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Afghanistan 172 (Hashmatullah 59, Hazratullah 34, Neesham 5/31, Ferguson 4/37)
New Zealand 173/3 (Williamson 78, Taylor 48, Aftab 3/45)
That's all from me, thanks for those of you who stuck at it all night - stay tuned for the match wrap.
33rd over: Aftab to bowl.
That's it, all over Kane hits the winning runs and it's a seven wicket win!
32nd over: Hassan to bowl.
Three off the over , just one run needed now.
31st over: Aftab to bowl.
Six singles off the over, just five needed now.
30th over: Hassan to continue.
Over pitched and flicked away for four - Kane is in a mood to get this over quickly.
He follows it up with a single - and with that he has faced his 20,000th delivery.
Six off the over - just 11 runs needed to win.
29th over: Gulbadin to bowl.
Latham tucks a ball into the leg side for a single.
Three singles to start the over, the Kane Williamson bullies a short ball through the covers for four.
Same result, different ball - overpitched and driven for four.
Great cricket, he finishes with a single.
28th over: Aftab to bowl.
LBW shout - umpire says no, it looked close, they can't review.
Single from Latham through the covers.
Two off the over.
27th over: Gulbadin to continue.
Lovely from Williamson who just continues to rotate the strike and score with twos and singles.
Seven off the over.
26th over: Aftab to bowl.
Both batsmen rotating strike late on here - looking at another big win.
Another mis-field - a pull shot from Taylor goes through the legs of fine leg for four.
WICKET! A full toss to Taylor and he misses a straight one, and it cannons into the base of off stump. Taylor 48 b Aftab.
Really soft from Taylor - that's all I can really say about that.
Another full toss, this time it's Latham - he drives it straight down the ground for four.
10 off the over.
25th over: Nabi to bowl.
Massive from Taylor, over cow corner and it's six more - a glorious classic Taylor slog sweep.
11 off the over and 50 for Kane Williamson.
24th over: Rahmat to bowl.
Williamson works a single into the leg side, as does Taylor - crusing here.
Looks to be three wins from three - impressive but a must after playing the three worst teams in the tournament.
Four off the last from Williamson.
23rd over: Gulbadin to continue.
Lots of singles for these two - just inching away.
An edge from Taylor and it flies over the keeper for four.
Six from the over.
22nd over: Rahmat to bowl.
The Kiwi boys just doing what they need to so far here, looking to pick away at singles and slashing at the bad balls - nothing silly from these two.
Four off the over.
21st over: Gulbadin to bowl.
Great cut shot from Kane - four more, and a no ball, free hit coming.
He gets a full toss but can only get a single to long-on.
A cut shot from Taylor goes for a single.
Seven from the over.
20th over: Rahmat to bowl.
Williamson works a ball into the leg side for a single. Rotating the strke nicely.
Another edge from Taylor - it lands just short of slip. Over bowled.
19th over: Gulbadin to bowl.
A charge from Williamson and he swats a short ball for four more.
A good comeback from Gulbadin after going for that early four.
18th over: Rahmat to bowl.
Mis-field on the boundary and Ross Taylor gets a much needed four.
Over - six from it, 92 runs needed to win.
17th over: Hassan to bowl.
Three runs off the over - Kane Williamson really struggling to gain any momentum - but he's ticking along.
16th over: Rahmat to bowl.
An edge from Taylor - a fantastic ball first up , it spins a bit - but runs away for four.
Just the four from the over. That's drinks now.
15th over: Hassan to bowl.
A short ball to Kane and he pulls it away into the leg side for two.
Three off the over.
14th over: Nabi to bowl.
Another really bad mix up from Taylor and Williamson and Kane is nealry run out, wow that was close.
Three off the over.
13th over: Gulbadin to bowl.
The captain is bowling really well at the moment - looks the most likely to pick up a wicket, a huge wicket it would be too.
Great cut shot from Taylor - too much width and he cuts it for four.
FIve off the over.
12th over: Nabi to bowl.
The first over of spin for the match.
Taylor hits one down to long on for a single.
Five off the over.
11th over: Gulbadin to bowl.
Williamson is slightly out at the moment - nothing flowing , but he will battle through.
Really good bowling from the Afghanistan captain! Making Williamson play and miss a few.
10th over: Aftab to bowl.
Very close there - Kane Williamson goes for a pull shot but it falls short of mid-wicket, big let off there.
Another short ball and Taylor is onto it in a flash and pulls it for four.
An LVW appeal against Ross Taylor but the umpire says no - far too high anyway.
9th over: Gulbadin to bowl.
Taylor is off the mark - a flick into the leg side.
Rashid Kahn will not return to the game after failing a concussion test after getting hit off the bowling of Ferguson earlier.
Four runs from Kane Williamson, lovely cut shot through point.
Play and miss from Williamson - big appeal annd they've gone upstairs, umpire says no. Nothing there - review lost. Williamson not out.
8th over: Aftab to bowl.
Munro steals a single into the leg side - good ratation of strike from these two.
WICKET! A soft wicket from Munro - a slow short ball and he kind of half hits it down third man's throat. Munro 22 b Aftab c Hamid.
A good over for the bowling team, two from it and a wicket.
7th over: Gulbadin to bowl.
Munro top edges one but it falls short of third man, he needs to stay patient here.
Lovely shot from Williamson - off the back foot and he times it through the covers for four.
6th over: Hassan to continue.
Great running, Munro blocks one into the off side and they steal a single.
An inside edge from Williamson and it goes past the stumps for four.
5th over: Aftab to bowl.
Too straight to Williamson, he will flick you into the leg side for a single all day long.
Munro works one into the leg side - he looks more controlled but you feel like he is about to walk at the bowler. We will see.
4th over: Hassan to bowl.
A leading edge from Munro and is very lucky not to be walking back - it clears everyone and is gathered on the boundary, single.
Williamson works another single into the leg side.
Four more from Munro - driven through the covers.
3rd over: Aftab to bowl.
Wide off the first ball, down the leg side.
Another great shot from Munro - down the ground, overpitched and driven.
Five off the over.
2nd over: Hassan to bowl.
Williamson guides one into the leg side - for a single.
Three off the over.
1st over: Alam to bowl.
WICKET! Guptill edges it onto his pads and it carries to point, the perfect start for Afghanistan. Guptill 0 b Alam c Zadran.
Williamson is off the mark with a flick into the leg side for two.
Munro is off the mark with a gorgeous drive down the ground - not over hit, it's four more.
Four more from Munro - driven through the covers for four more. Great timing.
Wicket from the over - 11 runs.
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That's it for the first innings. The Blackcaps need 173 to win.
42nd over: Ferguson to continue.
WICKET! They get the final wicket, great catch from Matt Henry - Hashmatullah 59 b Ferguson c Henry.
41st over: Boult to bowl.
Single off the first ball and Boult has five balls to the number 11.
A great spell from Boult - no wickets but he has bowled pretty well today.
0/34 off his 10.
40th over: Ferguson to continue.
Frustrating now for the Kiwis - just need one more wicket but they can't seem to grab it.
A single into the leg side.
Three off the over.
39th over: Boult to bowl.
Short bowling at the death here - not sure if it's the right choice, one wicket needed.
Too full from Boult - flicked away for four.
Five from the over.
38th over: Ferguson to bowl.
Four runs and the fifty is up for Hashmatullah - very good from him today.
37th over: Boult to bowl.
Top edge! Four runs.
Just one wicket needed now for the Kiwis.
36th over: Ferguson to continue.
Four runs - it's not pretty but it's a boundary a pull past mid on!
Another four, a top edge goes over the slips.
WICKET! A skied shot from Aftab that goes straight up - Latham is cool and calm under it and takes his fifth catch of the day. Aftab 14 b Ferguson c Latham.
Four runs from Hasssan - just gets bat and ball and hits it down the ground for four.
14 run and a wicket off the over.
35th over: Boult to bowl.
Really good over from Boult - full and straight.
Four off it.
34th over: Ferguson to bowl.
WICKET! A viscious delivery from Ferguson - a short ball and Rashid ducks into it and it hits the gloves and goes onto the stumps. Khan 0 b Ferguson.
First ball to the new batsmen is full and gets smashed down the ground for four.
Five off the over.
33rd over: CDG to bowl.
WICKET! A full ball to Ikram but he can't put it away - it flies to Guptill at point who takes another catch. Ikram 2 b de Grandhomme c Guptill.
32nd over: Ferguson to bowl.
Just one from the over - The batsmen look like they are just trying to crawl to 50 overs.
31st over: Henry to bowl.
Really good areas from Henry- Guptill backing him up in the field too.
Single off the third ball of the over, flicked into the deep.
Another close one from Henry - an edge flies to Ross Taylor - he gets a hand to it but can't hold on.
30th over: Neesham to bowl out.
The best spell of Neesham's career is over - 5/31 off his 10 overs! great work from the all-rounder.
A single off his last over.
29th over: Henry to continue.
Big inside edge and it nearly hits the stumps - instead - it goes for four, one of those days for Henry.
A single from Hashmatullah - through the covers for one.
Five off the Matt Henry over.
28th over: Neesham to bowl.
Another good over from Neesham - just one over left - he has been amazing today.
Just one off the over.
27th over: Henry to continue.
Hammered through the covers for four! Crunching cover drive off Henry's first ball.
A single off the fifth ball of the over, off the back foor into the covers.
Five off the over.
26th over: Neesham to bowl.
Five dots to start the over for Neesham - who has found a great line and length today.
Single foff the last - one from the over.
25th over: Boult to bowl.
Tries a yorker but he misses - it's flicked away for four.
Five off the over.
24th over: Neesham to bowl.
On the pads and flicked for four - average ball from Neesham.
Cut shot through the covers goes for a single.
WICKET! Soft from Nabi - short and wide and he gets a feather through to the keeper. Neesham has four. Nabi 9 b Neesham c Latham.
Four runs , off the back foot through the covers for the boundary.
WICKET! Neesham has 5! Thats his best ball, in a great area - shoulder of the bat and Latham takes the catch. Zadran 4 b Neesham c Latham.
Boult resumes.
Just a single off the over from Trent.
We will start again at 3:05am NZT - no overs lost.
The covers are coming off - we aren't far away from resumption.
More rain around and the covers are coming back on - frustrating, shouldn't be too long once again - i'll update you when I can.
23rd over: Boult to bowl.
A short ball to start - NZ could be looking for one or two more and then they can really get into the tail.
22nd over: Neesham to bowl.
Too short from Neesham and it's called a wide.
Not bad that over from Neesham - 22 overs gone.
21st over: CDG to bowl.
Cracker of a shot to start - overpitched from the bowler and Hasmatullah drives him through the covers for four.
Cut for a single off the next.
Six runs off the over.
Play will restart in two minutes - no overs lost.
The covers are coming off here - play shouldn't be too far away from returning.
It shouldn't be too big of a delay, lots of wind around and just seems to be one cloud. I'll update when I can.
A big bit of rain comes over the ground and the teams are off the field - should blow over, fingers crossed.
20th over: Neesham to bowl.
Single off the fourth ball - a lul in the game at the moment with the Blackcaps well on top. Controlling the game.
Five from the over.
Just six runs in the last seven overs.
19th over: CDG to continue.
A single to the man in the deep - it seems like a tough test match at the moment - runs coming very slowly.
Four more - the first boundary in a very long time - nice shot from Hashmatullah - cuts through the gap for four.
Six off the over.
18th over: Neesham to bowl.
Hashmatullah has faced 26 balls and has one run - he's doing it tough. Neesham bowling really well, another maiden.
17th over: Colin de Grandhomme to bowl.
Lots of defensive shots from the batsmen now - huge shit in momentum.
A single off the last ball. One from it.
16th over: Ferguson to continue.
A short leg in to the right hander - could be in for a catch here.
Good heat from Ferguson, lots of leaves from Nabi as the Aghanistan batsmen look to rebuild.
Maiden over.
15th over: Neesham to bowl.
WICKET! Another one from Neesham, short and wide and Gulbadin goes hard at it and it's given, Gulbadin reviews but it's out. Gulbadin 4 b Neesham c Latham.
14th over: Ferguson to bowl.
Really nice bowling from Ferguson here - fast an angling away from the batsmen.
A maiden from Ferguson - magical bowling.
On the legs from Neesham and Nabi is off the mark with a single.
Another really good over from Neesham - another wicket.
13th over: Neesham to bowl.
WICKET! On the pads from Neesham and he gets a leading edge and it flies to Guptill - he swallows the catch. Rahmat 0 b Neesham c Guptill.
In the other game on at the moment - England have just set a massive 387 runs for Bangladesh to win.
Three wickets in 11 balls - no runs scored. Great comeback from the Kiwis.
Slapped - down the ground for four from Galbadin. Still a really good over.
12th over: Ferguson to bowl.
WICKET! Boom the other set batter, Noor Ali is gone, a shortish ball from Ferguson feathered down the leg side to Latham. Noor Ali 31 b Ferguson c Latham.
Now is the chance for the Blackcaps to put the foot on the throttle - two new batsmen, need to keep the pressure on.
Great bouncer to follow it up.
Wicket maiden from Ferguson - great bowling.
11th over: James Neesham to bowl.
On the money straight away from Neesh - just beats the outside edge.
Another drive from Noor Ali - down the ground, the ball is doing absolutely nothing and the Kiwis could be in trouble here.
WICKET! The breakthrough the Kiwis desperately needed, its full and Hazratullah finds the fielder in the deep in the off side. Hazratullah 34 c Munro b Neesham. Soft wicket but the Kiwis will take it.
Five off the over, and a wicket.
10th over: Lockie Ferguson to bowl.
On the legs with his first ball, flicked away for four.
Flawless once again from Noor Ali - overpitched from Ferguson and driven through the covers for four.
Nine off the over. Powerplay ends - 61 off the first 10 overs.
9th over: Henry to bowl, likely his last in this spell.
Single off the first - an edge to third man.
In the slot from Henry and Hazratullah is onto it - six more. 89 metres.
He keeps swinging - into the off side this time and it's four more.
12 off the over, that will proabably be it for Henry for this spell.
8th over: Boult to bowl.
What a ball from Boult, swings and seams a bit, it takes the edge and Ross Taylor can only get a hand on it. Goes for a single.
Boult follows it up with two good bouncers. Two off the over.
7th over: Henry to continue.
Great shot from Noor Ali - too straight from Henry and he flicks it for four into the gap.
Good follow up from Henry - good line and length after the first ball.
Four off the over.
6th over: Boult to continue.
Short and pulled for a single.
Too full from Boult and Noor Ali drives it down the ground for four. Great shot.
Dot to finish, six off the over.
5th over: Henry to bowl.
Gorgeous from Noor Ali, overpitched from Henry and he drives him down the ground for four.
Super high in the air from Hazratullah - it falls in between two fielders, very lucky there.
Swinging for the hills here, somethings got to give. The same thing! Wow, no calling in the field and the shot falls safe again.
8 off the over, should be a couple down to be fair.
4th over: Boult to bowl.
Really nice from Boult - on the money, but both batsmen look up to it, pitch not doing anything really at all - there is a stiff breeze but not alot of movement.
One off it.
3rd over: Henry to continue.
A big heave from Hazratullah nealry finds the fielder - just a single.
Really good areas from Henry - forcing the batsmen to play, looking to catch an edge.
Two off the over
2nd over: Trent Boult has the other new ball.
A couple of singles through the first three ball off Boult - good areas early from both bowlers to be fair.
Boult gets an in swinger but Noor Ali squeezes it for two through the covers.
Four off the over.
1st over: Here we go - Matt Henry with the new ball, the first over about to be bowled.
On the money the first two balls from Henry, but he slides his third ball too leg side and its pulled for four.
His fourth ball is a good ball, but it takes the top edge and flies over first slip.
Hazratullah slashes the next ball for four across the line into the leg side.
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New Zealand have won the toss and will bowl first.
The Kiwi side are unchanged.
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Kia ora, and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Cricket World Cup match between the Blackcaps and Afghanistan.
Pre-match chat: Blackcaps, White Ferns schedules confirmed for 2019/20 summer
The Blackcaps will host the world's best cricket teams this summer, with England, India and Australia touring New Zealand for the 2019/20 season.
On Friday, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) announced its home programme for 2019/20 campaign, which runs nearly five months, between November and April.
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The international schedule will start with England arriving in late October, playing five T20s and two tests - the first at Mt Maunganui's Bay Oval, which will become New Zealand's ninth test venue.
England is ranked second in the T20 rankings and fourth in tests.
After a three-test series in Australia, Gary Stead's side will face India in a blockbuster tour that includes five T20s, three ODIs and two tests at Wellington's Basin Reserve and Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
India is ranked fifth in T20s, second in ODIs and first in tests.
The Blackcaps then fly back to Australia for three ODIs, before returning home to face their trans-Tasman rivals in three T20s.
Australia is fifth in tests and ODIs, and fourth in T20s.
The White Ferns will also host South Africa for three ODIs and five T20s, including a solitary doubleheader with the Blackcaps at Mt Maunganui in February, before heading to Australia for the Women's T20 World Cup.
South Africa is fifth and sixth in ODI and T20 rankings.
NZC chief executive David White feels this will be the biggest summer of cricket ever in New Zealand, outside of the two World Cups that were jointly hosted in 1992 and 2015.
"We're simply delighted with the way it's all fitted together," he said.
"It speaks volumes of the regard in which the Blackcaps and White Ferns are held that we can attract such a wealth of talent over the course of one summer.
"We're particularly thrilled for all those involved in securing Bay Oval as New Zealand's ninth test venue.
"A lot of people have worked hard for this recognition and I'm sure the venue will continue to go from strength to strength."
The Blackcaps are currently in England, preparing for their third Cricket World Cup match against Afghanistan at Taunton's County Ground on Sunday (NZT).
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