After a 149 run distinction defeat within the sixteenth match of the World Cup 2023 in opposition to new Zealand, the Afghanistan coach opens on the rationale for loss.

Jonathan Trott on defeat in opposition to New Zealand

The Afghanistan coach was upset on the defeat in opposition to New Zealand and identified under-par catching as the rationale for the consequence. The have dropped round 5 catches at Chepauk. The catches had been stated to be excessive scorers Tom Latham and Glenn Phillips.

Collectively they scored 144 runs which is the second highest partnership rating for New Zealand in World Cups.

New Zealand is scheduled to play within the sixteenth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 in opposition to Afghanistan on October 18 at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Successful the toss, Afghanistan selected to bowl the place Devon Conway and Will Younger opened the innings for New Zealand, whereas Mujeeb Ur Rahman opened the bowling assault.

Mujeeb dismissed Devon Conway for 20 runs whereas Will Younger had a formidable begin as he scored 54 runs on 64 deliveries whereas Rachin Ravindra scored 32 runs on 41 deliveries and was despatched out by Azmatullah.

With the dismissal of Daryl Mitchell for 1 run by Rashid Khan, Tom Latham scored 68 runs on 74 deliveries together with 3 boundaries and a couple of sixes. Glenn Phillips scored 71 runs on 80 deliveries that embrace 4 boundaries and 4 sixes.

With Chapman and Santner’s 25 and seven runs, New Zealand scored 288 runs on 50 overs dropping 6 wickets. With the goal of 289 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran opened the innings whereas Trent Boult opened the bowling assault.

The openers didn’t create an impression as they had been despatched out with low figures. Gurbaz scored 11 runs and despatched out by Matt Henry whereas Ibrahim Zadran was despatched out with 14 runs by Trent Boult.

Hashmatullah Shahidi was despatched out with 8 runs by Lockie Ferguson. Together with his dismissal of Shahidi, Afghanistan was all the way down to final seven wickets scoring solely 95 runs on 25 overs.

Azmatullah Omarzai scored 27 runs and was despatched out with Trent Boult and Ikram Alikhil scored 19* runs. Different batters had been despatched out with low figures by the extreme bowling assault from New Zealand bowlers.

Mitchell Santner and Lockie Ferguson dismissed three wickets every whereas Trent Boult dismissed two wickets. By the top, Afghanistan scored 139 runs dropping all 10 wickets on thirty fifth over.

Whereas talking after the match Trott stated, “I might say that it’s not the strain. I feel it’s been occurring a bit an excessive amount of lately as nicely since I’ve been in cost.”

“So, for those who have a look at the statistics, sadly, the facet is correct on the backside almost about catching. So, that should enhance. I feel it’s one thing we’ve labored actually arduous on in coaching. We simply have to do it in video games now,” Trott defined.

“I feel they (Latham and Phillips) performed nicely. However credit score should go to the best way they held the innings collectively as a result of it might have gotten quite a bit worse for them. They steadied the ship and obtained themselves to a defendable whole,” he stated.

“Nicely, we had been simply ready till the state of the ball…when Rashid seems like he can grip it as a result of he clearly must spin it each methods and when the ball is just not as new and never as slippery.”

“We had been bowling nicely, I believed, and containing them decently. Then Azmat got here on and altered the course of the sport with two wickets in an over. After which, Rash (Rashid) obtained a wicket for himself,” he added.

“I definitely didn’t really feel it’s a 130-odd all-out pitch. Sure, it did spin somewhat bit extra in direction of the top. However I nonetheless really feel we had been taking the spinners for almost 5, six an over.

“The seamers truly did all of the harm for them (NZ), and I feel we had been 28 for two on the finish of the primary energy play, which whenever you’re chasing 280, might be going to place plenty of strain on the gamers down the order,” he concluded.

With this defeat, Afghanistan will probably be taking part in their subsequent match in opposition to Pakistan on October 23 at MA Chidambaram Stadium.