Preview:
Afghanistan will take on the Netherlands in the third and final ODI of the series. The bowlers did the job again for Afghanistan as they sealed a 48-run victory in the second ODI by 48 runs. With this win, they clinched the series with one game left. Rahmanullah Gurbaz stepped up to the occasion and smashed a century to seal the game up in the second ODI. They are likely to whitewash the Netherlands in this series.
The Netherlands, on the other hand, haven’t looked convincing at all in this series with the bat except for Scott Edwards, who scored 2 consecutive half-centuries. With series already done and dusted, now they will be aiming to avoid the whitewash.
Match Details:
Afghanistan vs Netherlands, 3rd ODI
Venue: West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Date & Time: 25th January, at 12:30 PM IST and 10:00 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Fancode
Pitch Report:
By considering the last 2 matches played here, we can say it’s a balanced surface with equal purchase for batters and bowlers to shine. It will be a tough ask for the batters to tackle the spinners on this wicket. Batting first seems to be a good option.
Probable Playing XIs AFG vs NED:
Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Usman Ghani, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fareed Ahmad, Yamin Ahmadzai
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Netherlands
Scott Edwards (wk), Musa Ahmed, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Pieter Seelaar (c), Boris Gorlee, Saqib Zulfiqar, Ryan Klein, Philippe Boissevain, Fred Klaassen, Vivian Kingma
Top Picks for AFG vs NED Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Afghanistan
After his short stay in the first ODI, Rahmanullah Gurbaz came back pretty well and scored an impressive century in the second ODI. He got out after scoring 103 runs from 127 balls.
Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi played sensibly in the first two matches and scored two back-to-back half-centuries. He scored 127 runs at an average of 63.5, with the best score of 73.
Top Picks – Netherlands
Scott Edwards is the lone warrior for the Netherlands in this series. In 2 matches, he has scored 154 runs at an average of 77, with the highest score of 86.
Fred Klaassen has impressed everyone with his bowling performances in this series. In 2 matches, he has scalped 4 wickets at an economy of 4.5, with the best figures of 2 for 39.
