Great To Start With Three Wins In A Row: Kane Williamson

Taunton: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said that the Kiwis have got an ideal start to the tournament. “Every game you play, you set out to win it, and it’s great to have three wins in a row to start with,” said Williamson.

New Zealand bowled out Afghanistan for 172 on Saturday largely thanks to Jimmy Neesham and Lockie Ferguson picking four and five wickets respectively. “It was an outstanding effort. There are some world-class players in the Afghan side. I have played with a number of them for a few years. They got off to a good start and it was important to build some pressure in the middle-overs, and the way the seamers came back in the middle-overs was fantastic — pace, bounce and a bit of movement did it for them,” Williamson said in the post-match presentation ceremony. The Afghan openers put up an opening partnership of 66 before Neesham dismissed Hazratullah Zazai. Two balls later, Noor Ali Zadran fell to Ferguson.

“Lockie doesn’t need a lot of encouragement to turn up the speed. He has been fantastic in the three games so far. The left and right-arm combination helps up top and Neesham hitting the wicket hard with the bounce, pace and the movement — the same with their opening bowlers. The fielding, I think, was great from us,” Kane Williamson said. IANS

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