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 (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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Weather Report
Clear
26.4°C
28% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
Netherlands
W Barresi, MP O'Dowd, Colin Ackermann, SA Engelbrecht, S Edwards (C), BFW de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, RE van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, PA van Meekeren
Bench : R Klein, Vikramjit Singh, AT Nidamanuru, Shariz Ahmad, K Klein, N Croes, Tim Pringle
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, R Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Azmatullah Omarzai, IA Khil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad
Bench : Riaz Hussan, Najibullah Zadran, Abdul Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Farid Malik
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
60%
Pace Bowling
40%
Spin Bowling
70%
Batting Pitch
252
Average Score
30%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
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.
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.
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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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.
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
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