In the 16th game at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, New Zealand vs Afghanistan (NZ vs AFG) has been scheduled at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, on Wednesday (October 18).
It will be another day/night match in this competition.
Both teams will play their fourth game in this tournament. In their first three matches in this competition, New Zealand claimed dominant victories against the defending champions England (9 wickets), Netherlands (99 runs), and Bangladesh (8 wickets).
Meanwhile, after suffering 6-wicket and 8-wicket defeats against Bangladesh and the hosts India, Afghanistan beat the title-holder England by 69 runs.
Article Contents:
Match Overview
Head-to-Head
Weather Forecast
Pitch Report
Injury/Unavailability Reports
Predicted XIs
Dream11 Team Prediction #1
Dream11 Team Prediction #2
Dream11 Team Top 4 Backups
NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023 Match Overview
Tournament: ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
Format: ODI
Tournament Stage: League
Match: New Zealand vs Afghanistan (NZ vs AFG)
Tournament Match No: 16
Match Date: October 18, 2023 (Wednesday)
Official Starting Time: 14:00 IST
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Live Broadcasting and Streaming (only in India): Star Sports network, Disney+Hotstar
NZ vs AFG Head-To-Head in ODI World Cup
Details | Matches | NZ Won | AFG Won | Tied | No Result |
Overall ODI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In India | — | — | — | — | — |
In details: New Zealand vs Afghanistan head to head in Cricket World Cup
NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023 Weather Forecast
According to accuweather.com, there is no rain threat for this day/night ODI match, where the game-time temperature can remain between 32°C and 29°C.
NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023 Pitch Report
It will be the third match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk, Chennai) at the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Its first two matches at this tournament resulted in a six-wicket win and an eight-wicket victory, respectively. However, the 260+ totals are really tough to chase at this ODI venue.
ODI since 2020: Thrice in 2023
Average innings score (last 3 ODIs): 235
Average 1st batting score (last 3 ODIs): 237.67
Highest ODI total (last 3 ODIs): 269 by Australia (vs India on March 22, 2023)
Lowest ODI total (last 3 ODIs): 199 by Australia (vs India on October 8, 2023)
Last 3 ODIs results scenario (latest to oldest): 8 wickets, 6 wickets, 21 runs
Toss prediction: Win the toss and bat first
NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023 Injury/Unavailability Reports
New Zealand: Kane Williams (thumb injury)
Afghanistan: No Report
NZ vs AFG ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Predicted XIs
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (C/wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Ish Sodhi
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmat Shah, Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023 Dream11 Team Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): D Conway (C), R Gurbaz
Batters: H Shahidi, D Mitchell, I Zadran
All-rounder(s): M Nabi, M Santner, R Ravindra
Bowlers: T Boult, Rashid-Khan (vc), Mujeeb-ur-Rahman
NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023 Dream11 Team Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): D Conway, R Gurbaz, I Alikhil
Batters: H Shahidi, D Mitchell, G Phillips
All-rounder(s): M Santner (vc), R Ravindra (C), A Omarzai
Bowlers: T Boult, Rashid-Khan
NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023 Dream11 Team Top 4 Backups:
T Latham, F Farooqi, M Henry, L Ferguson
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