New Zealand vs Afghanistan
T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1 Prediction & Tips
Time: 26 Oct, 01:30 PM (IST)
Series: T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 1
Venue: Melbourne Cricket Ground – Melbourne
Info:
Opener Devon Conway hit 92 runs from 58 balls in the win over Australia and we are backing him to be New Zealand’s highest run scorer in this match. Trent Boult took 2-24 in Saturday’s fixture and he is our tip for New Zealand’s top wicket taker against Afghanistan.
Ibrahim Zadran top scored with a run a ball 32 against England and the number three batter is our pick for Afghanistan’s highest run scorer against New Zealand. With the ball, Rashid Khan averages 14.23 in this format and he is a strong choice for New Zealand’s top wicket taker in this game.
Both of New Zealand’s openers are in strong form and we recommend backing them to have the highest opening partnership.
Live Streaming:
TV Channels:
This match will be shown live on Sky Sports Cricket, Star Network, Fox Sports, ESPN and PTV.
Live Streaming:
Fans can stream the match on Sky Go and Disney+ Hotstar.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
There could be rain throughout the scheduled hours of this game in Melbourne. It will be extremely humid and cloudy from start to finish.
🏟️ Pitch:
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.
Toss Prediction:
Fielding first has been the route to winning IT20s in Melbourne over recent games. It would be a surprise if either skipper chose to bat first in this match.
Team Form in the Last Five Matches:
NZ:
W, L, W, W, W
✅❌✅ ✅✅
AFG:
L, L, L, L, W
❌❌❌❌✅
TEAM NEWS:
NZ Team News:
Experienced opener Martin Guptill was left out of the side in favour of the in-form Finn Allen ahead of Saturday’s match against Australia with Michael Bracewell, Daryl Mitchell and Adam Milne also on the sidelines. We predict that New Zealand will be unchanged for this game.
AFG Team News:
Although Afghanistan were beaten by England on Saturday, they still took five wickets and we do not expect any changes to their XI. That will mean another appearance for left-arm seamer Fareed Ahmed and Usman Ghani getting picked in the top four.
NZ Predicted11
1.Finn Allen(WK)
2. Devon Conway(WK)
3. Kane Williamson(C)
4. Glenn Phillips
5. Mark Chapman
6. Jimmy Neesham
7. Mitchell Santner
8. Tim Southee
9. Ish Sodhi
10. Lockie Ferguson
11. Trent Boult
AFG Predicted11
1. Hazratullah Zazai
2. R Gurbaz(WK)
3. Ibrahim Zadran
4. Usman Ghani
5. Najibullah-Zadran
6. Mohammad Nabi(C)
7. Azmatullah Omarzai
8. Rashid-Khan
9. Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
10. Fazal Haq
11. Fareed Malik
Team Updates:
NZ Team Updates
New Zealand have made a great start to the tournament as they bagged a comprehensive victory against the Aussies.
The kiwis showed why they have been termed as one of the favourites to win the tournament as they crushed the Aussies by 89 runs in the opening encounter.
Finn Allen and Devon Conway will probably open the inning.
Devon Conway is having topmost fantasy points in this series for NZ.
Kane Williamson will bat at the one-down position.
Glenn Phillips and Mark Chapman will handle the middle-order batting.
Kane Williamson will lead the New Zealand as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
Finn Allen will do the Wicket Keeping for New Zealand.
Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Tim Southee and Trent Boult will lead the pace attack of his team.
AFG Team Updates
As far as the Afghans are concerned they did not have the best of starts to the tournament.
They found it difficult to adjust to the pacy wickets of Australia as they lost to England by 5 wickets. However, they did put up a decent show with the ball in hand.
Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz will probably open the inning.
Ibrahim Zadran will bat at the one-down position.
Ibrahim Zadran is having topmost fantasy points in this series.
Usman Ghani and Najibullah-Zadran will handle the middle-order batting.
Mohammad Nabi will lead the Afghanistan as a Captain. He is also a good Alrounder
Rahmanullah Gurbaz will do the Wicket Keeping for Afghanistan.
Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Fazal Haq and Fareed Malik will lead the pace attack of his team.
Winning Chances:
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.
New Zealand are favorites to beat Afghanistan at the odds.
NZ Key Players:
Devon Conway
the keeper-batter hit seven fours and two sixes against Australia and now averages a very impressive 57.38 from 26 innings.
Mitchell Santner
the spinner has developed himself into a useful lower order batter over recent years. He dismissed Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis and Tim David against Australia in their first game of T20 World Cup 2022.
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.
AFG Key Players:
Ibrahim Zadran
the 20 year old top order batter averages 30.27 from 14 innings in this format. However, he averages 71 from his last five games.
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.
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.
Team Forms:
NZ Team Form:
New Zealand have lost only one of their last five games in this format.
AFG Team Form:
Afghanistan are looking to avoid their fifth successive IT20 defeat in this game.
SQUAD:
New Zealand:
Finn Allen(WK), Devon Conway(WK), Kane Williamson(C), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Martin Guptill, Daryl-Mitchell, Michael Bracewell
Afghanistan:
Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Najibullah-Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(C), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid-Khan, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Fazal Haq, Fareed Malik, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Qais Ahmad, Saleem Safi, Afsar Zazai(WK), Rahmat Shah, Darwish Rasooli, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen-ul-Haq
