NED vs AFG: The teams of Afghanistan and Netherlands, which have made everyone crazy with their game in the ICC World Cup 2023, will face each other in the 34th match of the tournament.
The doors to the semi-finals are not closed yet for Afghanistan and the team has won three out of six match. On the other hand, Netherlands will enter the field with the intention of spoiling Afghanistan game.
Strong Showings by Netherlands and Afghanistan
NED vs AFG: Netherlands and Afghanistan teams have impressed with their performance in this tournament. Netherlands team has managed to defeat South Africa and Bangladesh team while Afghanistan team has defeated England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka team and currently Afghanistan team is at sixth place in the points table with 6 points, while Netherlands team is at eighth place with 4 points. Is in place.
Paul van Meekeren has shown excellent bowling performance for Netherlands in the last match, while on the other hand, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai have been the main heroes of the Afghanistan team’s victory. By winning this match, the Afghanistan team would like to strengthen its claim for the playoffs in the tournament.
NED vs AFG Weather and Pitch Report
The sky will be cloudy, there is also a possibility of light rain. The temperature is expected to be 23 degrees Celsius.
This pitch has appeared favorable for both batsmen and bowlers. According to the data of last 5 matches, fast bowlers have taken 47 wickets out of 74 and spin bowlers have taken 27 wickets. The average score on this pitch has been 228 runs.
What do the figures say?
NED vs AFG: This ground in Lucknow has hosted a total of 13 ODI matches so far. Out of these, the team batting first has won 4. At the same time, the chasing team has taken the field in 9 matches.
That means the decision to bowl first after winning the toss proves to be more beneficial on this ground. The captain will have to keep this in mind that dew will also play an important role in the second innings.
Afghanistan in excellent form
NED vs AFG: Afghanistan team is in excellent form at the moment. The team has tasted consecutive victories in its last two matches. After defeating Pakistan, Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets. Along with the bowling, the team’s batsmen are also seen in great form.
Probable playing-11
Afghanistan’s probable playing-11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Azmatullah Umarzai, Ikram Ali Khil (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Naveen Ul Haq/Noor Ahmed, Fazalhaq. Farooqui
Probable playing-11 of Netherlands: Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Colin Ackerman, Scott Edwards (captain), Bas de Lied, Siebrand Englebrecht, Logan van Beek, Sharij Ahmed, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.