ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Most Wickets: Updated After New Zealand vs. Afghanistan Match No. 16

It is another exciting day of the World Cup 2023. Fans across the globe witnessed a thrilling encounter. As the tournament goes on in-depth, the excitement is growing. The big stage has turned into a record book. On October 18, New Zealand faced Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. New Zealand is in terrific form in the tournament. Till now they are unbeaten. On the other hand, Afghanistan defeated England in their last match. It was a huge achievement. This match was important for them. 

On October 18, New Zealand locked horns with Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Initially, Afghanistan Won the toss and decided to bowl first. While batting first, New Zealand gave a decent start. Devon Conway scored 20 runs in 18 balls. Will Young scored 54 runs in 64 balls. He smashed 4 boundaries and 3 over-boundaries. Tom Latham scored 68 runs in 74 balls. He smashed 3 boundaries and 2 over-boundaries. Glenn Phillips scored 71 runs in 80 balls. He smashed 4 boundaries and 4 over-boundaries. In 50 overs, he scored 288/6.

Afghanistan bowlers tried extremely well. Naveen-ul-Haq picked up 2 wickets in 48 runs. Azmatullah Omarzai took 2 wickets in 56 runs. Rashid Khan picked up 1 wicket in 43 runs. Mujib Ur Rahman picked up 1 wicket in 57 runs. They tried to dominate the opponent. 

In the second innings, Afghanistan tried well to start the innings. Rahamanullah Gurbaz scored 11 runs in 21 balls. Ibrahim Zadran scored 14 runs in 15 balls. Rahmat Shah scored 36 runs in 62 balls. Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi scored 8 runs in 29 balls. New Zealand bowlers dominated them. They got all out on 139 runs in 34.4 overs.

The Kiwi bowlers were just incredible. Mitchell Santner picked up 3 wickets in 39 runs. Lockie Ferguson took 3 wickets in 19 runs. That was an electrifying performance. Trent Boult Picked up 2 wickets in 18 runs. Mitchell Henry and Rachin Ravindra picked one each. New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by 149 runs. 

Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry at the top again:

Kiwis are just sensational in the tournament. They are still unbeaten in the tournament. The bowler are showing their greatness in every match. Among all the bowlers, Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry caught the limelight. Currently, Mitchell Santner is at the top spot of the highest wicket-takers list. He took 11 wickets in the tournament till now. In today’s match, he was just incredible. He picked up 3 wickets in just 39 runs. His first wicket was Mohammad Nabi. next was Naveen-ul-Haq. Santner picked him up in the very first delivery. His last wicket was Fazalhaq Farooqi. 

Another Kiwi bowler takes the second spot in the tournament. The name is Matt Henry. He picked up 9 wickets in the tournament. He got one wicket in the match against Afghanistan, today. He got the first success for his team. He picked up Afghan opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s wicket. He picked up Gurbaz when he was on 11 runs.

Rashid Khan makes a new entry:

Rashid Khan is the first global superstar of Afghanistan. He is one of the biggest strengths of the Afghanistan bowling unit. In this tournament, he picked up 6 wickets till now. In today’s match, he took 1 wicket. He picked up Daryl Mitchell when he was on 1 run. That was a big wicket. His economy rate is 4.30.

Lockie Ferguson shines at number 10:

It was a great match between New Zealand and Afghanistan. The Kiwi bowlers were on a roll. Lockie Ferguson makes a new entry in the highest wicket-takers list. He is at number 10. He picked up 6 wickets in the tournament till now. He picked up three wickets in today’s match. His first wicket of today’s match was Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi. He picked up Shahidi when he was on 8 runs. The next wicket for Ferguson was Rashid Khan. He picked up Rashid Khan when he was on 8 runs. His third wicket was Mujib Ur Rahman. His economy rate is 2.71.

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