Another thrilling showdown has been ended. The entire World has enjoyed another exciting fixture. On November 3, Afghanistan and the Netherlands met at the Ekana Sports City in Lucknow. It was an exceptional performance by the Afghanistan squad. It was a very crucial match for them to go near the top 4. They won the match with a big margin of seven wickets. The Netherlands squad fell short in front of them.
It was an important match for the Afghanistan team. Skipper Shahidi led from the front. Initially, the Netherlands won the toss and decided to bat first. They lost their first wicket early. Wesley Barresi walked away with 1 run. Max O’Dowd missed a well-deserved half-century. He was dismissed on 42 runs in 40 balls. His inning was contained with 9 boundaries. Colin Ackermann scored 29 runs in 35 balls. Sybrand Engelbrecht played an innings of 58 runs in 86 balls. They got all out in 179 runs.
Afghan bowlers performed well. Mohammad Nabi picked up three wickets in 28 runs. That was an exceptional performance. Noor Ahmed took two wickets in 31 runs. Mujeeb Ur Rahman took 1 wicket in 40 runs. Rashid Khan also bowled well.
In the second innings, Afghanistan didn’t have an impressive start. Rahmanullah GTurbaz got out on 10 runs. Rahmat Shah played a responsible knock. He scored 52 runs in 54 balls. Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi played a captain’s innings. He played an unbeaten knock of 56 runs in 64 balls with six boundaries. Azmatullah Omarzai remained unbeaten on 31 runs.
The Netherlands squad tried to dominate the Afghan squad. But failed to do that. Logan van Beek took 1 wicket in 30 runs. Reolof van der Merwe picked up 1 wicket in 27 runs. Saqib Zulfiqar took 1 wicket in 25 runs.
Top 10 Highest Wicket-taker’s List:
| Rank | Player’s Name | Wickets | Economy Rate |
| 1. | Dilshan Madushanka | 18 | 6.41 |
| 2. | Adam Zampa | 16 | 6.22 |
| 3. | Shaheen Afridi | 16 | 5.22 |
| 4. | Marco Jansen | 16 | 5.83 |
| 5. | Jasprit Bumrah | 15 | 3.72 |
| 6. | Mohammad Shami | 14 | 4.27 |
| 7. | Gerald Coetzee | 14 | 6.85 |
| 8. | Mitchell Santner | 14 | 4.90 |
| 9. | Haris Rauf | 12 | 6.50 |
| 10. | Kagiso Rabada | 11 | 5.01 |
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