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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Star Sports Network
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Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Netherlands
NED
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BAN
ODI World Cup
AUS
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NED
ODI World Cup
NED
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SL
ODI World Cup
SA
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NED
ODI World Cup
NZ
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NED
ODI World Cup
Afghanistan
AFG
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SL
ODI World Cup
PAK
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AFG
ODI World Cup
NZ
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AFG
ODI World Cup
ENG
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AFG
ODI World Cup
IND
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AFG
ODI World Cup
Players Stats in current Series
Ibrahim Zadran
AFG - bat
376 Runs
9Ā Matches
Azmatullah Omarzai
AFG - all
353 Runs
9Ā Matches
Rahmat Shah
AFG - bat
320 Runs
9Ā Matches
Hashmatullah Shahidi
AFG - bat
310 Runs
9Ā Matches
Sybrand Engelbrecht
NED - bat
300 Runs
8Ā Matches
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
AFG - wk
280 Runs
9Ā Matches
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
AFG - bowl
127.50
9Ā Matches
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
AFG - wk
98.94
9Ā Matches
Teja Nidamanuru
NED - bowl
98.20
7Ā Matches
Azmatullah Omarzai
AFG - all
97.78
9Ā Matches
Rashid Khan
AFG - bowl
94.59
9Ā Matches
Ikram Ali Khil
AFG - wk
88.12
7Ā Matches
Bas de Leede
NED - bat
16 Wkts
9Ā Matches
Paul van Meekeren
NED - bowl
12 Wkts
9Ā Matches
Logan van Beek
NED - bowl
12 Wkts
8Ā Matches
Rashid Khan
AFG - bowl
11 Wkts
9Ā Matches
Aryan Dutt
NED - bowl
10 Wkts
9Ā Matches
Mohammad Nabi
AFG - all
8 Wkts
9Ā Matches
Mohammad Nabi
AFG - all
4.13
9Ā Matches
Rashid Khan
AFG - bowl
4.49
9Ā Matches
Noor Ahmad
AFG - bowl
4.79
4Ā Matches
Colin Ackermann
NED - bat
4.94
9Ā Matches
Aryan Dutt
NED - bowl
5.50
9Ā Matches
Roelof van der Merwe
NED - all
5.55
8Ā 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.
Logan van Beek NED | BOWL
He has taken nine wickets in five games at an average of 27.88, an economy of 5.72, and a strike rate of 29.22. He has made 120 runs as well at an average of 40.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman AFG | BOWL
He was the highest wicket-taker in the last ODI series against the Netherlands. Mujeeb has taken a total of six wickets in six games at an average of 49.16, an economy of 5.56, and a strike rate of 53.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz AFG | WK
He is the second-highest run-scorer for Afghanistan. Gurbaz has made 224 runs in six innings at an average of 37.33 and a strike rate of 99.55.
Ibrahim Zadran AFG | BAT
He has made one half-century in the tournament so far. He has made a total of 212 runs in six innings at an average of 35.33 and a strike rate of 74.12.
Colin Ackermann NED | BAT
He has made 152 runs in six games at an average of 25.33 and a strike rate of 78.35. With the ball, Ackermann has taken a total of five wickets at an average of 33.20.
Scott Edwards NED | WK
He is the leading run-scorer for the Netherlands. He has made 204 runs in six games at an average of 51 and a strike rate of 90.66.
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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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