New Zealand set 289 runs target over Afghanistan

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New Zealand posted 288 runs in 50 overs by losing 6 wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in India on Wednesday.

Lower-order batter Glenn Phillips scored 71 runs off 80 balls while wicket-keeper batter Tom Latham scored 68 runs off 74 balls and opener Will Young scored 54 runs from 64 balls.

Afghan bowlers -- Naveen-ul-Haq and Azmatullah Omarzai bagged two wickets each while wrist spinner Rashid Khan got one wicket.

New Zealand Playing XI: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c & wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.

Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul