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New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2021 Today Match Prediction. New Zealand is on the Non-stop winning strike and most likely will try to continue it. On the Other hand, Afghanistan lost their previous match against Team India and will try to gain victory against opponents. New Zealand and Afghanistan will tackle with each other on 7th November to try their luck for a Semifinal ticket on Sheikh Zayed Stadium. In the last Kiwis were able to defeat Scotland Team by not less than 52 runs thanks to battering Glean Phillips and also because of their economical bowling average. Where the Afghan team tasted a defeat by hand of men in Blue means from the Indian team.

Match Details

Match – New Zealand vs Afghanistan – Match 40

Venue – Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Time – 03:30 PM IST, 10:00 AM GMT

Where to watch live – Star Sports Network

Pitch Report

The pitch in Abu Dhabi has been a sporting one. The batters have secured a lot of runs, but the bowlers have also obtained quite a bit off the crease. Batting first and putting runs on the board should be the preferred option for both teams in the crisis game.

Average first innings score: 145 (12 T20Is in Abu Dhabi in T20 World Cup 2021)

Record of Chasing teams: Won – 7, Lost – 5, Tied – 0

Weather Report

The weather will be clear for the thrilling match. There is no prediction for rain on the cards but the temperature will be high ranging around 30-35 Degrees Celcius.

New Zealand vs Afghanistan Playing 11

New Zealand Predicted Playing 11

Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult

Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11

Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf/Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan

Key players

Kane Williamson

Kane Williamson hasn’t actually resembled at his most useful in the continuing World Cup. The Black Caps’ skipper has secured only 86 runs at an average of 28.66 with a strike rate of 100. Despite his loss of form, one may assume him to do great against the Afghans. Williamson is well-known for Rashid Khan and Nabi’s way of bowling. And his practice could come in handy for the Kiwis.

Trent Boult 

Trent Boult has been excellent for New Zealand in the T20 World Cup thus far. The left-hander is currently the head wicket-taker for the Black Caps with 8 scalps from four games. The economy rate of 6.25 implies that the speedster has been able to keep control of the run-scoring. The Afghan batters necessitate performing Boult with a bit of care.

Team News

• It would be a huge astonishment if Adam Milne holds his spot in the team for this important match. The pace bowler was the most costly of all six New Zealand bowlers performed on Friday and the only person to go wicketless. We suspect Kyle Jamieson to succeed Milne on the side.

• Pace bowler Hamid Hassan had a thought first game of the competition against Namibia taking 3-9 but he experienced against India and granted 34 runs without taking a wicket. We suspect spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman to be eligible for this game and to succeed Hassan in the side.

New Zealand vs Afghanistan Match Tips

This should be an interesting clash among two teams who are a match away from entering the semi-finals. New Zealand may be the more careful of the sides as they genuinely need success whereas Afghanistan requires to obtain a victory and give a boost to their net run rate. We are predicting a victory for New Zealand in a close-call match.

Today’s match prediction:  New Zealand to win the match.