New Zealand vs Afghanistan
Super 12 - Match 40, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets
Match Ended - New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets
Over 
13th 
2
4
4
1
1
1
  = 13     | 
Over 
14th 
4
1
1
1
1
2
  = 10     | 
Over 
15th 
1
0
0
0
4
1
  = 6     | 
Over 
16th 
1
4
0
0
2
0
2
  = 9     | 
Over 
17th 
2
0
1
1
1
0
  = 5     | 
Over 
18th 
1
  = 1     | 
Trent Boult

Trent Boult

Player Of
The Match

Batter

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CRR: 6.88

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13.1
2
Mohammad Nabi to Devon Conway
Loopy ball, outside off. Devon Conway lofts it over covers and collects a couple.
13.2
4
Mohammad Nabi to Devon Conway
FOUR! Top shot! Floated, around leg. Devon Conway gets down on his knee and sweeps it towards deep square leg for a boundary.
13.3
4
Mohammad Nabi to Devon Conway
FOUR! And again! Tossed up, around middle. Devon Conway gets down yet again and sweeps it to wide of deep mid-wicket for another boundary.
13.4
1
Mohammad Nabi to Devon Conway
Flatter ball, outside off. Devon Conway looks for the reverse-sweep but it goes off the toe end towards short third man. A single taken.
13.5
1
Mohammad Nabi to Kane Williamson
Flatter ball, outside off. Kane Williamson punches it to covers for a single.
13.6
1
Mohammad Nabi to Devon Conway
Floated, outside off. Devon Conway prods and drives it to sweeper cover. A single to end the over! 34 runs needed off 36 balls!
14.1
4
Rashid Khan to Devon Conway
FOUR! Devon Conway nails it this time! Loopy ball, outside off. Devon Conway gets low and reverse sweeps it towards deep point to collect a boundary.
14.2
1
Rashid Khan to Devon Conway
Flatter ball, on middle. Devon Conway stays back and eases it to long on for a run.
14.3
1
Rashid Khan to Kane Williamson
Fuller in length, around off. Kane Williamson drives it to long on for one.
14.4
1
Rashid Khan to Devon Conway
In the air, but lands safe! Tossed up, outside off. Devon Conway looks to play the slog-sweep but he only manages a top edge and the ball falls just short of the deep square leg fielder. A single taken.
14.5
1
Rashid Khan to Kane Williamson
Another googly, around middle and leg. Kane Williamson stays back and flicks it behind square on the leg side for a run.
14.6
2
Rashid Khan to Devon Conway
Devon Conway is clearly riding his luck here! Tossed up, around middle. Conway looks to sweep but gets a top edge. The ball goes over the short fine leg fielder and the batters take two. 24 runs needed off 30 balls.
15.1
1
Hamid Hassan to Kane Williamson
Back of a length, around off. Kane Williamson stays back and taps it to backward point for one.
15.2
0
Hamid Hassan to Devon Conway
Swing and a miss! Slower ball, shorter in length, outside off. Devon Conway looks to heave it across the line but he misses.
15.3
0
Hamid Hassan to Devon Conway
Banged into the deck, around middle. Devon Conway pulls it along the ground towards mid-wicket.
15.4
0
Hamid Hassan to Devon Conway
Leg bye! Back of a length, around middle. Devon Conway looks to pull but he misses and gets hit on his body. The ball rolls away for a leg bye!
15.5
4
Hamid Hassan to Kane Williamson
FOUR! Easy pickings! A juicy full toss, around off. Kane Williamson carves it past mid off and the ball races away to the fence.
15.6
1
Hamid Hassan to Kane Williamson
Short of a length, around off. Kane Williamson stays back and looks to defend but gets an inside edge behind the sticks. A single taken. 17 runs needed off 24 balls.
16.1
1
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Kane Williamson
Tossed up, outside off. Kane Williamson skips down and eases it to long off for a single.
16.2
4
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway
FOUR! CRUNCHED! Tossed up, around off. Devon Conway skips down and smacks it back past the bowler to collect a boundary.
16.3
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway
A stifled appeal for LBW but the umpire says no. Tossed up, around middle. Devon Conway looks to sweep but he misses and gets hit on his glove. 
16.4
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway
Wide! Mujeeb spills this one way down leg. Devon Conway lets it be. Wided!
16.4
2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway
Floated, outside off. Devon Conway reverse-sweeps it to deep point for a couple.
16.5
0
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway
Flatter ball, outside off. Devon Conway punches it to cover.
16.6
2
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to Devon Conway
Good running! Tossed up, on middle. Devon Conway clips it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Just 7 runs needed off 18 balls now!
17.1
2
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Williamson
Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Kane Williamson skips down the track and lofts it towards deep cover for a couple.
17.2
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Williamson
Back of a length, around off. Kane Williamson looks to cut but gets it from the inner half of the blade back to the bowler.
17.3
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Williamson
Good-length ball, outside off. Kane Williamson punches it past covers and takes a single.
17.4
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Devon Conway
Length ball, strayed on the pads. Devon Conway clips it to deep square leg for one.
17.5
1
Naveen-ul-Haq to Kane Williamson
Length ball, outside off. Kane Williamson drives it to wide of mid off. The fielder there runs to his left to stop the ball. The batters cross for a run.
17.6
0
Naveen-ul-Haq to Devon Conway
Leg bye! Good-length ball, darted on the pads. Devon Conway misses his nudge and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away to the leg side for a leg bye! New Zealand are just 1 run away from a victory now!
18.1
1
Gulbadin Naib to Devon Conway
Slower ball, on a length, around middle. Devon Conway eases it to long on for a single. New Zealand WIN THE MATCH BY 8 WICKETS! The Kiwis are into the semi-final!