Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Max O’Dowd run-out, Engelbrecht on crease, NED at 84/2
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Mujeeb Ur Rahman provided Afghanistan with a good start he clinched first wicket early and dismissed Netherlands opener Wesley Barresi. Colin Ackermann has joined Max O’Dowd on crease and the duo will try to stabilise their team’s innings. Netherlands vs Afghanistan match is going to be crucial in the tournament.
Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and chose to bat first. This is a crucial match for both teams but for Afghanistan winning this match will keep their top 4 alive. Hasmatullah Shahdi will try to win this match with a good margin as the Afghanistan skipper also eyes a good Net Run Rate.
Afghanistan has played really well in the ICC World Cup 2023 so far and defeated three world champions- England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The team which entered has underdogs in the tournament are dominating the game and have good chances of entering the World Cup 2023 semi-finals.
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Head To Head Record
In the NED vs AFG head-to-head record, Afghanistan is dominating the game as they defeated Netherlands 7 times out of the total 9 matches. In the last ODI match played between Afghanistan and Netherlands at Doha in 2022, the Afghans defeated Netherlands comprehensively by 75 runs.
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Playing XI
Netherlands Playing XI: Max O’Dowd, Wesley Barresi, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (C&WK), Bas de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe Aryan Dutt and Paul van Meekeren.
Afghanistan Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023: Key Highlights
1. Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and chose to bat first
2. Netherlands openers Max O’Dowd and Wesley Barresi walked to the crease
3. Afghanistan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman striked early as he dismissed Wesley Barresi in the first over
4. Max O’Dowd and Colin Ackermann slammed some boundaries to stabilise Netherlands innings
5. Max O’Dowd was playing a great partnership with Colin Ackermann, when swift fielding dismissed the Netherlands opener
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live: Azmatullah Omarzai looking great today
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live: Azmatullah Omarzai is bowling really well and not providing any scope to Netherlands batters. He was amazing with the fielding also he was the one to execute that wonderful throw from the boundary which led to the dismissal of in form batter Max O’Dowd after which the speed of runs has considerably reduced.
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live: NED score 77/2 in 13 overs
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live: Netherlands has slowed down a bit after the wicket of Max O’Dowd and the Afghanistan batters are keeping the Netherlands batter under pressure. Colin Ackermann and Sybrand Engelbrecht want to spend some time on the crease and play the next few overs cautiously to settle on the crease.
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live: Wicket!!! Max O’Dowd run-out
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live: Big breakthrough for Afghanistan as dangerous looking batter Max O’Dowd couldn’t complete his second and was dismissed in a run-out. Sybrand Engelbrecht is the new batter on crease and Afghanistan bowlers will try to capitalize on this wicket.
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live: NED score 66/1 in 10 overs
Netherlands
Max O’Dowd 40
Colin Ackermann 18
Afghanistan bowling
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/29 (5)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 0/36 (5)
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live: NED score 57/1 in 9 overs
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live: Another good over for Netherlands and now the partnership between Max O’Dowd and Colin Ackermann crossed 50 runs. Max O’Dowd, who was looking out of form in current world cup season is looking great today and punishing Afghanistan bowlers. Netherlands needs him to play big innings to finish with a high score.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Good start for Netherlands
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Although they lost opener Wesley Barresi early, but Netherlands is off to a good start as they are managed some boundaries with both Max O’Dowd and Colin Ackermann opening their arms. Tha batters are particularly targeting Afghanistan pacers and the fast outfield of Lucknow is also helping them to finish boundaries.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: NED 36/1 after 6 overs
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: After having a good start with Wesley Barresi wicket, Afghanistan bowlers are leaking some runs as Netherlands batter open their arms and smash back-to-back boundaries against Afghanistan’s pace attack. Netherlands batter must keep the scoreboard running if they want to keep the pressure on Afghan bowlers.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: NED 17/1 after 4 overs
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Colin Ackermann and Max O’Dowd are playing cautiously as they know any more wickets from here can put Netherlands under extreme pressure. Afghanistan bowlers are keeping up the pressure and try to trap Netherlands batters.
Netherlands entered the match with a change today as they replaced opener Vikramjit Singh with Wesley Barresi, but the batter walked back to pavilion in the first over only.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: NED 9/1 after 2 overs
Max O’Dowd hits the first boundary for the Dutch. That’ll be 6 off the over.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: NED 3/1 after 1 over
Wesley Barresi is out for 1. Mujeeb Ur Rahman’s successful over ends.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Afghanistan final XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad and Fazalhaq Farooqi.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Netherlands final XI
Max O’Dowd, Wesley Barresi, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards (C&WK), Bas de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe Aryan Dutt and Paul van Meekeren.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Netherlands win toss, to bat first
Afghanistan have won the toss and decided to bat first.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: How to watch
The Afghanistan vs Netherlands match will air live on Indian television via Star Sports channels. Indian viewers can also enjoy free live streaming of these matches on the Disney+Hotstar app and website. Social media giant Meta has also partnered with the ICC for World Cup 2023 coverage on Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook and Threads.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Afghanistan Probable XI
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq/Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Netherlands Probable XI
Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (capt & wk), Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Pitch report
The Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow is known as a haven for spinners and slower bowlers, resulting in low-scoring games. However, the new World Cup wickets, made from black soil, have favoured batters as well.
NED vs AFG Live Cricket Score Updates: Head-to-head
These two teams have played 9 ODIs against each other so far. Afghanistan have won 7 of those and the Netherlands 2. The last time (January 2022) these two faced off in in Doha, Qatar, when Afghanistan won the ODI series 3-0.
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