NED vs AFG Dream11 Prediction, CWC Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Cricket World Cup 2023, 34th Match

Netherlands last won an ODI game against Afghanistan back in 2012.

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Netherlands will take on Afghanistan in the 34th game of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday (November 3) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. (Photo Source: X(Twitter)

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Preview

Netherlands (NED) will take on Afghanistan (AFG) in the 34th game of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday (November 3) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Afghanistan have won and lost three games each and are in sixth place in the points table. The Netherlands have won two out of six games and are in eighth position.

The Netherlands defeated Bangladesh by 87 runs in their last game. They posted 229 runs in 50 overs while batting first. Scott Edwards was the highest scorer for the team, with 68 runs off 89 deliveries. Bangladesh were bundled out for just 142 runs in 42.2 overs. Paul van Meekeren picked four wickets for just 23 runs in 7.2 overs and won the Player of the Match award.

Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka in their last game after chasing down the target of 242 runs in 45.2 overs. Sri Lanka's innings began with the early loss of Karunaratne for just 22 runs in the sixth over. Nissanka and Kusal Mendis contributed 62 runs for the second wicket, with Nissanka scoring 46. Mendis continued with Samarawickrama, both making 30-plus runs. Sri Lanka finished at 241 all out in 49.3 overs, with Farooqi taking four wickets, the first four-wicket haul in the ODI World Cup for Afghanistan, conceding 34 runs in his 10 overs.

In reply, Afghanistan stumbled with an early duck for Gurbaz but recovered as Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah added 73 runs for the second wicket. Rahmat then partnered with Shahidi for a crucial 58-run fourth-wicket stand. The most significant partnership was between Shahidi and Omarzai, adding 111 runs for the fourth wicket, guiding Afghanistan to victory in 45.2 overs with seven wickets remaining. Omarzai played an unbeaten innings of 73 off 63 deliveries.

Also see: NED vs AFG Match Prediction: Who will win the match?

Match Information

Netherlands vs Afghanistan, 34th Match

ICC Cricket World Cup, 3 Nov 2023, Fri, 2:00 PM IST, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

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Broadcast

Star Sports Network

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Live Stream

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Weather Report

stadiumBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Clear

26.4°C

humidity28% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Netherlands VS Bangladesh
W

NED

vs

BAN

ODI World Cup

Australia vs Netherlands
L

AUS

vs

NED

ODI World Cup

Netherlands vs Sri Lanka
L

NED

vs

SL

ODI World Cup

South Africa vs Netherlands
W

SA

vs

NED

ODI World Cup

New Zealand vs Netherlands
L

NZ

vs

NED

ODI World Cup

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka
W

AFG

vs

SL

ODI World Cup

Pakistan vs Afghanistan
W

PAK

vs

AFG

ODI World Cup

New Zealand vs Afghanistan
L

NZ

vs

AFG

ODI World Cup

England vs Afghanistan
W

ENG

vs

AFG

ODI World Cup

India vs Afghanistan
L

IND

vs

AFG

ODI World Cup

Injury and availability news

Ikram Alikhil suffered a finger injury in the last game and is available for this game.

Pitch Report

The surface might provide a decent amount of support to the batters in this match. The average first innings score in the last five games here has been 252 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bowl here.

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Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

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70%

Batting Pitch

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252

Average Score

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Player Picks

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7.5
C

Azmatullah Omarzai AFG | ALL

He was the highest scorer for Afghanistan in the last game, as he scored 73 runs off 63 deliveries and picked one wicket. He has made a total of 203 runs in five innings and taken five wickets as well.

CT
CT
9
C

Rashid Khan AFG | BOWL

He is the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for Afghanistan. He has taken seven wickets in six games at an average of 39.42, an economy of 4.88, and a strike rate of 48.42.

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CT
9
C

Bas de Leede NED | BAT

He has been one of the best performers for the Netherlands with both bat and ball. He has taken a total of 11 wickets in six games at an average of 30.09, an economy of 7.04, and a strike rate of 25.63.

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CT
CT
6

Vikramjit Singh

NED | ALL

He has failed to score more than 30 runs in his last five outings and has managed just 98 runs in six outings.

CT
CT
7.5

Shariz Ahmad

NED | BOWL

He played his first game in the World Cup against Bangladesh and failed to pick a wicket. He might make a way for Roelof van der Merwe in the playing 11.

Last Updated On - Nov 3 2023 1:40 PM

Players
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NED

2 : 9

AFG

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10.5/100

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Head To Head
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz

7.5

CT
CT
Ibrahim Zadran

7.5

CT
CT
Rahmat Shah

6

CT
CT
Bas de Leede

9

CT
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Logan van Beek

8.5

CT
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Mohammad Nabi

9

CT
CT
Azmatullah Omarzai
C

7.5

CT
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Rashid Khan

9

CT
CT
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
VC

8.5

CT
CT
Noor Ahmad

8.5

CT
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Fazalhaq Farooqi

8.5

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