NED vs AFG ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
Netherlands and Afghanistan go head to head in Match 34 of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Lucknow on Friday afternoon. Both teams have out-performed expectations in the tournament so far and will come into this game believing they can get another victory. Netherlands have won two out of six with Afghanistan winning three of their six fixtures. Read on as we preview this game. The day-night match gets underway at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium at 14:00 local time.
Netherlands recovered from losing two early wickets against Bangladesh to win by a comfortable margin and the self-belief will be running through most of the squad ahead of this game. However, they must produce some top order runs if they are to beat an in-form Afghanistan.
Afghanistan have transformed from a side who had only won one match at a Cricket World Cup ahead of this tournament, and lost their first two in this campaign, to a side with genuine aspirations of getting to the last four. They will be full of confidence ahead of this clash.
Netherlands vs Afghanistan ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports AFG, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
NED vs AFG Match Toss Prediction
There have been four games at this venue so far in the tournament with two wins for the teams batting first and two for the teams chasing. Our prediction is that Afghanistan will choose to bowl first with the Netherlands opting to bat first if they win the toss.
NED vs AFG Pitch Report
This Ekana Stadium pitch is certainly not one of the best batting tracks in the competition as was seen with India able to post only 229/9. We expect assistance for the pace bowlers and a par score of no higher than 245-250.
This will be the last fixture for this ground and both the teams have quality bowlers. AFG’s confidence will be as their bowlers have changed the course of the matches before.
Lucknow Weather Report
The conditions are not expected to change a great deal across the match with the temperature in the high 20s and partly cloudy overhead coverage from start to finish.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for Netherlands vs Afghanistan, World Cup 2023
Netherlands Team News & Playing 11
Netherlands Team News
There were two changes to the Netherlands XI ahead of their victory over Bangladesh at Eden Gardens, Kolkata with Teja Nidamanuru and Roelof van der Merwe dropping out with Wesley Barresi and Shariz Ahmed coming in. We expect the experienced van der Merwe to come back for this game.
Netherlands Team Key Players
- Scott Edwards - The captain has been gaining admirers from across the globe for his batting and leadership skills in this tournament. He has been the top scorer for the Netherlands in two of their last four games.
- Wesley Barresi - The experienced right-handed batter came into the team for the last match and played with real positive intent. He’ll be looking to improve on his run-a-ball 41 against Bangladesh in this fixture.
Netherlands Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Scott Edwards |
44 |
41 |
1416 |
86 |
41.64 |
92.42 |
0 |
15 |
| Wesley Barresi |
46 |
45 |
1234 |
137* |
30.85 |
79.05 |
1 |
8 |
- Paul van Meekeren - The 30 year old right-arm pace bowler was at his best in the win at Lucknow as he picked up the wickets of Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Taskin Ahmed.
- Aryan Dutt - The off-spinner continues to bowl with brilliant control and causes problems whenever he has the ball in hand. He dismissed opener Litton Das against Bangladesh and bowled three maidens.
- Bas de Leede - The Dutch all-rounder is currently the leading wicket taker in the team with 11 wickets in 6 matches. Leede has scored 114 runs in 6 innings. We are backing him to pick more wickets in this match with his pace bowling skills.
Netherlands Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Paul van Meekeren |
19 |
19 |
146.2 |
25 |
4/23 |
32.20 |
5.50 |
35.1 |
0 |
| Aryan Dutt |
31 |
31 |
238.2 |
27 |
3/31 |
43.67 |
5.13 |
51.0 |
0 |
| Bas de Leede |
36 |
29 |
176.3 |
35 |
5/52 |
31.45 |
6.23 |
30.2 |
0 |
Netherlands Team Form
The Netherlands enjoyed a fine 87 run win in Match 28 which means they have now finished with victories from two of their last four games.
Netherlands Predicted Playing 11
Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Wesley Barresi, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c) (wk), Bas de Leede, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren
Afghanistan Team News & Playing 11
Afghanistan Team News
Hashmatullah Shahidi announced one change at the toss ahead of the win over Sri Lanka with left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad surprisingly left out in spite of 3/49 in the previous game. Fazalhaq Farroqi took the Player of the Match Award in the last match and we expect a pace-heavy bowling attack for Afghanistan in this fixture.
Afghanistan Team Key Players
- Ibrahim Zadran - The 21 year old had a slow start to the Cricket World Cup 2023 but has found his feet in the last two innings with a combined total of 126 runs in the games against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- Rahmat Shah - The number three batter has become a very reliable presence for Afghanistan. After scoring 37 runs from the first three games he has now hit 175 from the last three.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi - The Afghan skipper has been a reliable batter in the middle-order and he is proving to be a trustworthy chaser as well. Shahidi has scored 226 runs in 6 innings so far at an average of 56.50.
Afghanistan Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Ibrahim Zadran |
25 |
25 |
1123 |
162 |
48.82 |
82.21 |
4 |
5 |
| Rahmat Shah |
103 |
99 |
3481 |
114 |
36.64 |
71.01 |
5 |
25 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi |
70 |
70 |
2001 |
97* |
33.91 |
67.55 |
0 |
18 |
- Rashid Khan - The leg-spinner played in his 100th ODI in the victory over Sri Lanka and marked the occasion by dismissing Dhananjaya de Silva with a perfectly executed googly.
- Fazalhaq Farooqi - The left-arm pace bowler made it clear that he does not like being left out of the side by dismissing Dimuth Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Maheesh Theekshana and Angelo Mathews in the last match.
Afghanistan Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Rashid Khan |
100 |
95 |
853.2 |
179 |
7/18 |
20.31 |
4.26 |
28.6 |
4 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi |
26 |
26 |
193.0 |
38 |
4/34 |
28.21 |
5.55 |
30.4 |
0 |
Afghanistan Team Form
Afghanistan lost their first two games of the tournament but have since picked up two wins by margins of 69 runs and 7 wickets from their last four matches.
Afghanistan Predicted Playing 11
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Netherlands vs Afghanistan Head to Head
Although the Netherlands won two of the first five ODI meetings between the sides, it is Afghanistan who come into this match with seven wins from the last eight! Furthermore, Afghanistan have won the last four clashes in this format including three out of three when they last met in January 2022.
NED vs AFG Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
NED Won |
AFG Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
9 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
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Netherlands vs Afghanistan Betting Odds
Ahead of this game, the bookies have the Netherlands at 3.00 to get their third win of the tournament. Afghanistan are the clear favourites at 1.33 to make it four wins from seven games in the 2023 Cricket World Cup with a victory in Lucknow.
Who will win Netherlands vs Afghanistan ODI Match?
Many of the players on both sides were not household names before this tournament began but have now become well known. Netherlands have plenty of hardworking team-members but it is Afghanistan who have the most quality in their line-up ahead of this game.
🏆 Netherlands vs Afghanistan Prediction
Netherlands and Afghanistan have become many cricket fan’s second teams in this tournament thanks to their ability to compete with and beat some of the more experienced and well fancied sides. England, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan have all been beaten by one or both of them in this competition! We expect a high quality game with both teams looking to attack the other with positive batting at the top of their line-ups. Overall, we see more match-winners in the Afghanistan side and we are backing them to win a close fixture.
Afghanistan to beat Netherlands
Nov 03, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Ekana Cricket Stadium - Lucknow, India
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