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RESULT • 3rd T20I • Dublin

IRE

178/7

PAK

(17/20 ov, T:179) 181/4

Pakistan won by 6 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)

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New Zealand vs Afghanistan, 31st Match, Pool A at Napier, , Mar 08 2015 - Cricket Photos

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31st Match, Pool A, Napier, March 08, 2015, ICC Cricket World Cup

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Afghanistan

186

New Zealand

(36.1/50 ov, T:187) 188/4

New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 83 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Daniel Vettori

, NZ

4/18

Women fans show their support for Afghanistan•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

Martin Guptill fails to make his ground in time, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Martin Guptill fails to make his ground in time•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

Grant Elliott fails to make his ground, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Grant Elliott fails to make his ground •Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

Brendon McCullum struck six fours and one six in his 19-ball 42, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Brendon McCullum struck six fours and one six in his 19-ball 42•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

New Zealand take a break, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

New Zealand take a break•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

Samiullah Shenwari needed attention after being hit on the helmet, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Samiullah Shenwari needed attention after being hit on the helmet•Mar 08, 2015•AFP

Samiullah Shenwari tucks one fine, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Samiullah Shenwari tucks one fine•Mar 08, 2015•ICC

Daniel Vettori winds up to deliver, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Daniel Vettori winds up to deliver•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

Usman Ghani was bowled with Daniel Vettori's first ball, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Usman Ghani was bowled with Daniel Vettori's first ball•Mar 08, 2015•AFP

Shane Watson whips the ball onto the leg side, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup 2015, Group A, Sydney, March 8, 2015

Shane Watson whips the ball onto the leg side•Mar 08, 2015•ICC

Kane Williamson plays a lofted shot onto the leg side, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Kane Williamson plays a lofted shot onto the leg side•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

Ross Taylor punches off the back foot, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Ross Taylor punches off the back foot•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

Hamid Hassan reacts to a close call against Brendon McCullum•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

Samiullah Shenwari was struck on the helmet by a Corey Anderson delivery, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Samiullah Shenwari was struck on the helmet by a Corey Anderson delivery•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

Najibullah Zadran hits out, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Najibullah Zadran hits out•Mar 08, 2015•Associated Press

Daniel Vettori reached the landmark of 300 ODI wickets, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

Daniel Vettori reached the landmark of 300 ODI wickets•Mar 08, 2015•AFP

New Zealand gather around Trent Boult after an early wicket, New Zealand v Afghanistan, World Cup 2015, Group A, Napier, March 8, 2015

New Zealand gather around Trent Boult after an early wicket•Mar 08, 2015•Getty Images

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New Zealand v Afghanistan

Wisden's review of the 31st match, New Zealand v Afghanistan

All head to McLean Park

Napier's 10022 at the New Zealand v Afghanistan match was 7.59 per cent of the regional population, with Wellington, where 7.14 percent of its regional population of 422103 i.e. a crowd of 30,148 showed up for the New Zealand v England game, a close secon

Najibullah marks Afghanistan improvement

One of Afghanistan coach Andy Moles' constant demands of his players is just to see improvement. He is not expecting miracles. On that scale, Najibullah Zadran will have emerged from the heavy defeat against New Zealand in considerable credit

Vettori, Boult hand New Zealand fifth win

More than just two points for hosts

A six-wicket win with almost 14 overs to spare barely acknowledges the gulf in class between the hosts and Afghanistan, but for those New Zealand players who needed a greater workout, it was a worthwhile outing

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0:58

Agarkar: Afghanistan not taking defensive option

1:22

Holding: NZ will look at another clinical performance

New Zealand Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
MJ Guptill	run out	57	76
BB McCullum	bowled	42	19
KS Williamson	caught	33	45
LRPL Taylor	not out	24	41
GD Elliott	run out	19	28
CJ Anderson	not out	7	8
Extras	(lb 2, w 4)
Total	188(4 wkts; 36.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
Dawlat Zadran	9	0	51	0	5.66
Shapoor Zadran	10	2	45	1	4.5
Hamid Hassan	7	1	36	0	5.14
Mohammad Nabi	7.1	0	39	1	5.44
Samiullah Shinwari	3	0	15	0	5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	53	Brendon McCullum	Martin Guptill
2nd	58	Martin Guptill	Kane Williamson
3rd	32	Ross Taylor	Martin Guptill
4th	32	Grant Elliott	Ross Taylor
5th	13	Ross Taylor	Corey Anderson

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ICC Cricket World Cup

Pool A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	6	6	0	12	2.564
AUS	6	4	1	9	2.257
SL	6	4	2	8	0.371
BAN	6	3	2	7	0.136
ENG	6	2	4	4	-0.753
AFG	6	1	5	2	-1.853
SCOT	6	0	6	0	-2.218

Pool B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
IND	6	6	0	12	1.827
SA	6	4	2	8	1.707
PAK	6	4	2	8	-0.085
WI	6	3	3	6	-0.053
IRE	6	3	3	6	-0.933
ZIM	6	1	5	2	-0.527
UAE	6	0	6	0	-2.032

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