New Zealand vs Afghanistan Match Prediction & Betting Tips, T20 World Cup 2021
New Zealand and Afghanistan go head to head on Sunday afternoon at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. This is the final Super 12 stage game for both sides with New Zealand knowing that a victory for them will guarantee them passage to the semi-finals. Afghanistan need a big win and to end the group stage with a better net-run-rate than India if they are to progress. This match begins at 14:00 local time.
New Zealand have not been as explosive as Pakistan or as clinical as England but have quietly got the job done in all of their games bar their opener. They know that a win in this game is all that is required to make the last four.
Afghanistan entertained cricket fans across the globe in their opening games of the Super 12s but were brought back down to earth with a bump against India. However, we expect to see them attacking from the first ball in this match.
NZ vs AFG T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: Star Sports will show the game in New Zealand, Afghanistan, India, Afghanistan and Nepal. Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA will broadcast the match. Foxtel and Kayo will show the match in Australia.
T20 World Cup Live Streaming:Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
NZ vs AFG Match Toss Prediction
Afghanistan have looked at their best when batting first in this tournament. Whoever wins the toss, we expect to see New Zealand in the field for the first half of the game.
NZ vs AFG Match Pitch Report
Wanindu Hasaranga took 2-19 on this pitch on Thursday and we expect Rashid Khan to also enjoy the surface in this match. However, there are plenty of runs available for batters with a par score 165+.
Weather Report
Sunny conditions with the temperature above 30 degrees throughout the match in Abu Dhabi.
Read on for team previews, cricket betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for New Zealand vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2021
New Zealand Team News & Playing 11
NZ Team News
It would be a big surprise if Adam Milne retains his spot in the team for this crucial match. The pace bowler was the most expensive of all six New Zealand bowlers used on Friday and the only one to go wicketless. We expect Kyle Jamieson to replace Milne in the side.
NZ Key Players
- Martin Guptill- the 35 year old opener has been playing international cricket since 2009 and has passed 50 in IT20s on 20 occasions.
- Tim Southee- the fast swing bowler had picked up 1 wicket in each of the opening three game but picked up the big wickets of Zane Green and David Wiese against Namibia.
- Trent Boult- the opening bowler has been New Zealand’s most consistent wicket taker during this T20 World Cup and finished with 2-20 on Friday.
The Black Caps have won their last three games in the competition and have rarely looked like losing any of those matches.
New Zealand Predicted Playing 11
Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (wk), Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
AFG Team News
Pace bowler Hamid Hassan had a dream first game of the tournament against Namibia taking 3-9 but he suffered against India and conceded 34 runs without taking a wicket. We expect spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman to be fit for this game and to replace Hassan in the side.
AFG Key Players
- Mohammad Shahzad- the keeper-batter has hit 75 sixes in 69 IT20s but got a duck against India on Wednesday. We expect to see him contribute with the bat and the gloves in this match.
- Karim Janat- the bowling all-rounder was one of the few Afghanistan players to emerge from the India match with credit. He hit an unbeaten 42 after earlier dismissing Rohit Sharma in his only over.
- Rashid Khan- the leg-spinner was expensive against India with the top class batsmen taking the attack to him. He will be keen to return at his best in this match.
Afghanistan have lost two of their last three games in the tournament but are still alive and have a chance to reach the semi-final.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najbullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Head to Head
This will be the first meeting between the sides in an IT20 fixture.
NZ vs AFG Head to Head Stats in T20
Matches Played |
NZ Won |
AFG Won |
Tie |
No Result |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Betting Odds
New Zealand are strong favourites to win this inaugural IT20 between the nations.
Who will win New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 Match?
There have been some cameo attacking innings from both sides with Martin Guptill the only player on show who has hit a big score in the tournament.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Betting Rate
🏆 New Zealand vs Afghanistan Prediction
This should be a cracking encounter between two sides who are a game away from reaching the semi-finals. New Zealand may be the more cautious of the sides as they purely need a victory whereas Afghanistan need to win and give a boost to their net run rate. We are predicting a victory for New Zealand in a close game.
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