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Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said they could have given New Zealand a run for their money in Wednesday\u2019s World Cup game<\/a> if they had not dropped several catches.<\/p>\n Afghanistan were punished for their sloppy fielding after flooring four catches and also missed a stumping opportunity as New Zealand maintained their perfect record with a 149-run win<\/a>.<\/p>\n The result left Afghanistan ninth in the standings, just days after a stunning upset over England<\/a> had fuelled their hopes of climbing up the table.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not the pressure, I think it\u2019s been happening a bit too much recently as well since I\u2019ve been in charge,\u201d Trott told reporters.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you look at the statistics, unfortunately the side is right at the bottom with regards to catching. So that needs to improve and it\u2019s something we\u2019ve worked really hard on in training, we just need to do it in games now.\u201d<\/p>\n New Zealand\u2019s Will Young was dropped in the second over and the opener went on to smash a fifty before Rachin Ravindra (32) was dropped on nought. But Afghanistan looked in control when the 2019 finalists<\/a> were struggling at 110-4.<\/p>\n Tom Latham rescued his team with a knock of 68 but he was dropped twice before reaching his fifty as the skipper combined with Glenn Phillips (71) for a 144-run stand which helped them post 288-6.<\/p>\n