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. Phil Tufnell
    Former England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The pitch is looking a little bit tired, the odd ball is keeping a bit low.

  2. Afg 58-4

    Mohammad Nabi is in with Adam Milne back for Jimmy Neesham, who got a bit of treatment in his last over.

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

    That is not what Afghanistan needed. They were just starting to get themselves into a bit of position.

    It was the long hop from the spinner, let's be fair. It is unfortunate for the batter.

  4. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    The ball kept a little bit low there and it stops the rebuild.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Gulbadin Naib b Sodhi 15 (Afg 56-4)

    Bottom edge onto the stumps!

    Sodhi dropped short wide outside off, but Gulbadin's slash at it only resulted in one of the worst ways to get out.

  6. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    There is just a little bit more attacking intent now from Najibullah Zadran.

  7. Afg 53-3

    Here's Ish Sodhi with his leggies but Najib looks to be motoring now as he lofts him high to the square leg boundary.

  8. Afg 48-3

    Afghanistan work Jimmy Neesham around for a few singles, then Najib bashes him with a straight bat back over the umpire for four before following that with a slash outside off that flies away fine for another boundary.

    The bowler looks a bit vexed, to say the least.

  9. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    That is the kind of shot that normally ends up at long-on for a single but he hit it so hard it went to the boundary.

  10. Afg 37-3

    Najib slogs Santner over the bowler's head for the first four in a long while.

  11. Afg 31-3

    Our first sighting of spin as Mitchell Santner comes on, the left-armer being milked for singles off his first three.

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

    Against an opposition of the quality of New Zealand, Afghanistan just need to try and stay in the game a bit longer than they do.

  13. Afg 28-3

    Parsimonious stuff from Neesham - Afghanistan cannot get any Kiwi bowler away at the moment.

  14. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    If I was New Zealand I wouldn't be putting five fielders out when the powerplay is over. I'd be keeping the squeeze on.

  15. Afg 24-3

    Jimmy Neesham is on now, slogged high into leg by Gulbadin off his first delivery.

  16. Take a look at the first wicket and this superb grab from Devon Conway.

  17. Afg 23-3

    That's a great over from Tim Southee, and the powerplay is done and dusted with New Zealand in full control.

  18. Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Afghanistan are going nowhere at the moment.

  19. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    It is really clever bowling from Tim Southee. New Zealand have been bowling length deliveries, that have been going over the stumps, but this was fuller.

    I don't know why he even asked his mate about the review.

  20. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    It is going from bad to worse for Afghanistan.