NED vs AFG, ODI World Cup 2023 scorecard, highlights: Afghanistan keeps S/F hopes alive; Beat the Netherlands side by side by 7 wickets

It happened – NED vs AFG, ODI World Cup 2023 Score: Sybrand Engelbrecht played a gritty half-century but failed to push the Netherlands to a competitive total as Afghanistan bowled them out for 179 in a World Cup match at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Friday.

In the second innings, it was a clinical chase for the Afghan side as both Rahmat Shah and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi scored their respective half-centuries. Shah smashed 52 runs in 54 balls, and the Afghanistan captain amassed 56 runs in 64 balls to lead their side to a comfortable win. Afghanistan also kept their semi-final hopes alive after this victory.

Play XI:

Netherlands plays XI: Wesley Barresi, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Scott Edwards(w/c), Bas de Leede, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Afghanistan plays XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil(w), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad