There will be 2 matches in Melbourne on Wednesday. The first match will be played between Ireland and England. After this, Afghanistan-New Zealand will face each other.
New Zealand will play a T20 match against Afghanistan for the second time. Earlier both teams met in the T20 World Cup held in UAE. Last time New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 8 wickets.
The start of the World Cup has been good for New Zealand. The team defeated Australia by 89 runs in the first match. Batting first, New Zealand made a huge score of 200 runs. Finn Allen reminded everyone of Brendon McCullum with his aggressive batting. He scored 42 runs in 16 balls. Also, Devon Conway scored 92 runs in 58 balls while batting brilliantly.
New Zealand also performed well in bowling. Tim Southee and Mitchell Santner took three wickets each. The team is full of confidence at the moment and now Bay would like to repeat his performance against Afghanistan.
Dream 11 Predictions
The top 4 Predictions for the match are as follows.
- Finn Allen to score 30+ runs.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz + Devon Conway = 55+ runs.
- Mohammad Nabi to score 20+ runs and to pick at least 1 wicket.
- Trent Boult + Tim Southee to pick 3+ wickets.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan Probable Playing XI
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Finn Allen, Kane Williamson (c), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.
Afghanistan: Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi (Captain), Ajmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Fazlhaq Farooqui.