[Watch] Mujeeb Ur Rahman's Dangerous Mystery Delivery Draws First Blood For AFG vs NED

Mujeeb ur Rahman after picking first wicket (AP Photos)

Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been one of the pillars of Bangladesh bowling attacks for quite a long time now. His accuracy and variations make him quite a dangerous bowler and against teams like Netherlands who have technical issues against quality spin, he tends to become even more lethal.

In the World Cup 2023 game against Netherlands at Lucknow, he has once again delivered a killer blow to Dutch by sending Wesley Barresi packing in the very first over. It was also Mujeeb's 100th ODI wicket. The pitch at Lucknow is expected to assist spinners and things are expected to get tougher for the Netherlands from hereon.

Watch Mujeeb Ur Rahman's 100th ODI wicket

Talking about the delivery that got rid of Barresi, it was a touch shortish delivery that Barresi tried to play off the back foot but the ball turned in sharply and beat Barresi to hit him on the front leg. A big appeal followed from Mujeeb along with other Afghan players and the umpire had no hesitation in raising his finger. The move to promote Barresi to the top of the order and Dutch's top order troubles continue to haunt them.

At the time of writing, Netherlands are 28-1 at the end of 5 overs and need a solid partnership to put Afghans under pressure.