Summary

  • NZ win by eight wickets to reach semi-finals, eliminating Afghanistan & India

  • Afg 124-8 (20 overs): Najib 73 (48); Boult 3-17

  • NZ 125-2 (18.1 overs): Williamson 40* (42), Conway 36* (32)

  • NZ likely to face England in final four, depending on Pakistan v Scotland result later

  • Super 12s, Group 2, Abu Dhabi

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Tim Oscroft

  1. Afg 96-4

    Just five from that over from Neesham. Afghanistan will really have to go for it, but as Alex just said, Rashid Khan could be the one to get them into testing total territory.

  2. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    You just get the feeling this is building towards a crescendo and something is going to break soon.

  3. Afg 95-4

    Jimmy Neesham returns and stops the flow of runs a bit, giving Afghanistan nothing to free their arms at.

  4. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Afghanistan will want to go at 10 an over from here. That will get up to 141 and they will really be targeting that.

    Rashid Khan has to come in for me and try and get the run rate above 10 for these last five overs.

  5. Afg 91-4

    Five overs to go, Najib in good touch, can Afghanistan get into the 130-140 territory that could test New Zealand?

  6. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    It has been a really top knock from Najibullah Zadran.

  7. 50 runs

    50

    Afg 89-4

    Adam Milne has returned, but Najib Zadran pushes him away for a single to get to a fine half century off 33 deliveries.

  8. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The pitch looks like it is just starting to break up and be a bit slow. If Afghanistan can get up to 135-140 I think they'd back themselves with their spinners.

  9. Afg 87-4

    19 off that Mitchell Santner over, which included a wide. Some momentum for Afghanistan now?

  10. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Afghanistan have to keep going now. It is bad bowling from Mitchell Santner. He's bowling into the left handers hitting zone.

  11. 6 runs

    Afg 82-4

    Nearly a miracle catch by Glenn Phillips! Najib pulls Santner over midwicket and Phillips, diving back over the rope, nearly pulls off the spectacular but instead Afghanistan get six more.

  12. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    New Zealand just need to be careful here. They have got control of the game but a big over would just give Afghanistan some heart.

  13. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Wow! That is a shot.

  14. 6 runs

    Afg 74-4

    Booof! Najib has had enough of all this prodding, slamming Santner with a cross batted flail over long on for six.

  15. Afg 68-4

    Just two off that over. Southee's as tight as two coats of paint - in a cricketing sense...

  16. Afg 66-4

    Tim Southee returns, and Devon Conway - not a regular keeper - does well to stop a boundary with a dive off to his left.

  17. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    I just don't know how Afghanistan can put the hammer down without taking too many risks.

    There does become a time when they will just have to go though.

  18. Afg 66-4

    Ashwin must be watching through his fingers at the moment - New Zealand are right on top, and of course if they win, India go out.

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  20. Take a look back at that impressive start for New Zealand earlier on.