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Published: Sat 8 Jun 2019, 11:40 PM

Updated: Sun 9 Jun 2019, 1:42 AM

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A seven-wicket victory at Somerset has given New Zealand three wins from three games to start the Cricket World Cup and consigned Afghanistan to its third straight loss.
 Afghanistan was bowled out for 172 after being sent in to bat in overcast conditions Saturday in Taunton. Jimmy Neesham (5-31) and Lockie Ferguson (4-37) reined in the Afghan innings after Hazrat Zazai (34) and Noor Ali Zadran (31) got away to a flyer with a 66-run opening stand.
 After the innings derailed with four wickets for four runs in 20 balls, Hashmatullah Shahidi dug in to bat with the lower-order and top-scored for Afghanistan with 59.
 Kane Williams led the way in New Zealand's chase with an unbeaten 79, including an 89-run third-wicket partnership with ex-captain Ross Taylor (48) as New Zealand reached 173-3 in the 33rd over.
 Compounding woes for Afghanistan, star spinner Rashid Khan was hit on the helmet while he was batting and couldn't contribute for an Afghan bowling attack trying to defend a small total.
 After three games in 10 days, Afghanistan gets a week off before taking on South Africa in Cardiff.
 New Zealand's degree of difficulty increases with a game against 2011 champion India in Nottingham.

 
Easy victory 
Afghanistan 
Hazratullah Zazai c Munro b Neesham 34 
Noor Ali Zadran c Latham b Ferguson 31 
Rahmat Shah c Guptill b Neesham 0 
Hashmatullah Shahidi c Henry b Ferguson 59 
Gulbadin Naib c Latham b Neesham 4 
Mohammad Nabi c Latham b Neesham 9 
Najibullah Zadran c Latham b Neesham 4 
Ikram Alikhil C Guptill b De Grandhomme 2 
Rashid Khan b Ferguson 0 
Aftab Alam c Latham b Ferguson 14 
Hamid Hassan not out 7 
Extras (lb6, w2) 8 
Total (all out, 41.1 overs) 172 
Fall: 1-66, 2-66, 3-66, 4-70, 5-105, 6-109, 7-130, 8-131, 9-147, 10-172 
Bowling: Henry 8-0-50-0, Boult 10-0-34-0, Ferguson 9.1-3-37-4, Neesham 10-1-31-5 (2w), De Grandhomme 4-1-14-1 
New Zealand 
M. Guptill c Zadran b Alam 0 
C. Munro c Hassan b Alam 22 
K. Williamson not out 79 
R. Taylor b Alam 48 
T. Latham not out 13 
Extras (lb4, nb1, w6) 11 
Total (three wickets, 32.1 overs) 173 
Did not bat: Jimmy Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult 
Fall: 1-0, 2-41, 3-130 
Bowling: Alam 8.1-0-45-3 (1w), Hassan 7-0-30-0 (3w), Naib 9-1-55-0 (1w), Nabi 3-0-18-0 (1w), Shah 5-0-21-0 
Result: New Zealand won by 7 wickets 
Toss: New Zealand 
Umpires: Aleem Dar (PAK) and Michael Gough (ENG) 
TV umpire: Richard Kettleborough (ENG) 
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)
 


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