On Wednesday (October 18), at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, New Zealand will face off against the Afghanistan in the sixteenth match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
New Zealand, who had won their last match against Bangladesh will try to continue their winning momentum in today’s match against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, who had also won their last match against England will look to accumulate 2 more points against New Zealand in today’s match.
New Zealand is currently placed at the second position on the points table of the ICC World Cup 2023 whereas Afghanistan is currently placed at the sixth spot on the points table.
After the fifteen matches of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, India is at the top of the points table, while Sri Lanka is at the bottom of the points table.
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Here is the latest team standings in the World Cup so far:
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Points | Net Run Rate |
| 1. India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +1.821 |
| 2. New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | +1.604 |
| 3. South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +1.385 |
| 4. Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.137 |
| 5. England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.084 |
| 6. Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.652 |
| 7. Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.699 |
| 8. Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.734 |
| 9. Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.993 |
| 10. Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.532 |
(Last updated before the 16th match of the World Cup 2023 between NZ and AFG)