World Cup 2023 | NL vs AFG | 3rd November | Sultan Bhai
Series: - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match - Netherlands vs Afghanistan, 34th Match ICC World Cup, 2023. Venue - Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Date & Time - Friday, November 3, 2023, 2 PM LOCAL Preview - The Netherlands will be taking on Afghanistan in a must-win match at the Ekanna Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. This will be their second match at the venue. In their previous outing here, the Dutch scored 262 runs batting first against Sri Lanka. It was a great effort considering that the Netherlands were 6 down for 91 runs. Afghanistan on the other hand, have improved their batting performances as they move from strength to strength. After the 149-run loss against NZ, Afghanistan chased down 283 against Pakistan and followed it up with a 7-wicket win over Sri Lanka chasing a target of 242 runs. As the two teams now meet in a must-win game to stay alive in the race to the semi-finals, the Lucknow pitch offers some exciting news for the bowlers. It will be a close contest between the two teams with Afghanistan starting with a slight edge given their current batting form. NED vs AFG ODI Head-to-Head Record: - Matches Played - 9 Netherland Won - 2 ! Afghanistan Won - 7 Tied - 0 - No Result- 0 Netherland Key Batter - Scott Edwards, SA Engelbrecht, Wesley Barresi. Netherland Key Bowler - Paul Van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede. Afghanistan Key Batter - Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai. Afghanistan Key Bowler - Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Venue Details - Total matches - 13 Matches won batting first - 4 Matches won bowling first - 9 Average 1st Inns scores - 229 Average 2nd Inns scores - 207 Highest total recorded - 311/7 (50 Ov) by RSA vs AUS Lowest total recorded - 129/10 (34.5 Ov) by ENG vs IND Highest score chased - 269/3 (48.4 Ov) by RSAW vs INDW Lowest score Defended - 248/5 (50 Ov) by INDW vs RSAW Afghanistan Predicted Playing XI:- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi Netherlands Predicted Playing XI: - Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Wesley Barresi, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren Pitch & Weather ConditionIn — It is a balanced pitch that offers help for both batters and bowlers. However, in recent games, the pacers were dominant making batters struggle for runs. The weather will be mostly cloudy with a high of 32 degrees Celsius. Afghanistan Team Last 5 Matches Details- W, W, L, W, L . Team Netherland Last 5 Matches Details - W, L, L, W, L . Toss: To Bowl - Teams bowling first have won 9 of the 13 ODIs played at this venue in Lucknow. Afghanistan have successfully chased a target in their last two outings and with a strong bowling attack should be looking to bowl first in this match. Prediction - Both teams have great potential and look very promising in every aspect of the game. However, the Netherlands’ inconsistency makes them less reliable over an in-form Afghanistan. Nevertheless, considering the strengths and weaknesses of both teams, we reckon Afghanistan will have a slight edge in this contest and start as favorites in our match prediction. Afghanistan to win Do join our cricket Tips and news channel on Telegram for more live updates https://t.me/daddytips.
