Netherlands vs Afghanistan, 34th Match - Live Cricket Score

Netherlands will take on Afghanistan in the 34th game of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 on Thursday (November 3) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Afghanistan have won and lost three games each and are in sixth place in the points table. The Netherlands have won two out of six games and are in eighth position.

The Netherlands defeated Bangladesh by 87 runs in their last game. They posted 229 runs in 50 overs while batting first. Scott Edwards was the highest scorer for the team, with 68 runs off 89 deliveries. Bangladesh were bundled out for just 142 runs in 42.2 overs. Paul van Meekeren picked four wickets for just 23 runs in 7.2 overs and won the Player of the Match award.

Afghanistan defeated Sri Lanka in their last game after chasing down the target of 242 runs in 45.2 overs. Sri Lanka's innings began with the early loss of Karunaratne for just 22 runs in the sixth over. Nissanka and Kusal Mendis contributed 62 runs for the second wicket, with Nissanka scoring 46. Mendis continued with Samarawickrama, both making 30-plus runs. Sri Lanka finished at 241 all out in 49.3 overs, with Farooqi taking four wickets, the first four-wicket haul in the ODI World Cup for Afghanistan, conceding 34 runs in his 10 overs.

In reply, Afghanistan stumbled with an early duck for Gurbaz but recovered as Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah added 73 runs for the second wicket. Rahmat then partnered with Shahidi for a crucial 58-run fourth-wicket stand. The most significant partnership was between Shahidi and Omarzai, adding 111 runs for the fourth wicket, guiding Afghanistan to victory in 45.2 overs with seven wickets remaining. Omarzai played an unbeaten innings of 73 off 63 deliveries.