Netherlands vs Afghanistan Live Score, Cricket World Cup 2023 Updates

NED vs AFG Live, Cricket World Cup 2023: Netherlands take on Afghanistan in the battle of giant killers in a Cricket World Cup match at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Starting as favourites on a tricky Ekana Stadium surface, with a quality spin attack at its disposal, Afghanistan (6 points) will not only look to secure two points against the Dutch (4 points) but also aim to win big and improve the net run-rate in its bid to remain relevant in the race to semi-final. Both teams are still in contention to reach the semi-finals with the likes of Pakistan and New Zealand struggling to stitch a winning run. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)

Netherlands and Afghanistan will face each other in a must-win match at the Ekanna Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Talking about the Netherlands, it will be a tough challenge for them as they suffered a massive batting collapse against Australia. They did bounce back and won the following game against Bangladesh. As such, the top four of the Netherlands' batting lineup need to find their form and deliver some crucial partnerships. They cannot continue to rely on the lower order to rescue them time and again. Vikramjit Singh and Max O'Dowd must put up a gritty stand here and play out at least the first powerplay to give them a good headstart. The middle order is quite strong, with the likes of Colin Ackerman, skipper Scott Edwards, and Bas de Leede. In their game against Bangladesh, it was their skipper Scott Edwards who played a steady knock of 68 runs when their team was falling apart and made the side reach a par total of 229 runs. Then their bowling unit performed well and bundled the Bangladesh side for 142 runs to register a comfortable victory. Sybrand Engelbrecht is another talent