Match 40 - New Zealand vs Afghanistan, T20 World Cup 2021

Afghanistan opted to bat after winning the toss

New Zealand's pacers struck early in the powerplay

Adam Milne celebrates the dismissal of Shahzad

Shahzad was dismissed trying to swipe a short one

Trent Boult picked up three wickets in total

Ish Sodhi struck in his first over once again in the T20 World Cup

Najibullah Zadran fought back for Afghanistan with 73

Najibullah and Nabi resurrected Afghanistan with a 59-run stand

Guptill led a strong start from NZ in the chase

Mujeeb stuck first to dismiss Mitchell

Rashid Khan dismissed Guptill to pick up his 400th T20 wicket

Conway and Williamson were clinical in the chase putting on an unbeaten 68-run stand

Williamson top scored with an unbeaten 40 to get his team over the line

New Zealand went to the semifinal of an ICC event for the 14th time and also knocked India out of the tournament