Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Rahmat Shah made well-compiled half-centuries and veteran Mohammad Nabi produced a stifling spell as the Afghans continued their dream run in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, registering a smooth seven-wicket victory over Netherlands to keep their semi-finals hopes alive in Lucknow on Friday. In the battle between two giant-killers of the showpiece tournament, Afghanistan rode on their spinners and brilliant fielding to restrict the Dutch to 179 all out and then chased down the target in 31.3 overs. The win, their fourth in seven games, swelled Afghanistan's tally to eight points and also lifted them to the fifth spot ahead of Pakistan.