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)

  1. Umpire reviewpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

    Afghanistan think Kane Williamson has been run out here.

  2. Postpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

    Here's how Colin Munro went for 22.

  3. NZ 61-2published at 13 overs

    Williamson 21, Taylor 13

    Gulbadin Naib continues for Afghanistan.

    Short and wide and Ross Taylor punishes the skipper by cutting to the point fence for his second boundary.

    Gulbadin hasn't bowled too badly with just 15 runs coming from his first four overs but he isn't causing this pair many issues at all.

    Here's that glorious back foot drive that Kane Williamson hit off the right-armer earlier.

  4. NZ 56-2published at 12 overs

    Four runs - including a leg side wide - come from Nabi's first over.

  5. How's stat?!published at 18:53 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

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  6. Postpublished at 18:53 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

    We're going to see spin for the first time in New Zealand's chase as Mohammad Nabi replaces Aftab Alam.

  7. NZ 52-2published at 11 overs

    A maiden from Gulbadin Naib.

    Williamson did have a little prod at a wide delivery but withdrew his bat at the final moment.

  8. How's stat?!published at 18:49 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

    Martin Guptill has been dismissed for a duck for the 14th time - the sixth-most for the Black Caps in ODI cricket.

  9. Postpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

    Phil Long
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Since the last Champions Trophy in 2017 Ross Taylor averages over 81 in ODIs for New Zealand.

  10. NZ 52-2published at 9 overs

    That's a poor delivery from Aftab Ali. At his pace, short bowling isn't going to trouble a batsman of Ross Taylor's class. He rides the bounce well and pulls to the square leg fence for his first boundary.

  11. NZ 48-2published at 9.2 overs

    Kane Williamson is offering Afghanistan a few chances here.

    This time he miscues an attempted pull shot and it spoons just wide of mid-on. They jog through for a single.

  12. Postpublished at 18:45 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Gulbadin manages to find ever-more extraordinary ways to err.

  13. NZ 46-2published at 9 overs

    After nine overs, Afghanistan were 61-0. NZ reach 46-2.

    Don't forget, Afghanistan did slump to 70-4, though.

    WormImage source, Opta
    Image caption,

    New Zealand (in red) are below the curve but look how the Afghanistan wickets slowed them up

  14. Postpublished at 18:43 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

    Ramiz Raja
    Ex-Pakistan captain on TMS

    Gulbadin Naib has wasted two reviews - one when batting (below) and now when bowling.

    What's wrong with him?

  15. Not outpublished at 8.4 overs

    Gulbadin Naib has had an absolutely awful day with the review system.

    He's saying he's heard something but there's no line of any kind on ultraedge.

  16. Postpublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

    Ramiz Raja
    Ex-Pakistan captain on TMS

    He looked certain - he was questioning the keeper for not appealing but he's only 18!

  17. Afghanistan reviewpublished at 8.4 overs

    Gulbadin Naib thinks he's got Kane Williamson caught behind.

  18. NZ 45-2published at 8.2 overs

    Kane Williamson is starting to get into his groove as he punishes a poor delivery from Gulbain Naib by dispatching him to the point boundary.

  19. Khan ruled outpublished at 18:39 British Summer Time 8 June 2019

    Adam Williams
    BBC Sport at Taunton

    More details for you on Rashid Khan.

    He remains under observation by the Afghanistan team doctors for the rest of today and will be reassessed in the morning.

    Sadly we won't get to see his leg-spin in this run chase as he won't be allowed to bowl as a precaution

    Fingers crossed he makes a full recovery in time for their next game in a week's time against South Africa.

  20. NZ 41-2published at 8 overs

    Ross Taylor - who is playing in his 222nd ODI - is the new batter. He sees out the final ball of Aftab's fourth over.

    He has figures of 2-20.