New Zealand vs Afghanistan Match Stats

Dishes out the googly, short and on off, Matt Henry covers the line of the ball and defends it out.

Another googly but much fuller, on middle, Matt Henry is equal to the task as he presses forward to block it out.

Quicker and flatter, on off, a bit short, Matt Henry goes for the cut but the ball skids through to go under the bat.

WIDE! Turning down leg, on a nagging length, Matt Henry gets inside the line to tickle it fine but misses.

Floats it up and it keeps a bit low as well, Matt Henry looks to drive but misses.

Drags the length back and it is around middle, Matt Henry goes on the back foot and plays it to mid-wicket.

Attacks the stumps and keeps it on a nagging length, Matt Henry gets on the back foot quickly and pushes it to the right of the bowler.

Bowls it on a short length, on middle, Mitchell Santner rocks back and whips it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

From wide of the crease by Nabi, this is flat and short, on off, Mitchell Santner chops it down on the off side.

Slower through the air and gets the away turn, on off, Mitchell Santner punches it with the turn to deep cover for a single.

Goes straight on, on a nagging length, around off, Matt Henry pats it to cover off the front foot.

Sliding onto the pads, on a nagging length, Matt Henry turns this one behind square on the leg side for a run.

OUT! STRAIGHT THROUGH THE GATE! Mohammad Nabi has his second and the Kiwis slip further. Gets the ball to come back in with the angle from around the wicket, on a length, on middle, Mitchell Santner gets half-forward and plays for the turn as he looks to push it to the right of the bowler. It is the arm-ball from Nabi and it slides on to brush the front pad before going on to crash into the stumps.

Tosses it up, full and on middle, Matt Henry gets on the front foot to defend. Gets an inside edge that rolls through square leg for one.

Slips in the googly, on middle and leg, a bit short, Lockie Ferguson defends it away off his pads.

Fuller and at 84.6 kph, on middle and leg, Lockie Ferguson gets his bat out in front and keeps it out on the leg side.

Quicker and shorter, outside off, Lockie Ferguson backs away way too far and misses out on the cut.

WIDE! Drifts down leg, on a shorter length, Lockie Ferguson misses the tickle. Wide given.

Serves the googly, short and on middle, it stays low as well, on middle, Lockie Ferguson gets on the back foot and works it off his pads through backward square leg for a couple of runs.

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! As easy as you like! Rashid Khan strikes on the final ball off his spell and Afghanistan are one just a wicket away from a famous win. Rashid gives the ball air and bowls it on a nagging length, on off, Lockie Ferguson prods forward to smother the spin but it comes off the upper half of the bat and it lobs tamely back towards the bowler. Rashid Khan runs a few steps forward and takes the simplest of catches.

Too full and on off, Henry pushes it to long off for a single.

Very full and wide of off. Trent Boult eases it to long off for a single. 

SIX! First six of the innings comes from batter number 9! Tossed up on off. Henry slogs it over mid-wicket for a biggie.

A googly, sliding wide of off. Henry pulls it to mid-wicket for a single.

This is full and just outside off. Trent Boult takes a big stride forward to work it away but misses and it goes through the gate.

A single to end the over as Boult nudges it to deep mid-wicket.

Bowls it full and around off, Boult drills it to long on for a single.

Touch fuller, outside off. Henry looks to drive but toe ends it to covers.

Serves it full and around off. Henry chips it to long on for a single. 

Goes for the yorker but it is just sliding down, on the leg side. Boult misses his flick and gets hit on the pads.

Naveen-ul-Haq goes slower, fuller and around off, Boult blocks it out.

A yorker from Naveen-ul-Haq to end the over. This is on middle, Boult defends it out.

A fuller delivery, outside off, stays low. Henry swings wildly and misses.

OUT! TAKEN! Fazalhaq Farooqi ends with a four-fer. Short of a length and on top of off. Henry looks to pull but top edges it to deep backward square leg. Karim Janat runs in and holds onto it. Afghanistan win by 84 runs and close to 5 overs to spare. Huge boost to their net run-rate.