Summary

  • New Zealand beat Afghanistan by seven wickets to make it three wins from three

  • NZ captain Kane Williamson top-scores with unbeaten 79 off 99 balls

  • Aftab takes all three wickets for Afghanistan, who have lost all three so far

  • Afghanistan bowled out in 41.1 overs - Hashmatullah makes 59 off 99 balls

  • NZ's Neesham takes best 2019 World Cup figures of 5-31; Ferguson 4-37

  • Day-night match at County Ground, Taunton

  • Follow in-play clips & TMS commentary (UK only)

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance and Callum Matthews

  1. Simon Mann
    TMS commentator

    That was a strange one. His head was almost at glove height when it hit him.

  2. Adam Williams
    BBC Sport at Taunton

    Oh dear - that wasn't nice to see on several levels for Rashid Khan.

  3. Simon Mann
    TMS commentator

    Rashid Khan got himself into a terrible tangle there.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Rashid b Ferguson 0 (Afg 131-8)

    Strange old dismissal! Rashid doesn't pick the ball up, I don't think, from Lockie Ferguson, he ducks into a decent-length ball and ends up wearing it right in his grill. To make matters worse, the ball cannons off his helmet and into the stumps.

    Good to see that a few New Zealand players gather round the stricken batsman in concern. He's OK though. Didn't see it.

  5. Afg 131-7

    Rashid is on strike. A slash outside off, no connection. Promising signs of intent though.

  6. Adam Williams
    BBC Sport at Taunton

    Big cheers from the Afghanistan supporters around the ground as Rashid Khan strides out to the middle.

    Watch out for the front-foot pull shot if he has the chance to get going. Deployed that one quite impressively a few times last weekend at Bristol against Australia.

  7. Afg 130-7

    Seventeen overs left, three wickets left. The run rate is under four. Afghanistan have been so meek since their openers were out.

  8. Simon Mann
    TMS commentator

    The game might change a bit with Rashid Khan in.

  9. Rashid Khan is the new batsman. I'm told he's going to tee off.

  10. Simon Mann
    TMS commentator

    That was a strange one. It was one of those where if you're not paying attention you might think it's a bump ball.

  11. Jeremy Coney
    Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    It was a good catch in the end. He's in quite close there really.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Ikram c Guptill b De Grandhomme 2 (Afg 130-7)

    Maidens and dot balls take their toll in the end, Ikram has to try and get the scorecard at least ticking along and can only drill a half-volley to the safest of hands of Martin Guptill at gully. Clean take.

  13. Afg 130-6

    Time for the greatest of World Cup names, Colin de Grandhomme, to have a bowl. Tall, strong, pencil straight action. Restrictive.

    Runs are an endangered species out there.

  14. Simon Mann
    TMS commentator

    There was no power in that throw at all.

  15. Afg 130-6

    There's a streaky single taken and Hashmatullah would have been in trouble, but Colin Munro's throw is not a good one.

  16. Afg 129-6

    Lockie Ferguson is back into the attack and bang on the money straight away - three dot balls to start the innings.

  17. Bryan Waddle
    BBC Test Match Special

    It's gone over the bar again.

  18. Jeremy Coney
    Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special

    He is leaping but it's mark two. It was almost identical to the one he dropped earlier.

  19. dropped catch

    Ikram dropped on 0

    That's the second catch that Ross Taylor hasn't been able to take at slip and they've both been similar - and very tough.

    Ikram Ali Khil slashes outside off stump and shovels a chance high above Taylor's head, he gets one hand to it but can't cling on. Tough chance.

  20. Afg 128-6

    Hasmatullah Shahidi plays a pull shotAFP

    You'd like to think so, Bryan.

    New Zealand have really put the brakes on again after that last wicket, runs at a real premium out there. Hashmatullah is able to work Matt Henry away for a single.