New Zealand vs Afghanistan - 21st Match of the Men's ICC T20I Cricket World Cup 2022, Super 12 Stage, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO
(i) Points Table Scenario
NZ - 1 - 1w/0l (1st - Group 1)
AFG - 1 - 0w/1l (5th - Group 1)
(ii) Toss Based Analysis
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(3), 42(16)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Devon Conway
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 92(58)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(12), 23(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 20(18), 12(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Martin Guptill
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(23)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(6)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 11(11)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. James Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(13)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mitchell Santner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(8)&0w, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(3)*, 3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Trent Boult
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Adam Milne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(10)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Lockie Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Daryl Mitchell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 41(17)*&1w, 51(37)*, 3(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5(5), 6(8), 13(11)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Qais Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Usman Ghani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(8), 32(20)*, 30(30)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 26(20), 0(1), 10(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(2)&0w, 0(2)&0w, 8(6)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Darwish Rasooli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(12), 3(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Mohammad Saleem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Naveen Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 46(39), 35(34), 32(32)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Hazratullah Zazai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(16), 9(11), 10(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Sharafuddin Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
19. Afsar Zazai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Melbourne Cricket Ground
(i) Total Matches - T20s
Overall - 119
Avg 1st Innings - 163
Avg 2nd Innings - 141
Highest total - 273/2 (Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes - 19th January'2022)
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
NZ - Not Played Yet
AFG - Not Played Yet
(iii) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Pakistan vs India - 23rd October'2022
159/8 vs 160/6 (IND won by 4 wkts)
Pacers - 8w+3w=11w
Spinners - 0w+2w=2w
2) Australia vs Sri Lanka - 20th February'2022
154/6 vs 155/5 (SL won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 5w+2w=7w
Spinners - 1w+1w=2w
3) Sri Lanka vs Australia - 18th February'2022
139/8 vs 143/4 (AUS won by 6 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+3w=7w
Spinners - 2w+1w=3w
4) Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Thunder - 23rd January'2022
184/6 vs 178/6 (AS won by 6 runs)
Pacers - 3w+5w=8w
Spinners - 3w+1w=4w
5) Adelaide Strikers vs Hobart Hurricanes - 21st January'2022
188/6 vs 166/10 (AS won by 22 runs)
Pacers - 5w+8w=13w
Spinners - 1w+2w=3w
6) Melbourne Stars vs Hobart Hurricanes - 19th January'2022
273/2 vs 167/6 (MS won by 106 runs)
Pacers - 2w+3w=5w
Spinners - 0w+3w=3w
7) Sydney Thunder vs Melbourne Renegades - 19th January'2022
170/8 vs 169/7 (ST won by 1 run)
Pacers - 2w+4w=6w
Spinners - 5w+2w=7w
8) Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars - 16th January'2022
149/6 vs 150/2 (MS won by 8 wkts)
Pacers - 2w+2w=4w
Spinners - 4w+0w=4w
9) Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Stars - 10th January'2022
139/9 vs 140/5 (MS won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 3w+3w=6w
Spinners - 5w+2w=7w
10) Melbourne Stars vs Melbourne Renegades - 3rd January'2022
126/10 vs 129/5 (MR won by 5 wkts)
Pacers - 7w+2w=9w
Spinners - 3w+3w=6w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 51w
2nd Innings - 35w
Spinners
1st Innings - 23w
2nd Innings - 17w
Overall
86w:40w (Pacers:Spinners)
(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Devon Conway
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Martin Guptill
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. James Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mitchell Santner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(4)*&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Trent Boult
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Adam Milne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Lockie Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Daryl Mitchell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(8)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 52(30)&1w, 0(1)&0w
2. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Qais Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w, 0w, 10(14)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 6(1)*&2w
5. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Usman Ghani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(4)*&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Darwish Rasooli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Mohammad Saleem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Naveen Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
14. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Hazratullah Zazai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Sharafuddin Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
19. Afsar Zazai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
1 - 1w/0l (In favour of NZ)
(ii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet
(iv) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Afghanistan vs New Zealand - 7th November'2021
124/8 vs 125/2 (NZ won by 8 wkts)
Najibullah Zadran - 73(48)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman - 1w
Rashid Khan - 1w
Kane Williamson - 40(42)*
Devon Conway - 36(32)*
Martin Guptill - 28(23)
Trent Boult - 3w
Tim Southee - 2w
Adam Milne - 1w
James Neesham - 1w
Ish Sodhi - 1w
(v) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
New Zealand (NZ)
1. Finn Allen
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Devon Conway
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 36(32)*
3. Kane Williamson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 40(42)*
4. Glenn Phillips
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Martin Guptill
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 28(23)
6. Mark Chapman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Michael Bracewell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. James Neesham
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
9. Mitchell Santner
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w
10. Ish Sodhi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
11. Tim Southee
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
12. Trent Boult
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w
13. Adam Milne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
14. Lockie Ferguson
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Daryl Mitchell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 17(12)
Afghanistan (AFG)
1. Mohammad Nabi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 14(20)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Najibullah Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 73(48)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Fareed Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Qais Ahmad
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Fazalhaq Farooqi
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Usman Ghani
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Rahmanullah Gurbaz
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(9)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Rashid Khan
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Azmatullah Omarzai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Darwish Rasooli
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Mohammad Saleem
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Naveen Ul Haq
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Ibrahim Zadran
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Hazratullah Zazai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2(4)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
16. Sharafuddin Ashraf
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
17. Gulbadin Naib
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 15(18)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
18. Rahmat Shah
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
19. Afsar Zazai
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) NEW ZEALAND (NZ) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Devon Conway - LHB, WK
Last 10 - 92*, 14, 64, 49*, 70*, 36, 21, 5, 46
2) Finn Allen - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 42, 6, 12, 32, 62, 16, 13, 35, 3, 96
3) Kane Williamson - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 23, 3, 59, 9*, 30, 31, 27, 17, 45, 34
4) Mark Chapman - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 4, 25, 2, 32, 11, 92, 45r 0w, 0*, 15
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Martin Guptill
5) Glenn Phillips - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 12, 20, 29, 60, 0w, 23r 0w, 18, 47, 9r 1w, 41
6) Mitchell Santner - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 3w, 4r 0w, 2w, 30r 1w, 16r 1w, 13r 0w, 2w, 26r 1w, 25r 1w, 13r 0w
7) James Neesham - LHB, RMF
Last 10 - 26*, 17, 6*, 5r 0w, 36r 0w, 2r 0w, 16r 0w, 34r 1w
8) Lockie Ferguson - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w
9) Tim Southee - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 8r 1w, 1w, 1w, 4r 4w
10) Ish Sodhi - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 3r 1w, 2r 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 2w
11) Trent Boult - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 2w, 0w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 9r 4w, 6r 4w, 3w, 16r 3w
BENCH
12) Martin Guptill - RHB
Last 10 - 26, 34, 2, 6, 57, 3, 24, 15, 20, 16
13) Adam Milne - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 9r 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 21r 1w, 25r 2w, 3r 3w, 0w, 50r 2w, 16r 1w
14) Daryl Mitchell - RHB, RMF
Last 10 - 16r 0w, 10, 26, 63, 41, 20, 14, 48, 16
15) Michael Bracewell - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 11r 0w, 1r 2w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 0r 0w, 12r 0w, 7r 0w, 14r 0w, 6r 0w
Safe C/VC choices
Devon Conway, Tim Southee
B) AFGHANISTAN (AFG) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Hazratullah Zazai - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 7, 9, 15, 0, 21, 12, 23, 37*, 10, 6
2) Rahmanullah Gurbaz - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 10, 0, 26, 22, 1, 22, 60, 52, 0, 0
3) Ibrahim Zadran - RHB, RM
Last 10 - 32, 35, 46, 64*, 35, 40, 42*, 15, 8, 1
4) Usman Ghani - RHB
Last 10 - 30, 32*, 7, 44*, 1, 59, 69, 4, 32
5) Najibullah Zadran - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 13, 6, 5, 6, 2, 0, 0, 10, 17, 43*
6) Mohammad Nabi - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 3r 1w 51*, 41r 1w, 0w, 0w, 31r 3w, 5r 3w, 7r 0w, 0r 0w
7) Azmatullah Omarzai - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 8r 0w, 0r 0w, 1r 0w, 1r 0w, 10r 0w, 0w, 0w, 15*, 4r 1w, 0w
8) Rashid Khan - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 5r 0w, 26r 2w, 1w, 1w, 15r 0w, 18r 2w
9) Mujeeb Ur Rahman - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 15r 1w, 3w, 19r 1w, 0w, 3w
10) Fareed Ahmad - LHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w
11) Fazalhaq Farooqi - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 3w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 2w, 1w
BENCH
12) Darwish Rasooli - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 3, 12, 51, 41*, 12*, 11, 0, 70, 16, 84
13) Qais Ahmad - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 3w, 2w, 2w
14) Mohammad Saleem - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 1w, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w
15) Naveen Ul Haq - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 10r 1w, 1w
RESERVES
16) Sharafuddin Ashraf - LHB, LAO
Last 10 - 0*, 13r 1w, 12r 1w, 44r 0w, 4r 3w, 1w, 44r 3w, 20r 0w, 1w, 0w
17) Rahmat Shah - RHB, Offbreak, WK
Last 10 - 2w, 12r 1w, 2r 0w, 61r 1w, 20r 0w, 17, 87, 94, 81, 24
18) Afsar Zazai - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 14, 16, 67*, 14, 2*, 3, 28, 2, 24
19) Gulbadin Naib - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1r 0w, 40r 1w, 22r 0w, 11r 0w, 27r 1w, 37r 0w, 0w, 12r 1w, 44r 3w, 14r 3w
Safe C/VC choices
Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan
Differential GL C/VC choices
NZ - Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Kane Williamson, Mitchell Santner
AFG - Najibullah Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
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