The Netherlands’ next match in the IC Cricket World Cup 2023 takes place against Afghanistan on Friday.
After a 12-year hiatus, the Dutch team qualified for the main competition after a magical run through the qualifying rounds. Even though they have only won twice in their first six games, they defeated South Africa to demonstrate that they are here to stay and are not only here to make numbers.
When they crushed South Africa by 38 runs in the globe Cup, they managed to surprise the whole globe. Their most recent triumph came in a match against Bangladesh in Kolkata, when the Dutch won by an impressive 87 runs.
With four wickets taken to lead the Netherlands to a commanding victory, Paul van Meekeren had the finest performance of the match.
With Afghanistan up next, the Dutch now have a chance to make this win a run of victories.
On November 4, the two underdog teams will square off in Lucknow’s Ekana Sports City Stadium. Afghanistan’s campaign began with a defeat to Bangladesh, but the group has bounced back quite well, winning three of their first six games.
They triumphed against formidable cricket teams, such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and England. They might have a far better chance of qualifying for the tournament’s knockout round with another victory. It will undoubtedly not be simple for the Asian side, however.
Afghanistan vs. Netherlands head-to-head
Afghanistan and the Netherlands have met each other nine times in the ODI format. Afghanistan has emerged victorious in seven of these matches, with the Netherlands winning only two of them.
View the probable lineups for Afghanistan against. Netherlands.
Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Wesley Barresi, Scott Edwards (c and wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, and Paul van Meekeren are the probable members of the NED starting XI.
AFG Probable XI: Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Rashid Khan
Complete Team vs. Afghanistan, Netherlands
NED: Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Teja Nidamanuru, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Aryan Dutt, and Sybrand Engelbrecht
AFG: Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi
