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Netherlands were scattered by four run-outs, a confusing and a twist strangle hold in Lucknow, as Afghanistan worked on their remote possibilities of making the semi-finals with a fourth dominate in seven matches, this time likewise helping their net run-rate alongside it.
Their 111-ball win pursuing 180 was quickly wrapped up politeness commitments of 52 from Rahmat Shah and 56 from Hashmatullah Shahidi, yet the meat of the activity occurred in the first half where Afghanistan bowled well in quite a while, yet were helped en route by standard mistakes from Netherlands.
Netherlands had started the day with their best batting beginning of the World Cup by coming to 72 for 1 of every 11 overs, generally on the rear of Max O'Dowd's initial attack. Be that as it may, O'Dowd's quest briefly run in the twelfth over brought about his pursue out Azmatullah Omarzai affected an immediate hit from fine leg.
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The run-outs then mysteriously gone on as a very much set Colin Ackermann (29) was delayed to respond to a solitary call from Sybrand Engelbrecht. Next ball, Scott Edwards didn't have the foggiest idea where the ball pursued he mis-hit an opposite clear, and when he understood, wicketkeeper Ikram Alikhil had broken his stumps. A short get by Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmed and Rashid Khan followed, after which Engelbrecht - the one who was keeping the innings intact - too was pursued out Roelof van der Merwe called him for a solitary that wasn't there.
Those four excusals in comparative design left Netherlands collapsed and gave Afghanistan an initial they never let go of. With the Dutch sliding from 72 for 1 to 97 for 5, their spinners held control of the center overs. It likewise permitted Afghanistan to recuperate from a troublesome beginning with the ball, where they yielded 6.6 per over in the powerplay regardless of taking the first-over wicket of Wesley Barresi. Fazalhaq Farooqi, one of just two seamers in their XI for this game, surrendered eight limits in the powerplay, a competition record for the 2023 version.
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Wicketkeeper Alikhil had a great excursion behind the stumps, adding to three of the four run-outs, taking two troublesome discovers off turn bowling, and befuddling Logan van Beek. He clutched gets presented by Bas de Leede and Saqib Zulfiqar and was quick with his glovework when van Beek gave Nabi a charge. Nabi, for his 3 for 28, was the pick of the bowlers on a day where Afghanistan dropped Naveen-ul-Haq and added Noor to play with four spinners.
Afghanistan's pursuit of 180 started with a falter when Rahmanullah Gurbaz was out in the fifth over and Ibrahim Zadran was gone by the eleventh. Yet, they weren't feeling the squeeze with an underlying eruption of limits from No. 3 Rahmat. Rahmat was occupied before square on the off side, and his organization of 74 of every 77 balls with Shahidi kept Afghanistan a long ways ahead in the pursuit. Netherlands' seamers weren't penetrative after the sparkle wore off, and the hitters were cautious against the twist of Aryan Dutt and Zulfiqar.
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Rahmat arrived at his third fifty in succession at the World Cup and 26th in all ODIs, yet was gone gotten and-bowled to some unacceptable footed wristspinner Zulfiqar. Nonetheless, the Dutch festival was fleeting when Omarzai counterpunched upon section and Shahidi held stronghold. En route, Shahidi arrived at his nineteenth ODI fifty and triumph was finished in the 32nd over with the pair remaining unbeaten on a stand of 52. Strikingly, there were no sixes hit in the game.
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For Netherlands, a spot at the Bosses Prize in 2025 now looks progressively troublesome with a main eight completion in danger with games against Britain and India to follow. Afghanistan - presently on fifth - have Australia and South Africa coming up and are still in conflict for a semi-last completion.