Summary

  • Afghanistan beat Netherlands by seven wickets in Lucknow to boost semi-final hopes

  • Hashmatullah & Rahmat hit fifties to guide their side past target of 180 with 18.3 overs spare

  • Netherlands collapse from 73-1 to 113-6 before slight recovery to post 179

  • Engelbrecht makes 58 off 86 balls; Nabi takes 3-28

  • Four of Dutch top five run out

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne, Mike Peter and Tom Mallows

  1. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Netherlands could be facing up to 40 overs of spin today and that will certainly be on their minds.

  2. Ned 13-1

    Mujeeb's position certainly seems to be that a quick game is a good game - he rattles through his second over.

    Max O'Dowd turns two down to fine leg.

  3. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Max O'Dowd has got a couple of starts in the tournament but hasn't been able to kick on. He is a player that likes to dominate the powerplay usually.

  4. Ned 9-1

    Colin Ackermann is in at three and he pushes the final ball of Mujeeb's over to mid-wicket.

    A first four follows for the Netherlands as Max O'Dowd drives seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi down the ground. His bat doesn't come down straight but the ball gets away past the bowler, dribbling to the ropes ahead of a chasing fielder.

  5. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Cricket statistician on Test Match Special

    That is Mujeeb's 100th ODI wicket in his 73rd match.

  6. Lydia Greenway
    Former England batter on BBC Test Match Special

    Barresi was trapped on the back foot, a bit of extra pace from Mujeeb as well so it would have probably been hitting middle and leg.

    Afghanistan's spinners were always going to be the big challenge for the Netherlands. They are all top quality.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Barresi lbw b Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1 (Ned 2-1)

    An early breakthrough for Afghanistan!

    Mujeeb Ur Rahman has a wicket in his first over, trapping Wesley Barresi plumb in front. No point in reviewing that, and the 38-year-old batter wanders off disconsolately.

  8. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    There's a lot riding on this game, not just potential semi-final places but the Champions Trophy qualification too.

  9. Ned 0-0

    Spin straight away for Afghanistan as Mujeeb Ur Rahman opens up their bowling.

    Wesley Barresi jams his bat down to defend his opening delivery.

  10. Netherlands openers Wesley Barresi and Max O'Dowd are making their way into the middle in a relatively sparsely populated stadium in Lucknow. Hopefully it will fill up as people finish their working days.

    We're almost ready to get going.

  11. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

    We've seen Afghanistan have been happy to chase any total. I think that's the big change and it's in the mind. That's the big difference in them.

  12. Teams

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

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

    Netherlands make two changes, with Roelof van der Merwe and Saqib Zulfiqar replacing Shariz Ahmad and Vikramjit Singh. Afghanistan bring back Noor Ahmad in place of Naveen-ul-Haq for a four-spinner attack.

  13. Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
    Former IPL batter on BBC Test Match Special

    It's a crucial toss to win. Even 220 could be enough in Lucknow, there's a lot of movement. Afghanistan have fielded four spinners and you don't want to chase against them.

  14. Netherlands win the toss and bat

    Netherlands captain Scott Edwards has won the toss and has decided to have a bat.

    His side don't seem to have a set preference for chasing or setting - it's the fifth toss they've won in this tournament and they've previously batted twice and bowled twice.

  15. Who here saw it coming?

    As we make our way through this tournament's seventh round of games, Afghanistan stand with a decent chance of a semi-final place.

    Having already triumphed over Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England, they'll hope a win here today will really put some pressure on New Zealand and Australia.

    But the Netherlands have two victories themselves in this tournament, and won't stand to be pushovers.

    So Afghanistan may need a little luck in Lucknow...