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New Zealand vs Afghanistan T20 WC Live Score: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to field in their T20 World Cup campaign opener against Afghanistan in the Group C clash at the Providence Stadium.Afghanistan have already had the experience of playing in Guyana. They won their tournament opening clash against Uganda earlier this week. The Kiwis will be hoping to begin their campaign on a successful note as well.After winning the toss, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said, "We will have a bowl. We want to use it first up. Hope the dew stays away. Everybody's preparations have been different. The training has been good. We had day time and night time sessions. Tonight Southee, Sodhi, Rachin and Neesham miss out."Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan said during the time of the toss, "T20 is not much about the toss. We will look to get used to the conditions. We had couple of days of practice. We tried to relax. Have had a good start in the competition. Mujeeb is out. He has had a hand injury. Noor is in. Mujeeb has been struggling with his hand for the last 7-8 months. Hopefully, he will come back soon for us."
NZ vs AFG Live: End of Powerplay, Zadran survives scare
The umpire gave Ibrahim Zadran out LBW against Santner as the delivery bowled flat hit Zadran on the pads while he attempted a slog-sweep.The Afghan opener went for a review and the ball tracking showed it would have missed the stumps. Zadran survives, and the Powerplay ends. NZ vs AFG Live: Afghanistan 44 for 0 in 6 overs.
NZ vs AFG Live: Henry returns
Matt Henry comes back with a six-run over, after conceding 15 in his first. NZ vs AFG Live - Afghanistan 39 for 0 in 5 overs.
NZ vs AFG: Left-arm spinner Mitchel Santner into the attack
A good over that almost ended in a wicket as Gurbaz came out to attack but could only get an edge that, luckily for the Afghan opener, beat the wicketkeeper and went for a FOUR. NZ vs AFG Live - AFG 33 for 0 in 4 overs.
NZ vs AFG Live: Boult continues in disciplined fashion
Just four runs off the over - all singles. Gurbaz batting on 11, Zadran on 12. NZ vs AFG Live: AFG 25 for 0 in 3 overs.
NZ vs AFG Live: Matt Hentry begins bowling from the other end
Ibrahim Zadran joins Gurbaz to hit his first boundary as well, a lucky FOUR off an inside-edge that beat the diving wicketkeeper. And he followed it up with another, this time a controlled one, lifted over mid-wicket. The over ends with a third boundary, another FOUR, this time off the bat of Gurbaz to third man. NZ vs AFG Live: AFG 21 for 0 in 2 overs.
NZ vs AFG: Gurbaz starts confidently
The Afghan opener gets off the mark with a couple and then hits Boult past the man in the cover for the first FOUR of the match. NZ vs AFG Live Score - AFG 6 for 0 in 1 over.
NZ vs AFG Live: All set
Afghanistan openers Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanllah Gurbaz are out in the middle with Trent Boult ready to run in. The Black Caps would hope Boult's knack of striking in the first over of a match continues.
NZ vs AFG Live: Afghanistan Playing XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan (c), Karim Janat, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
NZ vs AFG: New Zealand Playing XI
Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wk), Kane Williamson (c), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner, Matt Henry, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson
NZ vs AFG Live: TOSS NEWS
New Zealand win the toss and opt to bowl first in their first match of this T20 World Cup
NZ v AFG Live
Stay tuned for the toss, it's just about five minutes away
The match is being played at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, which is one of the six venues in the Caribbean islands to host the tournament.
Afghanistan defeated Uganda handsomely and currently sit on top of Group C, in which the Kiwis are the only team to not have played a single game. Co-hosts West Indies are the other Test playing nation in the group.
New Zealand are one of the latest teams to start their campaign as all other teams, barring Bangladesh, have already played at least one match.
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Welcome back once again to Timesofindia.com's live updates from the T20 World Cup, and action first up today is from Group C, where New Zealand will open their campaign against the flamboyant Afghanistan
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