New Zealand crushed home team Australia in the tournament opener and were on a high going into this game against Afghanistan as clear favorites. However, the rain gods have other ideas as the match was abandoned without a single delivery bowled. In fact, the coin toss also did not take place due to rain!
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Eventually, the match was abandoned with both teams sharing a point each. With this result, New Zealand retains its top position in the table with 3 points and an NRR of +4.45 while Afghanistan are at the bottom with a point and an NRR of -0.620.
Ireland defeated England by 5 runs in the first half on the same day with the result being decided by the sudden appearance of rain in the 15th over of run-chase. Earlier, the game between South Africa and Zimbabwe ended as NO RESULT because of rain.
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