New Zealand Vs Afghanistan, 16th Match of WC 2023 dream11 prediction today match

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Match : New Zealand Vs Afghanistan, 16th Match of WC 2023

Venue : MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Date & Time : 18th October, Wednesday at 2:00 PM IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 02
NZ won - 02
AFG won - 00
NR - 00,
Tied - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the MA Chidambaram stadium is expected to provide a decent amount of support to both batters and bowlers in this game. Although the pacers have accounted for nearly 70 percent of the wickets in the last five matches, spin is likely to play a big role in this match. Dew is expected to play a role in the match at Chepauk. Both teams will ideally look to bat first upon winning the toss, with the pitch expected to slow down as the match progresses. So spinner likes Bishnoi and Piyush Chawla are going to be crucial at this pitch. The spinners can be the match winning factor at Chennai.

Average first innings score here is 290 runs so far.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 30°C on the Wednesday with 71% humidity and 11 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the match.

Probable XI :

New Zealand :

Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (C & WK), Glenn Phillips, Mitchell Santner, Mark Chapman/Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult.

Afghanistan :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Preview :

New Zealand and Afghanistan will lock horns against each in their 16th game of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India. The match is set to take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the venue which hosted the India vs Australia encounter on October 8.

New Zealand are sitting pretty with three wins from as many matches so far. They have put in a strong show with the bat in both their matches chasing down 283 runs against England and then posting 322 runs against the Netherlands and won by 8 wickets in last game against the Bangladesh at same venue. They will be keen on making it a fourth consecutive wins in the ongoing mega event with a win over Afghanistan.

Afghanistan gave a memorable performance against England in the last match in Afghanistan and achieved his first win over England in any format. Batting first, Afghanistan had set a challenging target of 285 runs for England. In this, opener batsman Rahmatullah Gurbaz played a brilliant inning of 80 runs, along with young wicketkeeper batsman Ikram Alikhil also played an inning of 58 runs.
The England team's batting to chase this target was not good and it looked ineffective in front of Afghan spin. Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rehman, considered the backbone of Afghan bowling, took three wickets each, while all-rounder Mohammad Nabi also took 2 wickets. With this victory, Afghanistan has reached sixth position in the points table. He has played three matches so far, out of which he has lost 2 and won one.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

*New Zealand*

Tom Latham :

Tom Latham is a stylish elegant left-hand batter. He stabilizes the batting in the middle order for New Zealand and scored valuable 53 runs in the previous outing. In 137 ODIs, he has scored 3850 runs at an average of 35.0, which includes 7 centuries and 22 half-centuries. He had a good tour of Pakistan, scoring 282 runs in 5 matches at an average of 56.4. The Kiwi's skipper played just a match against the Afghanistan and scored 13* runs. Good pick.

Devon Conway :

Devon Conway is the one of the most reliable batter in the New Zealand's squad at the moment, who's the played decent knock in the WC opener smashed match winning unbeaten 152* runs. Overall he's 1103 runs in just 25 ODIs, with the average of 52.52, includes five centuries and three half-centuries. Conway has 384 runs at an outstanding average of 76.80 and a strike rate of 109.1 in six ODI in India. Another safest c/vc pick.

Kane Williamson :

Kane Williamson is the one of the top batter in the world and shown good form in his first world cup outing scored match winning 78 runs. He has an excellent career record against the Afghanistan with 112 runs at an average of 112 and strike rate of 77.8, also smashed a fifty. Will be a default c/vc pick for this match. (not available)

Will Young :

Will Young is an attacking opening batter who's played 24 ODIs so far and scored 888 runs at an average of 43.11 in these. He's loves to play his shots freely specially in the Powerplay. The opener also batted well in his last outing scored valuable 70 runs. Hit or miss type plyer.

Glenn Philips :

Glenn Philips is the multi dimensional player who can do anything like batting, bowling or wicketkeeping. He's important part of Kiwi's team from last 2-3 years. He was very impressed in previous series against the England played some crucial knocks. He'd scored 470 runs at an average of 31.33 & also gets 9 wickets in 23 ODIs matches so far. He was the done wonder with the ball in this tournament allready taken three wickets. Punt pick.

Mitchell Santner :

Mitchell Santner is the star performer in the a game ago took first fifer in WC 2023 and also smashed 36 runs off just 17 balls against the Netherlands. The allrounder who's the equally effective with both bat & ball. He scored 229 runs at an average of 28.62 & gets 17 wickets in 14 games in India. Santner can stifle the batters with his immaculate lines and lengths. He will be a giant in this World Cup and will look to make a significant impact in the tournament. Santner can also score a few runs consistently. Must have pick.

Daryl Mitchell :

Daryl Mitchell is among the best Kiwi batters in this World Cup. He has 789 runs at an average of 49.3 and a strike rate of 96.5 in 18 ODI innings this year. This includes two half-centuries and three centuries. Whenever he got a chance to bat, he did not disappoint. In the last match, he batted brilliantly and played an important role in bringing victory to his team by playing a quick inning of 89 runs. He has proven to be a key player with his batting skills that have resulted into several power-hitting strides backed up by his consistent contributions which should continue in this fixture. Good pick.

Rachin Ravindra :

Rachin Ravindra is the decent spin bowling allrounder who was the man of the match in WC opener against the England, smashed hi maiden ODI century (123* off 96) also gets a wicket after that made (51 runs + 1wkt) in second game. But he's managed to pick up just 14 wickets & scored 372 runs in his 15 matches ODI career. But he's able to done better compare these figures. Punt pick.

James Neesham :

James Neesham also looked in strong form during the warm-ups which could be his main source to develop his overall contributions that can continue to build his current form. He's played 74 matches so far and picked up 69 wickets in these and also scored 1437 runs at an average of 28.17. Neesham has played only one match against Afghanistan and in that he was man of the match. For his excellent bowling, he took 5 wickets giving only 31 runs. Punt pick.

Trent Boult :

Trent Boult is the legendary pacer who is back in the New Zealand squad, with the ODI World Cup around the corner. The 34-year-old left-arm seamer has picked up 200 wickets in 107 ODIs with the best figures of 7 for 34. He was bowled well in last meat against the Afghanistan took 3/34. Trent Boult has 13 wickets at an average of 38.1 and a strike rate of 45.1 in 10 ODI innings in India. Must have pick.

Tim Southee :

Tim Southee is an experienced wicket taking pacer, who's known for his accurate line or length. The right arm pacer scalped 25 wickets in 16 matches in India, while striking every 31 balls. Must have pick.

Matt Henry :

Matt Henry has managed to pick consistent wickets for his side which could only push his form considering his improving performances in the recent ODIs games. He's gets total 138 wickets in 78 matches so far. He was bowled well in all three games took 3/48, 3/40 & 2/58. Good pick.

Ish Sodhi :

Ish Sodhi is the quality leg break bowler who could be more effective in Indian pitches. Overall he's picked up 61 wickets in 49 matches so far, with the economy is 5.46. Sodhi also scalped 19 wickets in 16 matches against in Asia. Punt pick.

*Afghanistan*

Rahmanullah Gurbaz :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is a dynamic and explosive opener who's played an important role and played a memorable inning of 80 runs and led his team to a historic victory over England in previous game. The wicket-keeper has a solid record in ODIs, with 1106 runs at an average of 39.5 in 29 ODI matches. Gurbaz recently struck a memorable 151 against Pakistan in last month and also smashed 119 in warm-ups match. The opener also has solid numbers in subcontinent conditions, accumulated 1078 runs at an average of 43.12, which includes five centuries & three half-centuries in 26 ODIs. Must have pick.

Ibrahim Zadran :

Ibrahim Zadran is a technical sound batter and knows exactly how to build the innings. Including three centuries and four half-centuries, he smashed 849 runs at an amazing average of 47.16 in the 19 matches in Asia. Boasting an impressive 982 runs with the solid average of 49.1 from just 22 ODI matches. His consistency in performances establishes him as a valuable asset for any team. Will be a best c/vc pick for grand league.

Rahmat Shah :

Rahmat Shah is a experienced batter who's also bowls occasionally and scored magnificently 93 off 82 balls in warm-up match. He's played 100 ODIs so far and scored 3307 runs at an average of 35.56, which includes 5 tons & 23 fifties. Shah played just a match against the New Zealand and out on the duck in that game. Punt pick.

Hashmatullah Shahidi :

Hashmatullah Shahidi is an experienced batter who's looking in good form. The skipper played a captains knock in previous match, scored crucial 80 runs against the India. Shahidi scored 1887 runs at an average of 32.53 in 67 ODIs so far. The Afghanistan's skipper scored scored 59 runs in a match against the New Zealand. Punt pick.

Mohammad Nabi :

Mohammad Nabi is an outstanding allrounder, who's scored 3175 runs and 156 wickets from 150 ODIs. But he's managed to gets just a wicket in two matches against the New Zealand. The allrounder was the bowled well in last game picked up two crucial wicket while given just 16 runs in his six overs spell. Must have pick.

Azmatullah Omarzai :

Azmatullah Omarzai is an underated bowling allrounder who can able to contribute with both bat & ball. He's played 16 ODIs so far and scored 240 runs, Avg - 24.00. & picked up seven wickets in these. He was made crucial 62 runs in the recently game against the Indian strong bowling lineup. Punt pick.

Rashid Khan :

Rashid-Khan is an exceptional player, who's able contribute with both bat & ball. He's picked up 177 wickets in just 97 ODI matches, also amassed 1259 runs. In the last match, he bowled brilliantly against England, taking three wickets for only 37 runs in his 10 over spell and also played a crucial innings of 23 runs with the bat. Default c/vc pick.

Fazalhaq Farooqi :

FazalHaq Farooqi is a proficient wicket-taking bowler, with 34 wickets in 24 ODIs. His knack for consistently taking wickets makes him a valuable asset in any fantasy team.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman :

Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, a left-arm fast bowler, is known for his wicket-taking prowess in international cricket. He was Man of the Match for his memorable performance in the last match against England. He played a valuable innings of 28 runs in just 16 balls and also took three wickets. Which making him an x-factor player in fantasy teams.

Naveen-ul-Haq :

Naveen-ul-Haq is the wicket taking pacer. This will be his last World Cup and he will do everything possible to make it memorable. He's played just 10 ODIs so far and picked up 16 wickets in these. Good pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

New Zealand ODIs

WK :

Tom Latham -

DNB, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
DNB, 53(46), DNB, 13(22), 3(12), 19(22), DNB, 59(38), 60(76), 45(60), 98(85), 20(36),

Devon Conway -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
45(59), 32(40), 152(121)*, 7(12), 9(18), 14(24), 111(121)*, 138(100), 7(16), 10(16), 52(65), 101(92)

Batter :

Kane Williamson -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
78(107)*, 53(68), 85(100), 26(39), 0(3)*, DNB, 94(98)*, 27(56), 17(58), 45(71), 34(50), 19(26), 22(31),

Daryl Mitchell – Right Arm Medium fast

2dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn
89(67)*, 48(47), DNB, 4(14), 17(31), 57(52), 118(91)*, 34(48), 21(24), 129(119), 113(115), 6(8)
0/11(1), DNB, DNB, 2/40(7), 0/10(2), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, 0/27(3), 3/32(7)

Glenn Philips - Right Arm off-break

3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn
16(11)*, 4(4), DNB, 25(32), 72(76), 2(4), DNB, 39(42), 7(20), 5(6), 5(7), 36(52)
1/13(2), 0/11(2), 2/17(3), 1/57(8), 0/9(2), 0/16(4), 0/25(3), DNB, 1/65(5), 0/34(4), DNB, DNB

Mark Chapman -

DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
DNB, 5(13), DNB, 43(33), 46(33), 13(21), 1(3), 15(14), 0(12), 47(37), 20(18), 7(7), 3(12),

Will Young –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
70(80), 0(1), 70(80), 0(8), 58(91), 24(31), 12(13), 33(39), 29(33), 87(91), 15(20), 33(41), 19(22), 86(78),

All-rounder :

James Neesham - Right Arm Fast Medium

DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn
DNB, 11(10), 17(15)*, 36(34), 2(4), 16(16), 34(11)*, 1(7),
0/56(7), 0/15(2), 0/64(9), 0/65(8), 0/41(10), 0/14(3), 1/30(4), 0/31(5),

Mitchell Santner - Left Arm Orthodox

DNB, 6dwn, DNB, 6dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn
DNB, 36(17)*, DNB, 4(8), 9(9), 34(29), 27(39), 57(45), 15(17)
1/31(10), 5/59(10), 2/37(10), 1/38(7), 0/52(9), 0/58(10), 1/28(4), 1/56(10), 0/64(10)

Rachin Ravindra – Left Arm Orthodox

Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 1dwn, Open
9(13), 51(51), 123(96)*, DNB, 10(14), 0(2), 61(48), 28(22), 4(2), DNB, 28(20), 9(9), 49(32), 22(23), 30(35),
0/37(7), 1/46(10), 1/76(10), 1/20(5), 0/26(8), ABN, 4/60(10), 0/28(2), 0/32(4), 3/48(10), 3/65(10), 0/75(10), 1/53(8), DNB, ABN

Bowler :

Trent Boult - Left Arm Fast Medium

2/45(10), 0/34(8), 1/48(10), 2/33(6), 0/37(8), 5/51(10), 3/37(7), 2/25(10), 4/38(10), 4/20(10), 3/53(10), 3/18(6)

Tim Southee - Right Arm Medium

0/29(4), 2/65(7), 2/71(10), 3/56(10), 2/33(6), 1/55(8), 1/17(7), 2/36(8)

Lockie Ferguson - Right Arm fast

3/49(10), 0/32(8), 1/26(6), 1/28(7), 1/80(9), 1/50(9), 0/53(10), 0/21(5), 1/77(10), 2/63(10), 1/31(7)

Matt Henry – Right Arm Medium

2/58(10), 3/40(9), 3/48(10), 2/69(10), 1/42(7), 0/45(10), 1/47(8), 3/65(10), 3/54(10), 1/59(10), 0/45(10), 3/14(10)

Ish Sodhi - Leg break

0/40(6), 6/39(10), 1/60(10), 1/53(10), 0/56(10), 1/79(10), 1/51(10),

Afghanistan ODIs

WK :

Rahmanullah Gurbaz –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
80(57), 21(28), 47(62), 119(92), 4(8), 1(7), 5(15), 151(151), 18(47), 6(22), 145(125), 22(45), 8(10), 2(12)

Ikram Alikhil –

4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, DNB, DNB, 4dwn
58(66), DNB, 4(9), 40(43), 21(10), DNB , DNB, 29(40)

Batter :

Ibrahim Zadran –Right Arm Medium

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
28(48), 22(28), 22(25), 7(18), 7(14), 75(74), 0(11), 80(101), 0(6),1(6), 100(119), 41(58)*, 22(21), 54(75),

Najibullah Zadran –

5dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 6dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
2(8), 5(13), 15(22), 23(15), 17(25), 10(22), 10(15), DNB, 10(13), 2(8), 7(6)*, 57(56),

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)–

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn
14(36), 80(88), 18(38), 59(66), 51(60), 13(21), 15(11)*, 0(3), 22(54), 2(7), 9(13)*, 4(3), 57(62)

Rahmat Shah–

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
3(8), 16(22), 18(25), 93(82), 45(40), 33(57), 0(1), 0(6), 2(5), 8(14), 7(11), 36(42)

Riaz Hussan–

Open, DNB, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
34(66), DNB, 14(13), 40(63), 0(5), 17(20), 58(47)

All-rounder :

Mohammad Nabi– Right Arm Offbreak

5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 1dnw, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn,
9(15), 19(27), 6(12), 1(8), 65(32), 3(6), 3(15), 29(29), 7(19), 1(9), 25(15)*, DNB, 23(23), 2(5),
2/16(6), 0/32(4), 0/18(6), 4/44(8), 0/35(10), 0/50(10), 0/18(4), 2/46(10), 2/34(10), 1/7(2), 1/29(6), 1/25(6), 0/20(3), 2/52(10)

Azmatullah Omarzai - Right Arm Fast Medium

3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 7dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB,
19(24), 62(69), 22(20), 14(7)*, 16(12), 56(71), 2(7), DNB, 28(31), DNB,
0/13(2), 0/34(4), 1/9(2), 0/40(3), 0/22(4), 0/11(2), 0/30(5), 1/39(6), 0/48(5),

Gulbadin Naib - Right Arm Medium

1dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 5dwn
22(16), 15(13), 0(3), 20(21), DNB, 5(9), 32(25)
4/60(10), 1/58(8), 2/36(8), 1/19(2), 2/42(8), 0/22(4), 1/34(7)

Abdul Rahman –Right Arm fast medium

DNB, 5dwn, 8dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB
DNB, 4(4)*, 2(13), 4(20), 6(5), 60(45), 15(25)*, 64(58), DNB
1/39(4), 1/83(10), 0/23(3), 0/27(4), 1/35(8), 1/52(8), 3/49(9), 1/7(2), 1/74(10)

Bowler :

Rashid Khan– Legbreak Googly

3/37(10), 2/57(8), 0/48(9), 1/42(7), 2/63(10), 0/66(10), 1/42(10), 0/53(10), 2/42(10), 2/28(9), 2/21(9), 0/21(4), 4/37(10), 1/40(8),

Mujeeb Ur Rahman– Right Arm Off-break

3/51(10), 0/64(8), 0/30(7), 1/25(7), 1/60(10), 1/62(10), 1/50(10), 1/45(10), 3/3(10), 0/34(7), 3/40(10), 2/29(7), 0/18(2), 1/39(10)

Fazalhaq Farooqi– Left Arm fast Medium

1/50(7), 0/50(6), 1/19(5), 1/27(6), 0/52(7), 0/53(6), 1/45(7), 3/69(10), 1/58(10), 2/26(5), 3/22(7), 3/24(8), 0/33(4), 0/44(7)

Naveen-ul-Haq - Right Arm Fast Medium

1/44(6), 0/31(5), 1/31(6), 1/41(7), 1/45(8), 4/42(10), 3/68(9), 0/20(5),

Noor Ahmad - Left Arm wrist spin

0/26(4), 1/70(9), 1/54(8), 0/32(4), 2/10(6), 3/49(10)

Fareed Malik - Left Arm Fast Medium

2/70(10), 0/8(1), 2/61(9), 2/43(8), 0/42(7), 0/38(8)

Sharafuddin Ashraf - Left Arm Orthodox

5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 6dwn
14(8), 19(27), 24(18), DNB , 34(21)*, 53(33)
0/46(10), 1/47(8), 1/30(7), 3/53(9), 1/41(10), 0/45(10)

Cheat Sheet

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