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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Daniel Harris (earlier) and Rob Smyth (later)

New Zealand thrash Afghanistan by 149 runs at Cricket World Cup – as it happened

 Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand celebrates the wicket of Rahmat Shah.
Rachin Ravindra of New Zealand celebrates the wicket of Rahmat Shah. Photograph: Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC/Getty Images

Match report

That’s all for today. We’ll be back in the morning for India v Bangladesh – see you then.

As does the New Zealand captain Tom Latham

It was another great performance today. We were put under pressure at times when we batted but the way we were able to overcome that and put the pressure back on them in the last 10 overs was outstanding. The bowlers set the tone with the new ball and we managed to keep taking wickets.

[On his partnership with Glenn Phillips] We spoke about regrouping and trying to build a partnership. They bowled fantastically well but we managed to take it deep. When you have wickets in hand you can put the foot down towards the end.

It’s pleasing all round. We’re playing some good cricket and sticking to the way we want to play. There’s another great challenge coming up with India and Australia. Hopefully our momentum can continue.

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