In the ICC World Cup 2023, Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips each scored half-centuries, and their bowling combined to help New Zealand defeat Afghanistan by 149 runs.
New Zealand Beat Afghanistan: After winning the toss, Afghanistan invited New Zealand to bat first and quickly dismissed the excellent opening hitter Devon Conway for a total of 30.
Naveen-ul-Haq broke the stand when he caught Phillips in the deep after Phillips had scored 71 off 80 with the help of four boundaries and as many sixes.
The pair put up 79 runs for the second wicket before Azmatullah Omarzai bowled them out in the same over.
Young scored 64 balls for 54 runs, including four boundaries and three sixes, while Ravindra scored 32.
At 110-4 and in trouble, Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips played cautiously to enable New Zealand recover before altering up their approach in the last few overs.
They combined for a 144-run fifth wicket stand, finishing off their individual half-centuries in the process.
Naveen-ul-Haq broke the stand when he caught Phillips in the deep after Phillips had scored 71 off of 80 with the help of four boundaries and as many sixes.
Two balls later, Latham tried to scoop Naveen-ul-Haq but missed the line, causing the ball to strike the off stump. He then followed him.
After that, Mark Chapman contributed a quick 12-ball cameo of 25 to help New Zealand reach 288 in their total 50 overs.
Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman each took one wicket, while Afghanistan’s Naveen-ul-Haq and Azmatullah Omarzai each claimed two.