Netherlands vs Afghanistan Playing 11 World Cup 2023: NED vs AFG Lineup, Team News, Injury Update

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Netherlands and Afghanistan are up against each other in a crucial World Cup 2023 encounter on Friday (November 3).

The Dutch and the Afghans have done pretty well in this tournament, especially the latter, who have won three matches already, with England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in their victims list. Netherlands have also had two excellent victories over South Africa and Bangladesh.

Netherlands vs Afghanistan - NED vs AFG World Cup 2023 Match 34 Schedule

Match Date, Time and Venue: The World Cup 2023 match between Netherlands and Afghanistan will be played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Friday (November 3). The match will start at 2 pm IST/ 8:30 am GMT.

Live Stream and Telecast: ICC World Cup 2023 Match 34 between Netherlands and Afghanistan will be telecast live on Star Sports network in multiple languages. The Indian viewers can stream the match live through the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

Netherlands vs Afghanistan Team News, Injury Update

Netherlands and Afghanistan both have their full squads available and may resort with the same team for the match.

Both teams are coming on the back of a victory, with the Dutch slaying Bangladesh in their last match, while the Afghans toppled Sri Lanka with ease. It is a massive match for the Afghans, who know a win will further strengthen their grip in the semifinal quest.

Fazalhaq Farooqi replaced Noor Ahmad in the last match and picked up 4 wickets, hence the pacer looks likely to retain his place. The Dutch also introduced veteran Wesley Barresi for his first World Cup 2023 match, who is also looking certain to keep his place in the team.

Netherlands and Afghanistan Squads WC 2023

Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht

Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq

Netherlands vs Afghanistan Playing 11 World Cup 2023: NED vs AFG Lineup

Netherlands (Playing XI): Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Wesley Barresi, Scott Edwards (c), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Afghanistan (Playing XI): Rahamnullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen ul Haq