Lagatar24 Desk
Abu Dhabi, Nov 7: New Zealand and Afghanistan will face each other in a crucial Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup 2021 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.
The result of the game will not only be of huge significance for both the teams but also for India. If Afghanistan wins this match, the doors of India to reach the semi-finals will be opened. On the other hand, if New Zealand’s team wins, then India’s path will be closed. Indian supporters are also with Afghanistan in this match. This support is already being seen on social media.
Both New Zealand and Afghanistan are still in the race for the semi-finals. For New Zealand the equation is straightforward. If the Kane Williamson-led side beats Afghanistan on Sunday, it will qualify for the semifinal and with this win both India and Afghanistan will be out of the reckoning for the last-four stage.
On the other hand, if Afghanistan beat New Zealand, it will leave the door open for either of Afghanistan and India to qualify for the semifinal. But Afghanistan will have to win today by a huge margin to keep their semi-final hopes alive. Also, India’s last match is against Namibia on Monday. If the Afghan team wins today, then India’s team will know by what margin they have to win before the match against Namibia.
Interestingly, Afghanistan and New Zealand have never faced each other in T20 International matches. There have been two matches between these two teams in the 2015 and 2019 One-Day World Cups and the Kiwi team has won both the matches.
