New Zealand brought Afghanistan back down to earth, inflicting a heavy 149-run defeat to stretch their own winning streak in the 50-overs World Cup.
Half centuries by Latham and Phillips keep Kiwis unbeatenNew Zealand made it four straight wins to move top of the World Cup table by thrashing Afghanistan by 149 runs in Chennai.
Afghanistan, who registered their first tournament win by defeating the defending world champions England by 69 runs on Sunday, followed up a shoddy fielding display by losing their last five wickets for 14 runs. The Black Caps slipped from 109 for one to 110 for four when Rachin Ravindra fell for 32, Will Young for 54 and Daryl Mitchell for one, but skipper Tom Latham and man-of-the-match Glenn Phillips led their fightback.
That left New Zealand on 254 for five and Mark Chapman’s quickfire 25 off 12 deliveries lifted them to 288.
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