Afghanistan will take on the Netherlands for their all-important match of the World Cup. Afghanistan needs to beat the Netherlands by a huge margin to keep their hopes alive for the knockout stage of the World Cup. Afghanistan has played 6 matches won 3 of them and positioned 6th right behind Pakistan on the points tally. If they beat the Netherlands tomorrow they will be promoted to the 5th place. So, Important day for both teams even though the Netherlands might not make it to the knockout stage but still beating Afghanistan will be a great achievement for them.
The Netherlands is also one of the toughest teams of this World Cup. They have beaten South Africa and Bangladesh by huge margins which will add to their confidence while facing Afghanistan. Their lower order is much stronger than we think which is a good sign for the team. So, they beat Afghanistan in tomorrow’s match.
The playing 11 of the teams will be crucial. Changes are not expected because they have been playing good cricket for the last four weeks. But still finding the right combo will help both teams.
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Afghanistan Playing 11 vs the Netherlands
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq
Noor Ahmad might be a part of the playing 11 for Afghanistan as the Netherlands face issues while facing spin and the quality of spin attack Afghanistan have is unparalleled at the moment. Afghanistan can use this young talent as a term card.
Netherlands Playing 11 vs Afghanistan
Scott Edwards (c), Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Teja Nidamanuru
The Netherlands might go unchanged for this match as they have already found a perfect combination for the World Cup. But sometimes situations force captains to make necessary changes according to the conditions.
