New Zealand topped the points table after defeating Afghanistan by a huge margin of 149 runs. They have won four matches in a row. Rashid-Farooquira kept the Kiwis under pressure with the ball. But to handle that pressure, New Zealand built a big capital.
Afghanistan faced a target of 289 runs. Afghans lost 4 wickets for 97 runs and 6 wickets for 125 runs.
Apart from Rahmat Shah and Azmatullah Omarzai, none of the Afghan batsmen could put up a fight at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Rahmat Shah scored 36 and Omarzai scored 27 runs. Afghanistan were all out for 139 runs in 34.4 overs.
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner and Lukey Ferguson took 3 wickets each.
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