Netherlands vs Afghanistan, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Afghanistan won by 7 wicket

Afghanistan defeated the Netherlands by 7 wickets in the 34th match of the 2023 Cricket World Cup on November 3, 2023 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

The Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat first. They were all out for 179 in 46.3 overs. Sybrand Engelbrecht was the top scorer for the Netherlands with 58 runs. Mohammad Nabi took Three wickets and Noor Ahmad took two wickets for Afghanistan.

Afghanistan chased down the target in 31.3 overs with 7 wickets in hand. Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi both scored fifties to guide Afghanistan to victory.

Here is a summary of the match scores:

Netherlands

179 all out in 46.3 overs (Sybrand Engelbrecht 58; Mohammad Nabi 3-28, Noor Ahmad 2-31)

Afghanistan

181/3 in 31.3 overs (Rahmat Shah 52, Hashmatullah Shahidi 56*; Saqib Zulfiqar 1-25, Roelof van der Merwe 1-27, Logan van Beek 1-30)

Result: Afghanistan won by 7 wickets

Man of the Match: Rahmat Shah

Toss: Netherlands won the toss and opt to bat

Venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Solid Afghanistan win third game in a row to boost their #CWC23 semi-final chances 👊#NEDvAFG 📝: https://t.co/S7lsxqrAFY pic.twitter.com/KMTzaqYzbK

— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) November 3, 2023