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00:00T20 World Cup has arrived at the Chirumburrum Stadium here in Chennai.
00:16What a beautiful venue for the first game of day two of this world-class competition.
00:22It is New Zealand and Afghanistan.
00:25A really tough match-up this.
00:28We're in Group D, Afghanistan, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and UAE.
00:33Some might call this the pool of death.
00:40New Zealand, Afghanistan, Afghanistan winning the toss and batting first.
00:46Morning, Smitty.
00:47Yeah, Gerbez and Abraham, they're an outstanding opening pair.
00:52And how he's been able to provide some stability.
00:54He's come in with some incredible form leading into this tournament.
00:58We know that Nabi, Rashid, Nooramira are going to provide a little bit of opportunity with that spin option.
01:06Now looking at New Zealand side.
01:07Finn Allen, there are some question marks around his injury issue with his shoulder.
01:12He is OK.
01:12He will partner up the top with Seifert.
01:14It is very much about the use of left and right-handing options for New Zealand.
01:18The Mitchell career best form.
01:20We've gone with the sole spinner and Mitchell Satner.
01:23With each SOTY missing out, Glenn Phillips will provide some of the options with that.
01:26And it's great to see Lockie Ferguson back in the side and being managed throughout this tournament.
01:30New Zealand have had a full squad to pick from.
01:32And they've come up with what they believe to be their best here today at the Chittinburgh.
01:38Yeah, they do.
01:39New Zealand cricket have a nice partnership with Chennai as well.
01:42The academy over here, so they spend a lot of time.
01:45How Gerbez goes about his batting is someone that takes on the opposition bowlers.
01:50They put on 103 against New Zealand in that 2024 game.
01:53Smitty that we were at, they tipped up New Zealand.
01:57New Zealand are going to start with Daryl Mitchell, it's slip.
01:59It'll be Matt Henry with the new ball, we're so used to seeing that happen.
02:02A widest first slip, to see if there's any deviation.
02:05Matt Henry for New Zealand.
02:13Single to begin.
02:14Or Gerbez.
02:21Looking to invent, and that's more like it.
02:23That's a beauty.
02:25That's the first six.
02:27That is Gerbez.
02:29That is brilliant best.
02:33Maybe harder to shrug that one off though.
02:36That's the second one in the over.
02:39And that's a really good over for Afghanistan, their best.
02:4226 for none.
02:46Over the top of mid-wicket, and that'll run away.
02:49So it's three consecutive boundaries of those deliveries from Duffy and Henry, and I think it's safe to say Afghanistan have kicked into gear.
02:58Closer, closer, closer, closer, she's shy at the non-striker's end, which is on as well.
03:07That was Finn Allen.
03:08That was Finn Allen.
03:11Shoulder looked all right then.
03:13And they're thinking about reviewing this, New Zealand.
03:16They are thinking about it.
03:17They're instrumental.
03:18Yep, they're going to have a go.
03:23There's a clear gap between bats and ball, no bats involved.
03:32Ball trackman ready, please.
03:34Original decision is not out.
03:37Pitch out and off.
03:38Impact in line, wickets missing.
03:42Alex, you can stay with your original decision.
03:45Standby.
03:46You're on-screen signal now.
03:48Review gone for New Zealand.
03:53New Zealand finally get the breakthrough.
03:56And it's the speedster on Lucky Ferguson.
04:00His first ball in the World Cup brings a wicket.
04:06Penny makes today, it's 35 for one.
04:11Got five balls left of the power plate.
04:14New Zealand have just picked up for wickets.
04:17Moved away early.
04:19He had made up his mind that he was going to go through the offside.
04:22It is one of his strong areas.
04:25And now he ends the six balls with another.
04:42Just keeps drifting back in.
04:44Have a look now.
04:45It is.
04:46Just drifts back in and then picks up a little bit of the inside edge.
04:50Back onto the leg stump.
04:52There's a huge blow.
04:54Gribaz just looking to find some rhythm, some timing.
04:59New Zealand back into it.
05:00Gribaz goes for 27.
05:02And he's done 44 for two.
05:04Well.
05:05They've got it together in that last over of the power playing.
05:10Two wickets now.
05:12Gribaz walks to the crease.
05:15He liked something about that length, that time around.
05:22It was just what he wanted.
05:28An effective use of the feet.
05:32As straight as it gets.
05:37Come on down.
05:38Hello.
05:39Oh.
05:40Good enough.
05:41Good enough for a maximum.
05:42But.
05:43Oh.
05:44Maybe a little bit of heart in the throat.
05:45For a split second.
05:46Gribaz.
05:47Bodybuilder.
05:48It's a nice area.
05:49Been able to get on top of that.
05:50Anisha magic.
05:51Yeah.
05:52Get the breakthrough here.
05:53Not there.
05:54That is clean and straight as you like.
05:55Very handsome.
05:56Downtown.
05:57Lyrus work.
05:58And yeah.
05:59There's another boundary.
06:00Here to see the Gulbadin.
06:01Undered up now.
06:04The situation where he did the hamstring and that guy on a game.
06:07Where he tried to slow down the game and that guy on a game.
06:23the hamstring and that guy on a game we tried to slow down the game in the field
06:32incredible viewing wasn't it
06:40hello and goodbye it has gone all the way full toll
06:47Gilbert it's over 17 and there's still one to go well Glenn Phillips was quite a few way and he
06:55thought I've got an opportunity here and then he just watches sail right back over his head
07:01just sitting in the wicket from Jimmy nation great strong shot
07:05there goes Gulbuddin oh yeah yeah get the biceps out because Gulbud is he's on the charge he's gone to 49.
07:21this is an absolute wonderful shot first ball after the drinks break
07:26slightly overpitched seam up in the hitting zone really gulbuddin flexing the muscles 85 meter six
07:36to get things going
07:40half century to gulbuddin has been beautifully constructed
07:46two fours three sixes and let's have it let's have it muscles out loving
07:52those first 50 in t20 cricket
08:03cracker duffy gets people out in any format and here he is in a men's icc t20 world cup
08:11yeah great plan that's all he is a little susceptible to the ball that's a little bit wider and shorter
08:17just unable to really track that at all
08:23great change of pace bowling into the wicket away from the bed as well good partnership though until he's
08:29he's out for 29 123 for three
08:35a silly talented and better
08:39oh just over cypher
08:44there was that bit of that plan we've been chatting about
08:4815 in a wicket
08:50canister 130 for three now
08:54reap the rewards of that but this is huge
08:57it's the duck pool
08:59Natalie it's massive
09:01but a massive six
09:02you can understand the thinking from a length point of view with ferguson because they may have
09:08seen some footage of rasuli up against the west indies where he was so strong and anything full
09:17pose for the pictures there'll be a few
09:23greeted with a stunning shot straight down the ground just what afghanistan wants
09:32right this is going up keeper says mine
09:36and hangs for a touch
09:38yeah it's well bold he's just dragged his length back just a touch maybe even a slightly wider
09:42bilberdin recognizing that russian ravinda being the weakest of all the bowlers possibly today
09:48bowling his first over the 18th wanting to take it on wanting to score big in this over
09:55has lost his wicket but he's played a wonderful hand at getting afghanistan
10:00to 156.4 right now he's gone for 63. platform's been laid
10:06hazmatullah omazai walks to the crease now
10:11there we go
10:14but it doesn't matter it's sailed over the ropes it's another six
10:23just what new zealand might have wanted
10:30henry going short into the wicket here good catch by glenn phillips
10:39rasuli he's gone for 20 of 13 played a good hand afghanistan 164 for five
10:43what an incredible way to end that over so much pressure on him to score
10:57oh that's magnificent he greets the speedster with his own form of place
11:03the race is over that boundary
11:04that is a very good comeback from ferguson hit for six first ball they want the second run
11:13i don't think it's going to count in the end did he get his back down
11:17yep confirmed is out in play in the tournament they get to them very quickly the third umpire
11:23he had a quick look at this didn't get his back down no nicely done by ferguson he was quick enough
11:30to ensure that extra run didn't count but he will fall run out on the last ball of the innings
11:37and afghanistan post 182 percent wonderful form for faisalak faruqi he's got incredible control great variation
11:51yeah it'll be interesting to see how seifert and fin ellen go about this
11:55to be out oh wow it was a chance to mid off seifert living dangerously there that was an opportunity it
12:08would have been brilliant he had just gone over to faruqi and had a chat to him
12:14that's a good hit
12:18it's a superman dive you just feel oh he's got such wonderful hands that if he did get a finger to it
12:25that potentially have stuck but new zealand are up and running they found their first boundary
12:32this time this will race away down to third man for four more back to back short on that occasion
12:39the in swinger to seifert and he's gone with the one that goes away and it just allows
12:45seifert to throw his hands and it creates a little bit of width he beats points
12:49oh smashes that wide of rashid khan no danger of being caught there and that's turned out to be a
12:58very good starting over for new zealand and tim seifert 12 for none
13:02he's a power play bowler loves bowling with the new ball subtle variations in pace
13:16subtle variations in turn but alan he saw it short his eyes lit up he went for the big pull and it's just
13:24rushed him new zealand have lost their first wicket they're 14 for one they have the talent of rachan
13:32ravandra who's no stranger to playing here in chennai of course spent some time with the chennai super kings
13:38he's done some training at this particular venue
13:43right hand left hand combination for new zealand
13:45now oh wow absolutely made a mess of rachan first ball what a delivery
13:58a little seam up delivery it just gently swings comes out the side of the hand
14:05seems slightly pointed towards slip just straightens up on rachan ravendra a little bit and rushes him
14:13finds the gap between bat and pad majib is over the moon ravendra gone for naught new zealand 14 for two
14:22is alan gone rachan ravendra gone out comes one of new zealand's form players in glenn phillips
14:29a lot of hard work in afghanistan are on a high here's the hat-trick ball
14:36bit of bat bit of pad but no one in close they had two catches behind the wicket but no one had short
14:42leg
14:46must be played from seifert they'll get back for two if not four they'll get four
14:53they'll take it new zealand as well the spearing dive out there
15:00slightly dragged down by asma
15:02seifert he's already hit a couple boundaries he's not going to lose out on
15:06on a loose delivery
15:09great pace either so 135 it just allows him to throw his hands at it
15:18beautifully played he has been in good touch against india glenn phillips and then
15:23he made to look very very easy phillips can just lean back to the length is slightly short similar
15:29to the first delivery that seifert put away for four this time it goes behind square just using the pace
15:35he needs to look to try and get it slightly fuller we see another change in the field now
15:44fine for four beats the man up inside the circle first poor delivery from majid
15:51again it's that googly but the line is wrong
15:56almost pitching on leg stump and continuing to make its way down leg doesn't require much from
16:02glenn phillips he's just got to get a little bit of bat on it and we'll beat short fine leg which it did
16:06nice fair enough in front of mid we'll get to go for four
16:16yeah it's a lovely shot it's a nice high bouncer by baruki but
16:20typer it's managed to get it more in front of square
16:25than afghanistan intended they've got a cow out there but he's managed to still beat him on the left
16:30it's exactly the kind of delivery yeah spinners will tell you in this part of the world you really
16:39want to keep those stumps in play when you get into that sort of line you're asking for trouble against
16:46phillips and seifer two very talented right handers it lovely so quick onto look how quick his hands are
16:56now just talking about wicket keepers and a lot of their setups and fast hands through the ball
17:14he's been in just super full and that is a great example of how easy is hitting the ball at the moment
17:21now i'll keep saying it this fellow busy lots of things about his cricket confidence is showing
17:33already in the sinnings
17:40eyed out the gap on the left side he's decided to put the afghanistan captain under pressure
17:52well has he done that he saw the length quite early it looked like it was that wide
18:00continues with the shorter length and phillips still has an answer even if it wasn't quite as
18:04controlled as the previous
18:08these two got oh no he's chopped it on just spoke too soon then phillips
18:15he has dragged the fuller one on he's lent back and he's lost a bit of shape
18:19in terms of trying to go over extra cover it seems and he's out of here the partnership
18:25is broken it's 88 for three phillips makes 42 today now welcome mark chapman to the crease
18:32is that one power free and that will find the fence for chapman's first boundary
18:45oh hammered hammered straight down the ground
18:47and beats mid on who was momad nabby couldn't get across
18:57swings that away all the way as well the tim seifert
19:03first t20 world cup half century for him and his 14th overall
19:09goes again and gets plenty of this as well
19:21offside for four neby went wide and seifert found the gap
19:26out for 65-1 24-4
19:31chance this time six six four and out
19:36neby gets his man
19:41looked uncomfortable to try and actually lift that up and over the top for six
19:45hook it in the air no mosaic but a really important breakthrough for afghanistan at the start of a
19:50little shifty you can sense the frustration from site but after 65-1 24-4 well mitchell the new man at
19:58the crease for new zealand
20:04right away with a reverse sweep
20:06picks up four and is what he's renowned for daryl mitchell early on
20:11well he's dished up a rank full toss
20:25i just wonder if he's looking for another variation he's got this floaty offspin
20:31it comes out another player that's picked up 2000 international runs in t20 cricket
20:35like chapman clever very smart from chapman to spinners looking to angle across him and
20:45bowl that wider line at the moment they're just looking to bowl straight
20:53straight to cover and that's the end of mark chapman so they're going to need daryl mitchell
20:5728 of 26 they need wickets new zealand now losing their fifth wicket an easy catch
21:05for russia khan at cover chapman played a handy little knock of 28 of 17. new zealand 155 for 5.
21:1328 from 26 they're still the favorites mitchell santis form with the bat of late has been very good
21:21over the top of cover and that'll break the shackles for new zealand it'll just get there
21:26straight down the ground for six and that takes all the pressure off bowler got it wrong bowler was
21:37punished it's 170 for five 17 overs gone now the coach not happy
21:43full toss middle fab free hit essentially for santner just
21:52lovely shot really nicely played from santner
22:02loose delivery a waste eye full toss and mitchell says thank you very much
22:06yeah if you're looking to take a wicket it's not going to be off away style full toss unfortunately
22:14daryl mitchell
22:16that's buffet bowling for him new zealand one to win here
22:20that's another full toss he's down the ground for a single and new zealand take victory here the first
22:30game in group d a tough group to be in a tough group to get out of and they have drawn first blood
22:38against afghanistan in the process it's their highest chase ever in t20 world cups and new zealand chasing
22:49it down in the 18th over with time to spare a few wickets in hand
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