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Max O'Dowd

Colin Ackermann

Sybrand Engelbrecht

Scott Edwards (C) (W)

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Saqib Zulfiqar

Logan van Beek

Roelof van der Merwe

Aryan Dutt

Paul van Meekeren

Afghanistan

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Ibrahim Zadran

Rahmat Shah

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C)

Mohammad Nabi

Ikram Alikhil (W)

Azmatullah Omarzai

Rashid Khan

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Noor Ahmad

Fazalhaq Farooqi

Abdullah Ahmadzai

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Afsar Khan Zazai

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Said Bahir Shah Mehboob

Bashir Ahmad

Bilal Sami

Darwish Abdul Rasooli

Fareed Ahmad Malik

Farmanullah Safi

Gulbadin Naib

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai

Ikram Alikhil

Imran Mir

Ismat Alam

Karim Janat

Khalil Gurbaz

Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad

Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil

Nangeyalia Kharote Khan

Noor Ahmad Lakanwal

Qais Ahmad Kamawal

Rahmat Shah Zurmati

Rashid Khan Arman

Sediqullah Atal

Shahidullah Kamal

Sharafuddin Ashraf

Wafiullah Stanikzai Tarakhil

Mohammad Yamin Ahmadzai

Ziaur Rahman Sharifi

Zubaid Akbari

Bastiaan Franciscus Wilhelmus de Leede

Benjamin Edwin Fletcher

Colin Niel Ackermann

Daniel Tarric Doram

Frederick Jack Klaassen

Kyle Klein

Logan Verjus van Beek

Maxwell Patrick O'Dowd

Michael Levitt

Noah Roderick Joseph Croes

Paul Adriaan van Meekeren

Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe

Ryan Klein

Saqib Mohammad Zulfiqar

Scott Andrew Edwards

Shariz Ahmad

Sikander Ali Zulfiqar

Anil Teja Nidamanuru

Timm van der Gugten

Timothy James Gerard Pringle

Vikramjit Singh

Vivian Jilling Kingma

Zach Benjamin Lion-Cachet

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Afghanistan will now prepare to face the 5-time champions, Australia. The two teams are scheduled to clash at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday, November 7.

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Watch: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan's dance delights fans once again after Afghanistan's victory; video viral

Afghanistan left behind Pakistan in the World Cup 2023's points table with resounding seven-wicket victory over Netherlands on November 3, Friday.

Hashmatullah Shahidi of Afghanistan celebrates following the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 between Netherlands and Afghanistan at BRSABVE Cricket Stadium on November 03, 2023 in Lucknow, India. (Getty)

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'We feel their pain': Captain Hashmatullah dedicates Afghanistan's stunning to Afghan refugees sent back by Pakistan

Afghanistan bullied Netherlands by seven wickets in their World Cup clash in Lucknow's Ekana stadium to leave behind Pakistan in the points table.

Rahmat Shah of Afghanistan celebrates his half century with teammate Hashmatullah Shahidi during their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 against Netherlands at BRSABVE Cricket Stadium on November 03, 2023 in Lucknow, India. (Getty)

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Afghanistan ride on troika of Nabi, Rahmat, Hashmatullah to obliterate Netherlands, dent Pakistan's semis hopes

In the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023, the Netherlands and Afghanistan, two underdogs exceeding expectations, will compete at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium on Friday, November 4.

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi with Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards.

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Afghanistan cricket team excels in ODI World Cup 2023, aiming for a semi-final spot with three crucial matches, including one against the Netherlands.

Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi and Netherlands captain Scott Edwards. (PC: Getty)

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