The Netherlands cricket team toured Qatar in January 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against Afghanistan.[1][2] The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League.[3][4] All three matches were played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.[5][6] Hashmatullah Shahidi was named Afghanistan's ODI captain,[7] replacing Asghar Afghan.[8]
| Dutch cricket team against Afghanistan in Qatar in 2021–22 | |||
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| Afghanistan | Netherlands | ||
| Dates | 21 – 25 January 2022 | ||
| Captains | Hashmatullah Shahidi | Pieter Seelaar | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
| Most runs | Hashmatullah Shahidi (155) | Scott Edwards (208) | |
| Most wickets | Mujeeb Ur Rahman (7) |
Fred Klaassen (4) Brandon Glover (4) | |
| Player of the series | Scott Edwards (Ned) | ||
Afghanistan won the first ODI by 36 runs.[9] With a century from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan won the second ODI by 48 runs to win the series with a match to play.[10] In the third and final ODI, Afghanistan won by 75 runs, to take the series 3–0.[11]
Following the series, Dutch bowler Vivian Kingma was found guilty of ball tampering,[12] and was given a four-match ban.[13]
Squads edit
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On 12 January 2022, Musa Ahmed was added to the Dutch squad as a replacement for Max O'Dowd.[16] Mohammad Nabi ruled himself out of Afghanistan's squad to allow younger players a chance to represent the team.[17]
ODI series edit
1st ODI edit
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- Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
- Shahidullah (Afg) and Boris Gorlee (Ned) both made their ODI debuts.
- Hashmatullah Shahidi captained Afghanistan for the first time in ODIs.[18]
- This was the first men's ODI to be played at this venue.[19]
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Netherlands 0.
2nd ODI edit
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ryan Klein (Ned) made his ODI debut.
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Netherlands 0.
3rd ODI edit
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Qais Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Riaz Hassan (Afg) and Clayton Floyd (Ned) all made their ODI debuts.
- Netherlands penalised 5 penalty runs in over 30.5 of the Afghan innings for ball tampering.
- World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Netherlands 0.
References edit
- ^ "Afghanistan to host Netherlands in three-match CWCSL ODI series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan to host the Netherlands in three-match ODI series in January". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Afghanistan to host Netherlands for 3 ODIs in January". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan to host Netherlands for three ODIs in Qatar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "National team leaves to Qatar for the Netherlands ODIs". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Asghar Afghan sacked as Afghanistan opt for split captaincy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Shahidi, Shah prop up Afghanistan as they defend 222 against Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Gurbaz's century powers Afghanistan to an unassailable 2-0 series lead". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "The Netherlands with empty hands after third loss against Afghanistan". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Netherlands fast bowler Kingma suspended for four matches for ball-tampering". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Kingma suspended for four matches after breaching ICC Code of Conduct". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "ACB name squad for the Netherlands series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Dutch squad for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "UPDATE: Dutch squad for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Nabi rules himself out of Netherlands ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Shahidi, Shah prop up Afghanistan as they defend 222 against Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Aggregate - Overall Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2022.