Postpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 18 October 2023
New Zealand openers Devon Conway and Will Young are out in the middle. Afghanistan are ready to unleash their battery of spinners, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman leading them out.
Let's go!
Summary
New Zealand win fourth successive game
Afghanistan lose last five wickets for 14 runs
Santner's brilliant one-handed catch highlight of NZ's clinical fielding display
Boult and Henry both strike with new ball
New Zealand recover from 110-4 to post 288-6
Phillips (71) & Latham (68) rebuild for NZ before plundering late runs
Afghanistan fielding display littered with dropped chances & missed stumping
Postpublished at 09:32 British Summer Time 18 October 2023
Teamspublished at 09:30 British Summer Time 18 October 2023
New Zealand: Devon Conway, Will Young, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham (c)(wk), Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitchell Santner, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Trent Boult
Afghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Afghanistan are unchanged from their victory against England, while Will Young returns for the injured Kane Williamson in the New Zealand line-up.
Postpublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 18 October 2023
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match SpecialEngland will want New Zealand and India to keep on winning to make it a fight to finish third and fourth.
Postpublished at 09:28 British Summer Time 18 October 2023
New Zealand captain Tom Latham: "We were a little bit either way. I guess batting first we've got a really good chance to put some runs on the board. Obviously playing here last game here helped, it looks a slightly better wicket.
"Gutted for Kane and the way things happened. Fingers crossed he'll be available later in the tournament.
"For us it's trying to focus as much as possible. Adapting to every ground and team as quickly as possible and obviously adapting to the surface. Trying to keep things simple, all those things contribute to a match, hopefully we can do that today."
Postpublished at 09:24 British Summer Time 18 October 2023
Henry Moeran
BBC Test Match Special commentatorSuddenly it all feels very open in this competition after those shock results for Afghanistan and Netherlands.
Postpublished at 09:23 British Summer Time 18 October 2023
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi: "We want to bowl first. It might be the dew factor in the second innings, there might be spin in the first.
"We looked at the opposition's strengths and decided we have to bowl first and try to restrict them to a low score.
"We had a celebration for the night after England. Now it's gone, that confidence we can take forward, we will try our best."
Afghanistan win the toss and bowlpublished at 09:22 British Summer Time 18 October 2023
Image source, Getty ImagesNew Zealand captain Tom Latham calls incorrectly and his opposite number Rahmanullah Gurbaz decides to bowl first.
Good morningpublished at 09:15 British Summer Time 18 October 2023
Three days ago, Afghanistan sparked this tournament into life, beating world champions England by 69 runs in Delhi.
Today they face New Zealand, defeated finalists in 2019, in Chennai.
Could another shock be in the offing?