Another good comeback by the New Zealand side they were once 29/3. Latham and Phillips's 144-run partnership saved them from another big upset in the World Cup. Afghanistan's bowling was perfect but the fielding was so bad that they were unable to put more pressure on the opponent team. 289 runs is a big target on a pitch that supports spin attack. New Zealand has a few spinners on their team but only one of them is playing today. I am not sure if the pace attack can be fruitful on the Chennai pitch.
Imagine what will happen if Afghanistan manages to defeat the Black Caps today. New Zealand did not lose any match in this World Cup so far. If Afghanistan can beat them today, the Afghans will be pumped up as they already beat England in their last game. Even though we call it upset, I guess we should not say it as upset because those teams have the capability to defeat any team on their day.
Afghanistan's bowling lineup has been building for the last couple of years and they improving their batting line as well. This is 4th match for the Afghans and they will come back to 4th position in the point table if they can defeat New Zealand today. 2nd upset in a row? Let's see.