Andy Zaltzman
Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

That is Rahmat Shah's 31st score of 50 or more in ODIs, and his third in this World Cup so far.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator

That is a shot of the highest class to bring up a half-century.

A lovely drive down the ground from Rahmat, sending Logan van Beek away for four.

That's his fifty, coming off 47 balls.

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

Afghanistan are picking up the pace now. They will know that doing this inside 30 overs will give their net run-rate a massive boost and they will really close in on the top four.

Kipling probably wasn't writing about Roloef van der Merwe, to be honest.

Rahmat brings up his side's hundred, cutting Van der Merwe for four through the slips. The ball took a bit of an edge and RVDM looks distraught, as per.

Kipling wrote "if you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same" - I suppose the Dutch all-rounder does treat them just the same, it's just he treats them both with colossal emotion, while his definition of triumph and disaster is basically everything.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator

It's all very easy for Afghanistan, there's no pressure on them. Something drastic has to happen for the Netherlands.

Six runs off this Aryan Dutt over, as Afghanistan do now reach the halfway point of the chase.

Not much sign of acceleration. Not much sign of a wicket.

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

Afghanistan's process for chasing under Jonathan Trott is very simple but effective and I think that's why we don't see them panic any more.

They have targets to reach every 10 overs and then they reassess at the end of every period. That helps give the batters clarity.

Hashmat clips Van der Merwe through point for a couple.

No risks taken as Afghanistan close on the halfway point of their chase.

Aatif Nawaz
BBC Test Match Special commentator

Previously with Afghanistan, teams would take two wickets and think they are in the game but their middle order is a lot more settled these days.

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

I think we'll see Afghanistan continue to accumulate the next 20 or 30 runs, and then they will hit the accelerator.

Very cute from Rahmat, picking his moment and reverse sweeping the returning Dutt through the empty third man region for four.

The players will take drinks in Lucknow.

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

Rahmat Shah has been brilliant for Afghanistan throughout this World Cup. He has very good game awareness and picks the gaps perfectly.

A first four in three overs as Rahmat sweeps Van der Merwe for four. The all-rounder clutches his head in despair - he's not one to suffer things lightly.

The Netherlands were 81-2 at this stage. So evenly matched, but Afghanistan will want to avoid the collapse that followed in the Dutch innings.

Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator

It's been very steady for Afghanistan. They don't need to take any risks.

Just two runs from the Van Meekeren over - this pair not looking inclined to chase the game too hard at this stage.

Roloef van der Merwe starts his next over with a dot ball, before Afghanistan hustle through five singles on the spin.

An under-arm throw into the keeper and the stumps are broken, but Hashmat is home comfortably and that's the over.

Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator

Well, I haven't been to a nightclub in quite a while but do you really hear those sorts of noises?

Lydia Greenway
Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

The no-ball noise always startles me, it's like being in a nightclub.