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Netherlands vs Afghanistan Predictions: Cricket World Cup betting tips, news, lineups

By Andrew Francis

Published: 11:58, 1 November 2023

India can seal their qualification to the semi-final of the Cricket World Cup with victory against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

India have won all six of their matches in the tournament so far, and need just one more victory to ensure their place in the final four. Sri Lanka also need the win to keep their slim hopes of qualification alive.

Netherlands vs Afghanistan Betting Tips

Afghanistan to keep unlikely qualification hopes alive

Afghanistan could propel themselves into the qualification reckoning with a win over Netherlands on Friday. Afghanistan have overperformed in this tournament, winning three of their six matches, including shock wins over England and Pakistan.

Netherlands have pulled off two shocks of their own, beating Bangladesh and South Africa in massive underdog victories. They remain the only two wins for the Dutch side though, and they’ll need another victory here to keep their own faint hopes of making the semi-finals alive.

Afganistan are the favourites to claim the win here and they should have enough to claim the win and keep their underdog story rolling.

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Netherlands vs Afghanistan team news

Both sides have named their 15 man squads for the Cricket World Cup. Here are the details of the players who will line up on Friday:

Netherlands: 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: Noor Ahmad, Ikram Ali Khil, Fazal Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen-Ul-Haq, Reyaz Hassan, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Azmat Omarzai, Abdul Rahman, Rahmat Shah, Hashmat Shahidi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najib Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran.