The Afghanistan vs Netherlands clash in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 was supposed to be a battle between two giant killers. But the Lucknow encounter on Friday ended with the Afghans registering a comfortable win over a side that stunned South Africa earlier in the tournament. After losing the toss, the Afghans dismissed the Netherlands for a paltry 179 then chased down the target in 31.3 overs. Rahmat Shah and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi scored 52 off 54 balls and 56 not out off 64 balls, respectively. The Netherlands innings was marred by run outs. Sybrand Engelbrecht scored 86-ball 58, while Max O'Dowd (42) and Colin Ackermann (29) chipped in with useful runs. Mohammad Nabi (3/28), Noor Ahmad (2/31), and Mujeeb Ur Rahman (1/40) were among the wickets for Afghanistan. (As It Happened | Scores | Photos)
The seven-wicket win helped Afghanistan move to fifth place in the 10-team points table. Shahidi & Co. now have eight points from seven matches (two points each for one win). And they now have a realistic chance of making the semi-finals of a World Cup for the first time. Check POINTS TABLE HERE The Netherlands, meanwhile, are seventh with two wins in seven matches. With that, here's a look at the all key stats and numbers from match 34 of the ICC Cricket World Cup between Afghanistan and the Netherlands:
- The Netherlands innings contained four run outs -- Max O'Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards and Sybrand Engelbrecht. It provided the 12th occasion of four or more batters getting out in this manner in an innings in the World Cup. These 12 occasions include two instances of five batters getting run out.
- O’Dowd was dismissed run out for 42 in this game to provide the 108th occasion of an opening batter getting out in this manner in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the fifth occasion of a Netherlands opening batter getting run out in the World Cup.
- Engelbrecht was dismissed run out for 58 in this game to provide the 81st occasion of a batter getting run out after scoring fifty-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the second occasion of a Netherlands batter getting run out after scoring a fifty in the World Cup.
- Edwards was dismissed run out for zero in this game to provide the 53rd occasion of a captain getting run out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the third occasion of a Netherlands captain getting run out in the World Cup.
- Edwards' dismissal marked the 50th occasion of a wicketkeeper-batter getting run out in an innings in the World Cup. This was only the second time a Netherlands wicketkeeper-batter got run out in the World Cup.
- Edwards's dismissal marked the sixth occasion of a captain wicketkeeper getting run out in an innings in the World Cup. He is the first Dutch captain wicketkeeper to get out in this fashion in the World Cup.
- Edwards's dismissal provided the third occasion of a captain getting run out for zero in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the first occasion of a Netherlands captain getting run out for zero in the World Cup.
- Edwards' dismissal provided the first occasion of a captain-wicketkeeper getting run out for zero in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the first occasion of a Netherlands captain-wicketkeeper getting run out for zero in the World Cup.
- Edwards' dismissal marked the first occasion of a captain getting run out for a first-ball zero in the World Cup. It also provided the first occasion of a Netherlands captain getting run out for a first-ball zero in the World Cup.
- Logan van Beek was dismissed stumped for two runs in this game to provide the 157th occasion of a batter getting out in this manner in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 11th occasion of a Netherlands batter getting stumped in the World Cup.
- Logan van Beek was dismissed stumped on two occasions in the World Cup to provide the 25th occasion of a batter getting out in this manner on two or more occasions.
- Scott Edwards of the Netherlands scored zero and Hashmatullah Shahidi of Afghanistan scored 56 not out in this game to provide the 11th occasion of rival captains scoring zero and fifty in a match in the World Cup.
| Player | Runs | Innings | Team | Ground | Date |
| Bob Willis | 0 | 1 | ENG | Birmingham | 15-Jun-83 |
| Geoff Howarth | 60 | 2 | NZ | Birmingham | 15-Jun-83 |
| Allan Border | 0 | 1 | AUS | Sydney | 26-Feb-92 |
| Kepler Wessels | 81 no | 2 | RSA | Sydney | 26-Feb-92 |
| Sultan Zarawani | 0 | 2 | UAE | Rawalpindi | 16-Feb-96 |
| Hansie Cronje | 57 | 1 | RSA | Rawalpindi | 16-Feb-96 |
| Hansie Cronje | 0 | 1 | RSA | Leeds | 13-Jun-99 |
| Steve Waugh | 120 no | 2 | AUS | Leeds | 13-Jun-99 |
| Hansie Cronje | 0 | 2 | RSA | Birmingham | 17-Jun-99 |
| Steve Waugh | 56 | 1 | AUS | Birmingham | 17-Jun-99 |
| Carl Hooper | 0 | 2 | WI | Cape Town | 28-Feb-03 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 66 | 1 | SL | Cape Town | 28-Feb-03 |
| Irving Romaine | 0 | 2 | BER | Port of Spain | 15-Mar-07 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 85 | 1 | SL | Port of Spain | 15-Mar-07 |
| Graeme Smith | 67 | 1 | RSA | Basseterre | 16-Mar-07 |
| Luuk van Troost | 0 | 2 | NED | Basseterre | 18-Mar-07 |
| Brendon McCullum | 0 | 1 | NZ | Melbourne | 29-Mar-15 |
| Michael Clarke | 74 | 2 | AUS | Melbourne | 29-Mar-15 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | 0 | 1 | SL | Ch-le-St | 28-Jun-19 |
| Faf du Plessis | 96 no | 2 | RSA | Ch-le-St | 28-Jun-19 |
| Scott Edwards | 0 | 1 | NED | Lucknow | 03-Nov-23 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | 56 no | 2 | AFG | Lucknow | 03-Nov-23 |
- Hashmatullah Shahidi of Afghanistan scored 56 not out in this game to provide the 195th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the third occasion of an Afghanistan captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup. It is interesting to note that on all these three occasions it was Hashmatullah Shahdi who scored fifties and all his fifties have come in the ongoing edition of World Cup 2023.
- Sybrand Engelbrecht’s 58 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 425th occasion of a batter's 50-plus runs going in vain in the World Cup. It also provided the 17th occasion of a Netherlands batter's 50-plus runs going in vain in the World Cup.
Stats courtesy: HR Gopala Krishna – Veteran cricket statistician
