Cricket Match Predictions: ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 - 14th Match - New Zealand vs Afghanistan - June 8th

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the 14th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The match will be played between New Zealand and Afghanistan on June 8th at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, Providence.

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Current Form New Zealand:

New Zealand are currently placed at the 5th position on ICC Men's T20 Team Rankings with a rating of 250.

New Zealand are in a fine form in T20I cricket currently. They have recently managed to tie a 5 match T20I series against Pakistan at 2-2.

Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips and Finn Allen look to be in good form and New Zealand can do really well in the World Cup.

Players to look out for:

1. Rachin Ravindra- Having been conferred with the ICC award of Best Emerging player of the year, Ravindra is a hard hitting batter who can take New Zealand off to a fliers in the upcoming matches.

2. Mitchell Santner- He is a top quality spinner who doesn't leak runs and picks up wickets when it matters the most. He will play an important role for New Zealand with the ball in upcoming matches.

Current Form Afghanistan:

Afghanistan are currently placed at the 1st position in Group C points table with 1 win to their credit.

The top run scorer for Afghanistan in the competition is Rahmanullah Gurbaz with 76 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for Afghanistan in the competition is Fazalhaq Farooqi with 5 scalps under his belt.

Afghanistan have made a phenomenal start to their campaign by defeating Uganda in their first match by 125 runs.

Afghanistan batted first and they posted a total of 183 for 5 in 20 overs. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran played splendidly. They scored 76 and 70 runs respectively. On the back of their brilliance, Afghanistan achieved a really tall total of 183 in 20 overs of play.

During the chase, Uganda lost their way right from the word go. They were 5 wickets down for just 18 runs and looked to be down and out. Fazalhaq Farooqi performed like a champion and took a fifer to help bowl Uganda out for 58, as Afghanistan won the match by a huge margin of 125 runs.

Let’s have a look at the squads:

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik. Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi

New Zealand

Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – New Zealand

Who will win?- New Zealand

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand), Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)

Most Sixes – Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand), Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)

Player of the Match- Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)

Team Scores Batting first – New Zealand 160+, Afghanistan 150+

Match Handicap: New Zealand

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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