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World Cup 2023 | Nabi, Rahmat Shah, And Shahidi Underpin AFG’s Thumping Win vs NED

image-loip33j8Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmat Shah anchored Afghanistan's run-chase (AP)

Brief Scores: Netherlands: 179 all out (46.3 overs) [Sybrand Engelbrecht: 58 (86), Max O'Dowd: 42 (40); Mohammad Nabi 3/28 (9.3), Noor Ahmad 2/31 (9)] lost to Afghanistan: 181-3 (31.3 overs) [Hashmatullah Shahidi: 56* (64), Rahmat Shah: 52 (54); Saqib Zulfiqar 1/25 (3), Roelof van der Merwe 1/27 (5)] by seven wickets.

Afghanistan keep their World Cup 2023 semifinal hopes alive by trouncing Netherlands in Lucknow.

Runouts, Nabi keep Netherlands down to 179

Netherlands opener Max O'Dowd scored 42, Colin Ackermann at number three listed 29, and Sybrand Engelbrecht crafted 58 runs in the middle overs to account for nearly three-quarters of their team’s sorry-looking scorecard on their own.

After untimely runouts had wiped away the entirety of the Netherlands top-order, Afghanistan’s leading spinners Mohammad Nabi and Noor Ahmad polished off the lower half by sharing five wickets between them.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman also claimed a wicket by trapping Netherlands opener Wesley Barresi in the opening over of the match. As one can expect, the Dutchmen failed to bat out their 50 overs and ended up posting just 179 in their must-win game upfront.

Rahmat Shah, captain Shahidi list match-winning 50s

Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran both made their way back to the pavilion inside the first 11 overs of their innings, with Logan van Beek and senior man Roelof van der Merwe striking big within their opening spells.

Fortunately for Afghanistan, in-form number three Rahmat Shah and captain Hashmatullah Shahidi listed identical half-centuries, with the latter staying unbeaten at the crease to guide his side past the finishing line. Shahidi received much assistance from Azmatullah Omarzai, who slapped an unbeaten 31 from his end as Afghanistan romped home with seven wickets and more than 18 overs in the bank.