The 34th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 will see Netherlands (NED) facing Afghanistan (AFG) on Friday, November 3 at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Netherlands currently holds the 8th position in the standings, whereas Afghanistan is on the 6th position.
Out of 6 matches, Afghanistan has won 3 and lost 3. After defeating teams like ENG, PAK and SL, Afghanistan will eye their fourth victory against Netherlands in the ongoing ODI World Cup. Afghanistan is led by Hashmatullah Shahidi in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
In their last match against Sri Lanka, Afghanistan emerged victorious by 7 wickets. Sri Lanka managed to score 241 runs in 49.3 overs. Afghanistan successfully chased down the target of 242 runs, resulting in 7-wickets victory to Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan are currently placed sixth in the World Cup 2023 points table and have won their last two games against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They earlier defeated defending champions England in Delhi. A win against Netherlands will help them dethrone Pakistan from the fifth spot. Afghanistan have played six matches so far – one less than Pakistan who have won three of their seven matches.
Afghanistan World Cup 2023 Squad
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq.
AFG Playing 11 against NED
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi