4: A short delivery, Zadran pulls but manages only a top edge which fly over short fine leg for FOUR.

 

Ball 3: Zadran whips towards mid-wcket pocket for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 2: An off-cutter outside off, Zadran wallopes down the ground for SIX.

 

Ball 1: Nabi collects a single.

4:48 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 17 Overs: 101-4

Over Summary: 1 1 0 1 1 1 ; Afghanistan: 101-4  ; Najibullah Zadran (57), Mohammad Nabi (13)

Trent Boult [2.0-0-5-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Nabi collects a single.

 

Ball 5: Zadran collects a single towrds mid-wicket.

 

Ball 4: Zadran collects a single as umpire gestures short run.

 

Ball 3: DOT

 

Ball 2: Nabi hits towards sweeper cover for a single.

 

Ball 1: Zadran drills out the yorker towards extra cover for a single.

4:44 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 16 Overs: 96-4

Over Summary: 0 1 1 2 0 1 ; Afghanistan: 96-4  ; Najibullah Zadran (54), Mohammad Nabi (11)

James Neesham [2.0-0-17-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Zadran collects a single.

 

Ball 5: DOT

 

Ball 4: Zadran collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 3: Nabi collects a single.

 

Ball 2: Zadran collects a single.

 

Ball 1: DOT

4:40 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 15 Overs: 91-4

Over Summary: 0 0 1 0 1 2 ; Afghanistan: 91-4  ; Najibullah Zadran (50), Mohammad Nabi (10)

Adam Milne [3.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack and concedes 4 runs

4:34 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 14 Overs: 87-4

Over Summary: 6 1 1 6 2 Wd 2 ; Afghanistan: 87-4  ; Najibullah Zadran (49), Mohammad Nabi (7)

Mitchell Santner [1.0-0-8-0] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Zadran hits towards cow corner region for a couple of runs.

Ball 6: WIDE

 

Ball 5: Zadran hits the low full toss towards long-on for a couple of runs.

 

Ball 4: Zadran wallopes towards deep mid-wicket for SIX as Phillips makes a superman effort to save the boundary.

 

Ball 3: Nabi taps towards square leg or a single.

 

Ball 2: Zadran smashes towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

 

Ball 1: Zadran slaps the half-tracker over long-on fo SIX.

4:30 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 13 Overs: 68-4

Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 1 1 ; Afghanistan: 68-4  ; Najibullah Zadran (32), Mohammad Nabi (6)

Tim Southee [2.0-0-9-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Zadran collects a single towards short fine leg.

 

Ball 5: Nabi works towards deep square for a single.

 

Ball 4: Nabi fails to put bat on ball, DOT.

 

Ball 3: Nabi flicks towards short mid-wicket for no run.

 

Ball 2: DOT

 

Ball 1: DOT

4:26 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 12 Overs: 66-4

Over Summary: 0 Wd 1 0 1 1 1 ; Afghanistan: 66-4  ; Najibullah Zadran (31), Mohammad Nabi (5)

Ish Sodhi continues and concedes five runs.

4:25 PM

New Zealand vs Afghanistan live score after 11 Overs: 61-4

Over Summary: 1 1 0 0 1 2 ; Afghanistan: 61-4  ; Najibullah Zadran (29), Mohammad Nabi (3)

Adam Milne [2.0-0-8-1] is back into the attack

Ball 6: Nabi collects a couple of runs.

 

Ball 5: Zadran collects a single.

 

Ball 4: A slow bumper, Zadran fails to put bat on ball.

 

Ball 3: Zadran taps towards backward point for no run.

 

Ball 2: Nabi collects a single.

 

Ball 1:  Zadran collects a single towards third man.