Although New Zealand did not advance to the tournament's Super Eight, Boult still has one final T20 World Cup encounter against Papua New Guinea on Monday.
Thanks to fiery spells from pace duo of Tim Southee and Trent Boult, New Zealand secured their first win in the ICC T20 World Cup, defeating Uganda by nine wickets in their Group C encounter at Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.
Thanks to fiery spells from pace duo of Tim Southee and Trent Boult, New Zealand secured their first win in the ICC T20 World Cup, defeating Uganda by nine wickets in their Group C encounter at Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.
Thanks to fiery spells from pace duo of Tim Southee and Trent Boult, New Zealand secured their first win in the ICC T20 World Cup, defeating Uganda by nine wickets in their Group C encounter at Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.
With this win, New Zealand is in the third spot with a win and two losses, with two points. They are not in contention for the Super Eights stage for which West Indies and Afghanistan. Uganda is in the fourth spot with a win and three losses, giving them two points.
During the clash on Wednesday, Southee was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an international match."
With this win, Afghanistan have made it three wins in three matches and reached the Super Eights stage along with West Indies. Also, New Zealand, who have lost both of their games to Afghanistan and WI so far, have crashed out from the tournament.
Afghanistan are standing in second place on the Group C table with four points. They are coming into this match after beating New Zealand by 84 runs. The Afghans will qualify for the next round if they win against Papua New Guinea.
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