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 1.0   

Over 0.1 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Hazratullah Zazai,1 leg bye gets forward and misses out on his glance, the ball clips his pads and rolls towards square leg as they take a leg bye

Over 0.2 Tim Southee bowls a pitched up delivery to Mohammad Shahzad, Boundary! Sands tall to loft this right over Southee's head. Almost goes the distance, one bounce and over the boundary

Over 0.3 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, shimmies down the wicket and flicks this length ball to mid-on

Over 0.4 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, moves across in the crease and glances it to short fine leg

Over 0.5 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, gets forward and tries to swings it hard but misses.

Over 0.6 Tim Southee bowls a good length delivery to Mohammad Shahzad, no run, gets forward and nudges it towards short mid-wicket

  Over 2.0   

Over 1.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Hazratullah Zazai,1 run, goes on to the back foot and works it through square leg for one

Over 1.2 Trent Boult bowls a yorker right into the blockhole to Hazratullah Zazai, no run, gets forward and squeezes it towards point

Over 1.3 Trent Boult bangs it short onto the pitch to Hazratullah Zazai, no run, stays deep inside the crease and ducks under it to sways away from the bouncer.

Over 1.4 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Hazratullah Zazai, no run, comes on to the front foot and  knocks it in front of cover with soft hands and sets off for a single, only to be sent back by Zazai

Over 1.5 Trent Boult bowls a back of length delivery to Hazratullah Zazai, no run, gets forward and left alone outside off through to the kepeer.

Over 1.6 Trent Boult bowls it short of length to Hazratullah Zazai, no run, goes for the upper cut, gets beaten due to the lack of pace and extra bounce. The keeper fails to grab the ball though

  Over 3.0   

Over 2.1 Adam Milne bowls it short of length to Hazratullah Zazai,1 run, arches back and carves this to mid-off for a single

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 4.0   

Over 3.1 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Hazratullah Zazai,  out Caught by Santner!! Hazratullah Zazai looks to work it through the on-side, and ends up getting a leading edge that has been taken at mid-wicket by Santner.

Over 3.2 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Gulbadin Naib, no run, gets forward and went through the line but mises.

Over 3.3 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Gulbadin Naib, no run, gets beaten on his flashy cut

Over 3.4 Trent Boult bowls a back of length delivery to Gulbadin Naib, no run, stands tall to defend it in front of cover

Over 3.5 Trent Boult bowls a back of length delivery to Gulbadin Naib, no run, gets rides the bounce and taps this in front of cover

Over 3.6 Trent Boult bowls a good length delivery to Gulbadin Naib, Boundary!gets forward and went for the hook. Ends up getting a top-edge that flies over Conway's head and it's four runs for the batter

  Over 5.0   

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.

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