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Here New Zealand was cruising comfortably at 109/1, and now they are at 113/4. Both the set batsmen are now back in pavilion (Will Young and Rachin Ravindra). And ironically it is the seamer Azmatullah Omarzai who did the maximum damage (at this point 1-0-1-2). Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have also played their part well, by taking one wicket each.
Looks like another unpredictable match, Afghanistan has one of the best spinners in the world and if New Zealand were chasing then the pressure would have gotten the better, they lost quick wickets but they can recover and set a total around 260 which can be a competitive total considering chasing is difficult in these pitches from the highlights i have seen so far in this tournament.
New Zealand team could not collect runs against Afghanistan. The New Zealand team lost power play wickets and could not stay on the field for a long time. If the Afghanistan team can defend the wicket, then surely the chances of victory against New Zealand are very high. Because Afghanistan's batsmen are very strong. It was the fall of wickets at the start of Afghanistan which put a lot of pressure on the Afghanistan team. If the New Zealand team can play a good role in bowling then there is definitely a chance to win today.