NZ vs AFG Dream11 Prediction T20 World Cup 2022 New Zealand vs Afghanistan Playing 11, Top Picks, Fantasy Cricket Tips

NZ vs AFG Dream11 Prediction : New Zealand are upbeat after that first match victory against the Aussies and now face the Afghans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The kiwis showed why they have been termed as one of the favorites to win the tournament as they crushed the Aussies by 89 runs in the opening encounter. As far as the Afghans are concerned, they did not have the best of starts to the tournament. They found it difficult to adjust to the pacy wickets of Australia as they lost to England by 5 wickets. However, they did put up a decent show with the ball in hand.

NZ vs AFG Dream11 Team Prediction for Today Match

New Zealand Vs Afghanistan, Match 21 of T20 World Cup
26 October, 1:30 PM IST
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

Where to watch NZ vs AFG Live?

Watch NZ vs AFG Live on Star Sports Network. Online streaming will be available on the Disney + Hotstar app.

T20 World Cup 2022 Points Table

SUPER 12 GROUP 1
Teams	Played	Won	Lost	NR	Pts	Net Run Rate
NZ	1	1	0	0	2	4.450
SL	1	1	0	0	2	2.467
ENG	1	1	0	0	2	0.620
AFG	1	0	1	0	0	-0.620
IRE	1	0	1	0	0	-2.467
AUS	1	0	1	0	0	-4.450

New Zealand vs Afghanistan Pitch Report

The Melbourne Cricket Ground is a historic cricketing venue. The pitch in Melbourne usually offers some nice pace and bounce but the batters do get value for their shots. The long boundaries mean that the batters should be fit enough to do a lot of running. The wicket has some nice carry and the pacers will find help from the pitch.So, basically it is a sporting wicket for both the batters and bowlers. Melbourne has experienced a few spells of rain in recent times and the forecast for this game isn’t encouraging as well. Let’s hope for some mercy from the rain gods and we get a full game. The par score is expected to be around 150-160 runs.

Last result at the venue

India(160/6 in 20 overs) beat Pakistan (159/8 in 20 overs) by 4 wickets.

Form Guide

New Zealand (recent last)– L W W L W
Afghanistan (recent last) – W L L L L

NZ Playing 11

New Zealand have made a great start to the tournament as they bagged a comprehensive victory against the Aussies.
Their core shall comprise of Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee and Trent Boult.
Devon Conway was the star of the night with a score of 92*(58).
The black caps are expected to play the same eleven.

1. Devon Conway (wk)
2. Finn Allen
3. Kane Williamson(C)
4. Glenn Phillips
5. James Neesham
6. Mark Chapman
7. Mitchell Santner
8. Tim Southee
9. Ish Sodhi
10.Lockie Ferguson
11. Trent Boult

Devon Conway Stats in T20I

The Wicket keeper batter of the Kiwis is an instrumental part of the team. He averages around 50 in T20Is which is no small feat to achieve.

Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Recent Form
29	1033	57.39	136.10	70(51), 49(46), 64(40), 14(17), 92*(58)

Mitchell Santner in T20I

Mitchell Santner is seasoned left arm all rounder for the black caps and has the ability to bowl left arm orthodox spin. He can chip in with the bat too and play some influential innings. He is basically the modern day Daniel Vettori of the New Zealand team.

Matches	Wickets	Economy	Strike Rate	4W/5W
74	83	7.17	18.39	2/0

AFG Playing 11

Afghanistan cannot afford to lose another game. It will be really difficult to make a comeback if they fail in this encounter.
There are no injury scares in the team. Rahmanullah Gurbaz returned to the team after the warm up game injury scare.
Their batting is a major concern and their batters should bat with more responsibility.
The core should comprise of Md Nabi, Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Hazratullah Zazai. On their day this team can beat the best in the world.
They might well play the same eleven despite a defeat in the last encounter.

1. Hazratullah Zazai
2. Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk)
3. Ibrahim Zadran
4. Usman Ghani
5. Najibullah Zadran
6. Md Nabi(C)
7. Azmatullah Omarzai
8. Rashid Khan
9. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
10. Fareed Ahmad
11. Fazalhaq Farooqi

Rashid Khan Stats in T20I

Rashid Khan is a big match player and steps up whenever required. He even produced a magical spell at Perth by taking a wicket and conceding just 17 runs in his four over quota.

Matches	Strike Rate	Wickets	4W/5W	Economy
72	13.73	119	4/2	6.22

Rahmanullah Gurbaz Stats in T20I

Rahmanullah Gurbaz has shown signs of being the dependable batter and has played that role with ease in many big leagues around the world. He has shown that for Afghanistan as well in the past.

Matches	Strike Rate	Runs	Average	50s/100s
33	138.06`	838	25.39	5/0

Who will win New Zealand vs Afghanistan today match?

New Zealand would enjoy the conditions at the MCG and should look to make the most of the conditions.
Afghanistan have only won one of their last five encounters and would try to break this losing streak.
New Zealand have faced Afghanistan once in T20I and New Zealand have got the better of their opponents in that particular game.
New Zealand look stronger on paper as compared to Afghanistan.

Considering form, head to head record and morale of both sides, New Zealand are favourites to win as per our New Zealand vs Afghanistan today match prediction.