Afghanistan players, with the wind behind their sails after beating England comprehensively two days ago, will look to build on only its second World Cup win when it takes on New Zealand at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday.
More than the result, what was impressive about Afghanistan’s 69-run win in Delhi on Sunday was how it outplayed the defending champion and always had its nose ahead throughout the match.
Right from Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s brutal onslaught at the top of the order — as he and Ibrahim Zadran added 114-run for the opening wicket — Afghanistan came out all guns blazing before its spinners spun a web around the English batters.
