Afghanistan’s historic dream run continued as they thrashed Netherlands by seven wickets within the thirty fourth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Friday, November 3. An enormous win boosted their standings within the up to date World Cup factors desk with eight factors in seven video games.
Hashmatullah Shahidi-led facet grew to become the one fifth crew to register 4 or extra wins within the 2023 version of the event. They are at present positioned within the fifth place with eight factors, on degree with giants Australia and New Zealand however nonetheless preserve a damaging web run price.
Afghanistan surpassed Pakistan within the factors desk to additional warmth the race for the semifinal. With the event reaching its last levels, Afghanistan stand a outstanding probability to safe knockout qualification with the assistance of some memorable wins.
Meanwhile, bottom-placed England will conflict towards their conventional rivals Australia within the subsequent sport of the event on Saturday. A defeat will finish England’s World Cup marketing campaign (hopes for semifinal) however a win will profit the likes of Afghanistan and New Zealand within the factors desk.
World Cup 2023 Points Table after Afghanistan vs Netherlands match
| Teams | Matches performed | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate (NRR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.102 |
| South Africa | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.290 |
| Australia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.970 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.484 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.330 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.024 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.162 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.398 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.446 |
| England | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.652 |
Afghanistan will return to motion on November 7 once they conflict towards five-time champions Australia in Mumbai in a tricky sport. On the opposite hand, Netherlands’ hope for the semifinal will finish in the event that they lose their subsequent sport towards England in Pune on November 8.
