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

  1. Postpublished at 16:28 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    And that's the game!

  2. champagne moment

    New Zealand win by 149 runspublished at 34.4. overs

    Farooqi c Mitchell b Santner 0 (Afg 139)

    And that is that.

    Number 11 Fazalhaq Farooqi faces just two balls before edging to Daryl Mitchell at slip to complete an emphatic victory for the Black Caps.

  3. Postpublished at 16:23 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Katey Martin
    Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    If I had a bingo ticket, and if I had getting out to a reverse sweep to deep point, I don't think I'd ever get house.

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 34.2 overs

    Naveen c Chapman b Santner 0 (Afg 139-9)

    Start the car.

    New batter Naveen attempts to reverse-sweep his first ball from Mitchell Santner but can only top-edge to Mark Chapman running around from point.

  5. Postpublished at 16:21 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Katey Martin
    Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    His front foot was almost off the wicket to the left of him. New Zealand had a good field set with a fine leg.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 34 overs

    Mujeeb c Young b Ferguson (Afg 138-8)

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman hits a four off his first ball, a dot off his second and is out off his third.

    It is short and very fast from Lockie Ferguson, luring Mujeeb into the pull. He cannot get on top of it though so can only pick out Will Young on the fine leg boundary.

  7. Postpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Katey Martin
    Former New Zealand wicketkeeper on BBC Test Match Special

    Rashid Khan was trying to work out how to face Lockie Ferguson, apart from trying to not face him. Ferguson bowled a middle and leg line and it meant Khan had to come back towards that leg side. It tucked him up, so by the time he came to play it down the ground he had an open face bat and it was an easy catch for Daryl Mitchell.

  8. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 33.3 overs

    Rashid c Mitchell b Ferguson 8 (Afg 134-7)

    Rashid Khan goes after Lockie Ferguson, but loses his wicket as the ball skews off a leading edge into the sky and is well taken in the covers by Daryl Mitchell.

  9. Postpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Here is how Rahmat Shah fell earlier, with Rachin Ravindra claiming a caught and bowled chance after a lengthy check by the third umpire.

  10. 6 runs

    Afg 133-6published at 32.4 overs

    Shot.

    After a few balls fending off Lockie Ferguson, Rashid Khan takes advantage of the relative freedom afforded by Mitchel Santner and clatters the ball back over his head for six.

  11. Afg 126-6published at 16:10 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Rashid Khan is the new batter and he is immediately in the thick of it as Lockie Ferguson bowls an aggressive line from around the wicket, with the ball leaping up off the surface and cramping Rashid for room.

    Another maiden from Ferguson means he is 1-15 from his six overs so far.

  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 30.4 overs

    Nabi b Santner 7 (Afg 125-6)

    It's not so flat any more. That's a beauty from Mitchell Santner.

    Classic left-armer's delivery as it pitches on middle and leg, turns and clips the top of off stump.

    It is Santner's 100th one-day international wicket and makes him the joint top wicket-taker in the competition.

  13. Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Thanks, Mike.

    Where do Afghanistan go from here? It is all a bit flat at the moment.

  14. Afg 121-5published at 30 overs

    Back comes Lockie Ferguson - he had figures of 1-8 from four overs in his first spell.

    He's slightly less economical this time around, as Ikram takes two down to mid on before edging for four.

    Here's Tom Mallows to take you through to the conclusion.

  15. Postpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Afghanistan need to get on with it. They need 8.5 an over.

    I'd much rather see them play a few shots, get out and help their net run rate that way, than sit in and see out their overs.

  16. Afg 114-5published at 29 overs

    Target 289

    Ravindra drifts one down leg and Ikram swat-sweeps him to the backward square boundary for four.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 28.1 overs

    Rahmat c&b Ravindra 36 (Afg 107-5)

    Yes, that's gone - after lots of rocking and rolling of the camera frames, the third umpire decides the ball came cleanly off the bat.

    In comes Mohamed Nabi, with 150 ODIs to his name. He averages 26.78 from those, but he'd need a fair few more today if Afghanistan are going to stand any chance of winning.

  18. Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    The side on angle looks quite conclusive. I think that's out.

  19. Postpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 18 October 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It was all very, very casual out there.

  20. Umpire reviewpublished at 28.1 overs

    Possibility of a caught and bowled chance for Rachin Ravindra - does he have the wicket of Rahmat?

    It struck very low on the bat - the umpires are taking a look to see if it's a bump ball.