ICC World Cup 2023, NED vs AFG: Scott Edwards wins the toss and chooses to bat first

Scott Edwards, Hashmatullah Shaidi (Pic: AFP)

The ICC World Cup 2023, heads towards its next match. Today, the Netherlands will clash with Afghanistan in Lucknow at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Both teams will face each other with the hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023 and will look to come victorious in today's match.

Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards have won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan.

Both teams have chances to qualify for the ICC World Cup 2023 semi-finals if they win all of their remaining matches. But, their chances of qualification also depend on the other team's match results and net run rate.

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Everyone's eyes will be on Rashid Khan from Afghanistan's side and the Dutch will rely on their skipper Scott Edwards as he is the one who has been a consistent performer for the Netherlands in the ICC World Cup 2023.

Squads:

Afghanistan Squad:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Netherlands Squad:

Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Sybrand Engelbrecht.

Domination of the 'Men in Blue' over the 'Lankans'

The clash between India and Sri Lanka which took place in Mumbai at Wankhede Stadium saw the pure dominance of Indian players in the match. Kusal Mendis won the toss and elected to field first.

The 'Men in Blue' lost the early wicket of their skipper Rohit Sharma. After his dismissal, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill went on to complete their 100-run-stand. Kohli missed his well-deserved 49th ODI century by 12 runs and Shubman Gill missed his first ODI World Cup ton by just eight runs. Shreyas Iyer then smashed 82 runs in just 56 deliveries and accompanying him was KL Rahul who was later dismissed for 21 runs. Team India posted a mammoth target of 358 for Sri Lanka to chase down.

Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne opened the innings for Sri Lanka but were returned to the pavilion for a duck. None of the Lankan batsmen were able to score huge runs against India's fierce bowling lineup. Mohammed Shami picked another five-wicket haul and became the leading wicket-taker for India in ODI World Cup. Mohammad Siraj shouldered him and struck three wickets. India bowled out Sri Lanka for just 55 runs. India registered their seventh consecutive win in the ICC World Cup 2023.