- The 21st game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- New Zealand is coming off a huge win against defending champions Australia and will seek to keep the momentum going.
- Afghanistan, on the other hand, was defeated in their season opener against England.
The 21st game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between New Zealand and Afghanistan (MCG). New Zealand is coming off a huge win against defending champions Australia and will seek to keep the momentum going and pick up two more points.
Afghanistan, on the other side, was defeated in their season opener against England. Their batting squad struggled, as English bowlers limited them to 112 runs in the first innings. The Afghanistan bowlers, on the other hand, were quite good, as they kept England on the edge and picked up five huge wickets before England ended the chase.
Pitch Conditions:
The Melbourne pitch is well-known for its aptitude for both batting and bowling. The pacers will get a lot of bounce in the first innings, while the spinners will get very little. India and Pakistan battled to the very last ball in the previous encounter played here. The captain that wins the toss will choose to chase in order to exploit the pitch later on.
Expected Playing XIs
New Zealand: Devon Conway(w), 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(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Usman Ghani, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
Match Details: New Zealand vs Afghanistan
Day/Date: Wednesday/26th October 2022
Time: 09:30 AM
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