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. Bryan Waddle
    BBC Test Match Special

    Jimmy Neesham will be pretty happy with that.

  2. Two wickets in an over for Neesham

    Two wickets in an over brought up Jimmy Neesham's five-wicket haul...

  3. Afg 127-6

    Just the one from the over, and it's career-best figures for Jimmy Neesham of 5-31. Very tidy, potentially match-winning stuff.

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

    Lockie Ferguson has been the pick of the bowlers for me. Today and in the tournament.

    He's really improved his line, it's much closer to the stumps.

  5. Afg 126-6

    Neesham 5-30

    Neesham in to bowl out his 10 overs. Dot, dot, dot - confidence and control are well up.

  6. Afg 126-6

    Ikram 0, Hashmatullah 36

    I mentioned a few overs ago that there looked like more rain in the air - happy to report it looks glorious now. Long, horizontal shadows point through the covers as the sun beats down. It's windy as though.

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

    New Zealand have really worked on the short ball. They've put a lot of work in on it and they're a lot more consistent with it now. It's good.

  8. Afg 126-6

    Streaky, Hashmatullah Shahidi with a thick inside edge which flies past his stumps and goes for four. Matt Henry is having a bad day at the office.

    It goes around. Last time out it was Jimmy Neesham who looked loose and was given the treatment.

  9. Adam Williams
    BBC Sport at Taunton

    Talk about picking your moments...

    Jimmy Neesham had just one previous five-wicket haul in List A cricket before this performance.

    Add into the equation that he came on as first change after Matt Henry and Trent Boult received a bit of tap from Hazratullah and Noor Ali in the opening powerplay, it's not bad at all for someone who was actually struggling to hold down his place in this New Zealand side a few months ago.

  10. Afg 121-6

    This innings was scheduled to close in half an hour so we could do with either side getting a move on.

    Just the one from the over.

  11. Afg 121-6

    Penultimate over for Jimmy Neesham, Ikram cuts loose and hits a fine-looking drive but it's very well fielded in the covers by spinner Mitch Santner, who hasn't had a bowl yet.

  12. Such a great look. Like a Victorian explorer who has just colonised some exotic lands, or maybe about to set off on an ill-fated Arctic expedition.

  13. Here's Jimmy Neesham's portrait for this World Cup. Desperately disappointing that he's shaved the 'tache since this pic was taken...

    Jimmy NeeshamGetty Images

  14. Afg 120-6

    Ikram 0, Hashmatullah 30

    Tidy end of the over to the new batsman.

  15. ouch!

    Afg 119-6

    Matt Henry back into the NZ attack, and promptly slapped to the fence for four by Hashmatullah. Lovely shot. The sun is back out, it's a typically English afternoon.

    Henry responds by cutting the ball back into the batsman, and he inside edges into his own box.

    Give us a minute. Ooooffff.

  16. Afg 115-6

    Steady now!

    Hashmatullah Shahidi tries to uppercut Neesham away but it's just a waft outside the off stump.

  17. Phil Long
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Jimmy Neesham currently has the best bowling figures of this World Cup.

  18. Afg 114-6

    Neesham 5-28

    Imagine. The circus comes to town.

    Here's Jimmy Neesham back in attack, Afghanistan will be hoping that Hashmatullah Shahidi can go on and get a really massive score now but he's likely to run out of partners.

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

    I imagine he was probably tying both shoe laces together and then hoping that they call for a quick single.

  20. Afg 114-6

    Ikram Ali Khil is the new batsman. And he really is new - born in September 2000. He sees out some pace from Trent Boult. and perhaps wisely decides not to dash for a quick single off a slight misfield.

    Colin Munro, the New Zealand opener, then steps in to tie up the young man's laces.