New Zealand and Afghanistan will play the second game of the Super 12 doubleheader on Wednesday. While the Kiwis stunned Australia in their first match putting on a clinical out, Afghanistan faced a defeat to England in their first but not without putting up a fight despite managing to post just 112 batting first. The Afghans scalped 5 wickets but just did not have enough runs on the board.
Before the two teams lock horns, here is a look at the match prediction, toss prediction, powerplay score, betting odds and more relevant details of the match.
1. Toss Prediction
New Zealand have not win a single toss out of their last 3 T20Is. On the other hand, Afghanistan did win a toss in theior last 3 T20Is. So predicting, Afghanistan to win the toss in this match.
2. Win Possibility
At the outset, New Zealand are the favourites to win the match. They might not have started favourites against Australia but their performance against them shows that they are clearly going to be some force to reckon with in this tournament. Predicting New Zealand to win this fixture.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is New Zealand. The BlackCaps have a 100 per cent win record over Afghanistan in T20Is winning the only encounter between these two teams.
4. Predicted powerplay Score and average first innings total
The average first innings score at the MCG is 139. New Zealand are expected to score more than 45 runs when the fielding restrictions are on, Afghanistan could end up with fewer runs.
5. Betting Odds
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