T20 World Cup: India knocked out as New Zealand attain semi-finals after straightforward win over Afghanistan

T20 World Cup: New Zealand confirmed a spot within the semi-finals with an 8-wicket win over Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi in a end result that ended India’s probabilities of progressing past the Super 12 stage. Conway and Williamson put up an unbeaten 68-run partnership for the third wicket. (AP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSNew Zealand had been scientific with each bat and ball in Abu DhabiIndia can now end a highest of third in Group 2New Zealand will end two factors forward of IndiaNew Zealand cruised to an eight-wicket win over Afghanistan on the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday within the T20 World Cup, thus ending off any hopes India had of reaching the semi-finals of the event. New Zealand have sealed at the least a second-place end in Group 1 with India set to path them by two factors in the event that they beat Namibia on Monday.

Pakistan undergo to the semi-finals as group winners with eight factors thus removed from their 4 video games. They face Scotland of their remaining Super 12 sport on Sunday.Afghanistan had been restricted to 124/8 batting first in Abu Dhabi. The end result infrequently regarded doubtful in the course of the New Zealand chase with captain Kane Williamson (40 not out) and Devon Conway (36 not out) placing up an unbeaten 68-run partnership for the third wicket. The Kiwis bought over the road with 11 balls to spare.Spinners Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan had been the one wicket takers for Afghanistan. Mujeeb bought the breakthrough by dismissing Daryl Mitchell within the fourth over after which Rashid picked his four-hundredth T20 wicket by sending again Martin Guptill within the ninth over.New Zealand pacers starve Afghanistan for runsThey reached the full primarily as a result of efforts of Najibullah Zadran (73 off 48 balls), who stood out in a fairly tepid show by the remainder of his team-mates. Zadran struck six fours and three sixes throughout his innings.The Kiwi tempo trio of Boult, Tim Southee (2/24) and Adam Milne (1/17) didn’t give something away within the preliminary overs because the Afghan batters struggled to get going and fell in making an attempt to pressure the tempo of their innings. Ish Sodhi (1/13) and Jimmy Neesham (1/24) had been the opposite New Zealand wicket-takers. Neesham conceded solely two runs from the ultimate over of the Afghanistan innings.Also Read | T20 World Cup 2021: England are main the way in which however Australia will be finest within the world-Coach Justin LangerAlso Read | ICC T20 World Cup: Abu Dhabi pitch curator Mohan Singh dies forward of Afghanistan-New Zealand gameClick right here for IndiaAt present.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.