Get to Know Who will win NZ vs AFG World Cup 2023 match and toss Prediction with Head to Head stats, Playing 11, K9Win , Betting Rates, Live score & winning percentage.
MATCH: New Zealand vs Afghanistan
DATE: Oct 18, 2023
TIME: 14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
VENUE: MA Chidambaram Stadium – Chennai, India
TOURNAMENT: Cricket World Cup
NZ vs AFG Betting Tips
Devon Conway averages 52.52 from 24 ODI innings and the opening batter is one of the most consistent players across all formats in international cricket. He has scored four centuries from his last 12 ODIs and regularly gets his side off to an excellent start in their innings. We recommend backing Conway to be New Zealand’s highest run scorer against Afghanistan in this game. With the ball, Trent Boult got the game off to an incredible start when he had Litton Das caught at long leg from the first ball of the contest. He went on to take another wicket in the match and he is our tip for New Zealand’s top wicket taker on Wednesday.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz struck 80 runs at the top of the order against England on Sunday and the right-hander is likely to come into this game with his confidence levels at an all-time career high. It took a run-out to dismiss him in Delhi and the young batter now averages just under 40 in this format. Gurbaz is a strong choice for Afghanistan’s highest run scorer against New Zealand. Rashid Khan took his 175th, 176th and 177th ODI wickets in the last game and he has dismissed five batters across the last two matches. The spinner will enjoy bowling in Chennai and he is our pick for Afghanistan’s top wicket taker in this fixture.
Very few bowlers have the ability of Trent Boult to pick up wickets during different stages of an ODI innings. We expect him to take over 1.5 wickets in this game.
New Zealand vs Afghanistan
TV channels: The fans can watch the match live on Euro Sports
Live Streaming: Live streaming of the match will be available on the K9WIn Cricket Exchange India and website.
NZ vs AFG ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
Match 16 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup brings New Zealand and Afghanistan together in Chennai on Wednesday afternoon for a day-night clash. New Zealand have got off to an excellent start in the tournament with convincing victories over England, the Netherlands and Bangladesh so far. Afghanistan were beaten Bangladesh and India in their opening two games before producing one of the all-time greatest World Cup upsets as they beat the 2019 winners England by 69 runs on Sunday. Read on as we preview this group stage match. The match gets underway at the MA Chidambaram, Chepauk at 14:00 local time.
New Zealand went all the way to the final in 2019 before losing on boundary count-back after a tie and a super over decider. They have got off to a flying start in this campaign with three wins from three and they should be too strong with both bat and ball for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan had only won one Cricket World Cup game, a 1-wicket win over Scotland in 2015, before their famous win over England on Sunday. Although the team will be full of self-belief coming into this clash, they will need another top performance to be competitive against New Zealand.
NZ vs AFG Match Toss Prediction
The last two ODIs at this venue have seen the team batting second win the match and we predict that both teams will want to field first in this clash.
NZ vs AFG Pitch Report
This will be the third match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium so far in this 2023 Cricket World Cup and we have seen a pitch where generally the bowlers have been on top. A par score will be around 300 but batting will not be easy.
Chennai Weather Report
There will be a combination of cloud and sunny spells during the afternoon in Chennai before clear skies later in the evening. The temperature will fall no lower than 27 degrees.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for New Zealand vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023