Dutch cricket team against Afghanistan in Qatar in 2021–22

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
 
  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

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ODIs
  Afghanistan[14]   Netherlands[15]

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

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1st ODI

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21 January 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
222/8 (50 overs)
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  Netherlands
186 (48 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 73 (94)
Brandon Glover 3/43 (9 overs)
Scott Edwards 68 (82)
Rashid Khan 3/31 (9 overs)
Afghanistan won by 36 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Izatullah Safi (Afg)
Player of the match: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afg)

2nd ODI

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23 January 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
237/6 (50 overs)
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  Netherlands
189 (47.4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 103 (127)
Philippe Boissevain 2/39 (8 overs)
Scott Edwards 86 (120)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4/32 (9.4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 48 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) and Bismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg)
Player of the match: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg)
  • 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

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25 January 2022
10:00
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
254/5 (50 overs)
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  Netherlands
179 (42.4 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 71 (59)
Saqib Zulfiqar 1/13 (3 overs)
Colin Ackermann 81 (96)
Qais Ahmad 3/32 (7.4 overs)
Afghanistan won by 75 runs
West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha
Umpires: Ahmed Shah Durrani (Afg) and Ahmed Shah Pakteen (Afg)
Player of the match: Najibullah Zadran (Afg)
  • 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

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  1. ^ "Afghanistan to host Netherlands in three-match CWCSL ODI series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan to host the Netherlands in three-match ODI series in January". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Afghanistan to host Netherlands for 3 ODIs in January". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Afghanistan to host Netherlands for three ODIs in Qatar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  7. ^ "National team leaves to Qatar for the Netherlands ODIs". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Asghar Afghan sacked as Afghanistan opt for split captaincy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Shahidi, Shah prop up Afghanistan as they defend 222 against Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Gurbaz's century powers Afghanistan to an unassailable 2-0 series lead". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  11. ^ "The Netherlands with empty hands after third loss against Afghanistan". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Netherlands fast bowler Kingma suspended for four matches for ball-tampering". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Kingma suspended for four matches after breaching ICC Code of Conduct". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  14. ^ "ACB name squad for the Netherlands series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Dutch squad for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  16. ^ "UPDATE: Dutch squad for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Nabi rules himself out of Netherlands ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Shahidi, Shah prop up Afghanistan as they defend 222 against Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  19. ^ "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Aggregate - Overall Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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