Abu Dhabi: The 40th Match of the T20 World Cup 2021 is being played in Abu Dhabi between New Zealand and Afghanistan today. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi has won the toss and elected to bat first. That is, now New Zealand will bowl first. Let me tell you that Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Jazai have come to the crease for Afghanistan. Tim Southee bowled the first over for New Zealand. Afghanistan has defeated world champions West Indies in the 2016 T20 World Cup. Indian fans are expecting a similar charisma from the Afghan team again. Fans of the Indian team want Afghanistan to win so that India can reach the semi-finals. The toss has been done and the match is scheduled to begin in no time. Afghanistan's star spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been fit. He is seen practising on the field. The bowler has taken six wickets in two matches.
New Zealand's Playing 11: Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (captain), Devon Conway, Glenn Phillips, Jimmy Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Adam Milne and Trent Boult.
Afghanistan's Playing 11: Mohammad Shahzad, Hazratullah Jazai, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Nabi (Captain), Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Naveen-ul-Haq and Hamid Hassan.
The New Zealand team is confident after beating Namibia on Friday. In fact, Jimmy Neesham and Glenn Phillips recovered from the top order failure to give the team a good score. The Kiwis defeated Namibia by 52 runs. Now, if New Zealand wins against Afghanistan today, India will be out and it will be sad news for the fans of the Indian team.
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