In the match between Afghanistan and the Netherlands, Afghanistan won the match by 7 wickets with the Netherlands due to great performance in batting, bowling, and fielding After winning this match, Afghanistan was placed in the 5th position with 8 points while the Netherlands was placed in the 8th position with 4 points as per the points table of the World Cup 2023.
Earlier, the Netherlands won the toss and chose to bat first and was all out at only 179/10 in 46.3 overs due to great bowling by Mohammad Nabi 3/28 (9.3), Noor Ahmad 2/31 (9), and Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1/40 (10). In this match, the four batsman of the Netherlands was run out due to great fielding by the Afghanistan team. Sybrand Engelbrecht 58 (86), Max O’Dowd 42 (40), and Colin Ackermann 29 (35) were good batting from the Netherlands side. After this inning, the Netherlands set a low target of 180 runs in 50 overs for Afghanistan to win this match.
During chasing, Afghanistan lost 3 wickets, reached the target of 180 runs in only 31.3 overs, and won the match by 7 wickets with the Netherlands due to great batting by Hashmatullah Shahidi 56* (64), Rahmat Shah 52 (54), and Azmatullah Omarzai 31* (28). Saqib Zulfiqar 1/25 (3), Roleof van der Merwe 1/27 (5), and Logan van Beek 1/30 (7) were good bowling from the Netherlands side.
Mohammad Nabi (AFG), 3/28 (9.3), was declared as the Player of the Match due to his great performance in bowling.
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