Chennai, Feb. 8 -- A fluent and blistering half century by opener Tim Seifertand an attractive and strokeful 42 by Glenn Phillips, heslped New Zealand overcamea double blow in the second over, to score a clinical five wicket win over Afghanistanin a Group D match of the T20 World Cup at the M A Chidambaram Stadium here onSunday.
Chasing a targetof 183, the Kiwis lost two early wicket, recovered through Seifert andGlenn Phillips, before Mark Chapman, Darryl Mitchell and skipper Mitchell Santnerwith a flurr of boundaroes, took the team past the finishing line with 2.1 over (13 balls)to spare.
In reply to Afghanistan's 182 for six, having scored 170-plus total for the 27th time andhad successfully defended it on 26 occasion, the Kiwis overha...