Netherlands are bundled out on 179 runs in 46.3 overs against Afghanistan in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday. Netherlands batters were involved in four runouts.Afghanistan Bundle the Netherlands out for 179! 👊#AfghanAtalan, banking on some incredible bowling from @MohammadNabi007 (3/28) & @noor_ahmad_15 (2/28) and some outstanding fielding efforts by the team, bundled out the @KNCBcricket for 179 runs in the 1st inning. 🤩👏#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/VB1ddZfHx9— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) November 3, 2023Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards won the toss and decided to bat first in the 34th match of the tournament. Mujeeb Ur Rahman injects the first blow by removing Wesley Barresi in the very first over of the innings. Max ODowd and Colin Ackermann added 69 runs in 63 deliveries for the second wicket. Azmatullah Omarzais brilliant throw ended the partnership by dismissing Max ODowd, who scored 42 runs off 40 deliveries including 9 boundaries. Despite a good start Dutch lose ground in the middle overs forced by four runouts. Taking a dramatic turn the Dutch lost 5 wickets in 40 runs. STUMPED! 👍President @MohammadNabi007 takes his 2nd as Logan Van Beek comes down the track but misses the ball completely, and the busy @IkramAlikhil15 does the rest beautifully! 👏🇳🇱- 134/7 (31 Overs)#AfghanAtalan | #CWC23 | #AFGvNED | #WarzaMaidanGata pic.twitter.com/GUWQoOrmxn— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) November 3, 2023Three dismissals came in the form of run-outs while the other two dismissals were caught behind, pushing the Netherlands into a unstable situation. However, Afghanistan had the chance to close the game down there itself but Engelbrecht was dropped twice off successive deliveries.𝐆𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐘 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐓𝐘! 👏#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/B4KUyEHE5F— Cricket🏏Netherlands (@KNCBcricket) November 3, 2023Engelbrecht scores fiftySybrand Engelbrecht fought hard and went past his fifty but another error in judgment and was involved in the fourth runout of the innings. He scored 58 off 86 deliveries including 6 boundaries. The tailenders didnt contribute much and the Netherlands were bundled out for 179. Four spinners for Afghanistan displayed brilliant performances with Nabi claiming three wickets while Noor scalped two.
