New Delhi: New Zealand (NZ) will be facing Afghanistan (AFG) in the 40th match of ICC T20 World Cup 2021 on Sunday. The encounter will take place at Sheikh Zayed Stadium at 3:30 PM. The match will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar.

New Zealand is currently sitting in the second position by winning 3 out of 4 matches. In their last game against Namibia, New Zealand won by 52 runs. On batting first, New Zealand secured 163 runs whereas Namibia managed to score 111 runs.

On the other hand, Afghanistan won 2 matches out of 4 and is currently sitting on the fourth spot on the points table. Their last match was against India where they lost by 62 runs. On batting first, India put up a score of 210 runs against which Afghanistan scored 144 runs. 

Besides, New Zealand’s loss against Afghanistan would determine India’s entry to the semi-finals of the tournament.

Match Details – NZ vs AFG

Date: November 7

Toss: 3:00 PM

Time: 3:30 PM

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

NZ vs AFG My Dream 11 Team

Wicketkeeper: Mohammad Shahzad, Devon Conway

Batters: Martin Guptill, Hazratullah Zazai, Daryl Mitchell

All-rounders: Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Jimmy Neesham

Bowlers: Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Ish Sodhi

NZ vs AFG Probable Playing XIs

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (c), Devon Conway (wk), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult.

Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Naveen-ul-Haq, Hamid Hassan.

Squads

New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Kane Williamson(c), Tim Seifert(w), Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi, Todd Astle, Kyle Jamieson, Mark Chapman, James Neesham.

Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad(w), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Asghar Afghan, Karim Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Hamid Hassan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Usman Ghani.