Afghanistan vs New Zealand 40th Match at Abu Dhabi, 07 Nov, 2021

Toss: Afghanistan, who chose to bat
Afghanistan 124/8 (20)
New Zealand 125/2 (18.1)
New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Man of the Match: Trent Boult
  • Devon Conway 37 * (33)
  • Kane Williamson 40 * (42)

Over 2.2 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Mohammad Shahzad, out Caught by Conway!! Mohammad Shahzad goes for a flashy cut and gets an underedge that has been taken by the keeper. Conway fumbled there on the first attempt but managed to grab it on the second attempt. 

Over 2.3 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, gets forward and leaves it alone through to the keeper.

Over 2.4 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Boundary! Walks across the stumps does Gurbaz and glances this short of a length delivery down to the fine leg fence

Over 2.5 Adam Milne bangs it short onto the pitch to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, gets rides the bounce and taps this in front of point

Over 2.6 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, no run, gets  covers the line and steers this to point

Over 4.1 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Gulbadin Naib,1 run, goes for a pull and miscues it towards fine leg as the ball lands well short of the fielder in the deep

Over 4.2 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Gulbadin Naib,1 run, gets forward and slashes away from the body and gets it off the cue end towards third man

Over 4.3 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Gulbadin Naib, no run, goes on to the back foot and  looks to work this through the leg-side, ends up getting an inside edge onto his pads

Over 4.4 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Gulbadin Naib, no run, walks across in the crease, looks to pull the short ball away, but gets beaten due to the lack of pace and as the ball shapes down the leg-side

Over 4.5 Adam Milne bowls a pitched up delivery to Gulbadin Naib,1 run, gets forward and  knocks this to mid-off and scampers across to the bowler's end

Over 4.6 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Gulbadin Naib, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the keeper.

Over 10.1 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Najibullah Zadran,1 run, gets forward and dabbed away backward of square on the off-side for a single

Over 10.2 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nabi,1 run, gets forward and tucked away past mid-wicket for a single

Over 10.3 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Najibullah Zadran, no run, makes room on the dab, finds backward point

Over 10.4 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Najibullah Zadran, no run, gets forward and  looking to pull against the angle and is beaten

Over 10.5 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Najibullah Zadran,1 run, gets forward and pushes away from his body and steers it past cover-point for a single

Over 10.6 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs, gets  uses the pace and steers it backward of point, comes back for the second run

Over 14.1 Adam Milne bowls a back of length delivery to Mohammad Nabi, no run, gets forward and dabbed in front of backward point, wanted a run and is sent back

Over 14.2 Adam Milne bowls a back of length delivery to Mohammad Nabi, no run, gets across the line and looking to help it on its way and missed, called as one for the over

Over 14.3 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Nabi,1 run, gets forward and worked down to long-on for a single

Over 14.4 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Najibullah Zadran, no run, gets forward and undone by the lack of pace as he looked to pull and missed

Over 14.5 Adam Milne bowls a good length delivery to Najibullah Zadran,1 run, gets forward and  chops one in front of cover and gets acoss for a single

Over 14.6 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Mohammad Nabi, 2 runs, swivels across and pulls it high and into the gap wide of mid-wicket, back for the second run