Afghans lost due to Phillips-Latham partnership: 5 catches also dropped, top order scattered

New Zealand has achieved its fourth consecutive win in the World Cup 2023. The team defeated Afghanistan by a margin of 149 runs on the Chennai ground on Wednesday.

The partnership between captain Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips played an important role in this victory of the Kiwis. Dropping catches on important occasions also became the reason for the defeat of the Afghan team. While chasing the target of 289 runs, Afghanistan’s batting order disintegrated.

The New Zealand team, which came to bat first, lost three wickets at 109-110 runs after a good start, then the team’s score became 110/4. From here, captain Tom Latham made a partnership of 144 runs with Glenn Phillips on 153 balls, taking the team’s score beyond 250. Later Markham Man made an unbeaten 33-run partnership with Mitchell Santner for the 7th wicket.

The top order of the Afghan team disintegrated in the reply innings. The team had lost three wickets for 43 runs. Apart from this, there was no major partnership from the team. The biggest partnership was 54 runs.

After achieving the fourth consecutive win, the New Zealand team has reached the top of the World Cup points table. The team has 8 points after 4 matches, while the Indian team is in second place with 6 points from 3 wins. India has a chance to return to the top by winning today’s match.