<p>Providence: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Saturday termed his side's 84-run defeat against Afghanistan in the ongoing <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/icc-t20-world-cup-2024">T20 World Cup</a> as 'incredibly frustrating' and urged his teammates to move on quickly from the reversal.</p>.<p>New Zealand struggled against Rashid Khan (4/17) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (4/17) while getting bowled out for 75 in 15.2 overs while chasing 160.</p>.<p>"Incredibly frustrating performance. We certainly did prepare to the best of our ability. So, no excuses. For us, it's moving on quickly. We know we've got a match in a few days and it's about putting out a better performance," Williamson said in the post-match press conference.</p>.T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan's Rashid hails team effort after special New Zealand win.<p>In their second Group C match, New Zealand will face co-hosts West Indies at Trinidad on June 13.</p>.<p>Williamson said the Kiwis would hit the boardroom soon to find a way to dish out a better performance against the two-time champions.</p>.<p>"We're going to have to sit down. We are going to have to have a chat and review a little bit and then move on quickly because the tournament is short from here on. I mean, it was mentioned we've been here for a long time (in the West Indies), but we knew that when the games started, they'd be coming thick and fast," he said.</p>.<p>"So, it's making some small adjustments, and we know we go to a different venue against a different opposition. So, it's important we prepare for what's in front of us again. We know how strong the West Indies side is," elaborated Williamson.</p>.West Indies pushed to limit by plucky Papua New Guinea in their T20 World Cup opener.<p>However, the affable Kiwi did not take anything away from a brilliant Afghan side, which dished out a cohesive performance to outwit his unit.</p>.<p>"I mean certainly they're not the standards that we expect of ourselves. But take nothing away from Afghanistan, they were superb," he said.</p>.<p>"And they've been building as a group for some time now and we're seeing performances like that from them quite regularly," he added.</p>.<p>The on-going T20 World Cup has so far seen some really low-scoring games, but Williamson dubbed them as 'exciting.' </p>.<p>"We've seen it throughout; the conditions keep changing in this competition and we've seen so many tight matches and that's the nature of it which is exciting in terms of a competition. But for us it's changing our focus, looking at some of the areas we can definitely get better at and moving on," he added.</p>
<p>Providence: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson on Saturday termed his side's 84-run defeat against Afghanistan in the ongoing <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/icc-t20-world-cup-2024">T20 World Cup</a> as 'incredibly frustrating' and urged his teammates to move on quickly from the reversal.</p>.<p>New Zealand struggled against Rashid Khan (4/17) and Fazalhaq Farooqi (4/17) while getting bowled out for 75 in 15.2 overs while chasing 160.</p>.<p>"Incredibly frustrating performance. We certainly did prepare to the best of our ability. So, no excuses. For us, it's moving on quickly. We know we've got a match in a few days and it's about putting out a better performance," Williamson said in the post-match press conference.</p>.T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan's Rashid hails team effort after special New Zealand win.<p>In their second Group C match, New Zealand will face co-hosts West Indies at Trinidad on June 13.</p>.<p>Williamson said the Kiwis would hit the boardroom soon to find a way to dish out a better performance against the two-time champions.</p>.<p>"We're going to have to sit down. We are going to have to have a chat and review a little bit and then move on quickly because the tournament is short from here on. I mean, it was mentioned we've been here for a long time (in the West Indies), but we knew that when the games started, they'd be coming thick and fast," he said.</p>.<p>"So, it's making some small adjustments, and we know we go to a different venue against a different opposition. So, it's important we prepare for what's in front of us again. We know how strong the West Indies side is," elaborated Williamson.</p>.West Indies pushed to limit by plucky Papua New Guinea in their T20 World Cup opener.<p>However, the affable Kiwi did not take anything away from a brilliant Afghan side, which dished out a cohesive performance to outwit his unit.</p>.<p>"I mean certainly they're not the standards that we expect of ourselves. But take nothing away from Afghanistan, they were superb," he said.</p>.<p>"And they've been building as a group for some time now and we're seeing performances like that from them quite regularly," he added.</p>.<p>The on-going T20 World Cup has so far seen some really low-scoring games, but Williamson dubbed them as 'exciting.' </p>.<p>"We've seen it throughout; the conditions keep changing in this competition and we've seen so many tight matches and that's the nature of it which is exciting in terms of a competition. But for us it's changing our focus, looking at some of the areas we can definitely get better at and moving on," he added.</p>