Afghanistan vs Netherlands – 1st ODI Betting Tips

Afghanistan and Netherlands will face off in the first of the three-match ODI series at West End International Cricket in Doha

All three matches of the one-day series will be played at West End International Cricket Stadium. The ODI series will be an important one as it is a part of 2020-2023 ICC Cricket World Super League.

Afghanistan will be under pressure to improve their standings in the ICC World Cup Super League as they are lying at twelfth with 30 points to their name, as things stand, Netherlands are at the bottom of the table in ICC World Cup Super League with 25 points to their name.

Hashmatullah Shahidi-unit will be keen to produce a positive result and collect valuable points which can help them qualify for the upcoming 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.

Both teams have competed in six matches in the history of one-day internationals where Afghanistan have an upper hand with four wins compared to Netherlands’s two victories.

Afghanistan Form and Team News

Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have been named in the squad for the Netherlands series.

In the batting department, hosts will be depending on the likes of Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, opening batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz middle-order-batsman Rahmat Shah and Gulbadin Naib to score the bulk of the runs.

On the bowling front, the team will be relying on the spin duo of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman to provide timely breakthroughs.

Fazalhaq Farooqi and Qais Ahmed are other prominent bowling options for Afghanistan for this series opener against Netherlands.

Netherlands Form and Team News

Netherlands will be coming into the series relatively high-on-confidence as they beat Ireland in a three- match ODI series played in the Netherlands. Asad Zulfiqar, Ryan Klein, Philippe Boissevain and uncapped Boris Gorlee named in the ODI squad for the three-match series against Afghanistan.

In the batting department, the team management will be heavily relying on the likes of openers Asad Zulfiqar, Bas de Leede,the middle-order trio of Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards and Pieter Seelaar to deliver the bulk of the runs and post a competitive total against Afghanistan.

On the bowling front, the onus will be on the pace duo of Fred Klaasen and Vivian Kingma to provide crucial breakthroughs.

Brandon Glover, Pieter Seelaar will be the other bowling options for Netherlands for this opening clash.

Odds by Casumo

According to the Casumo sportsbook, Afghanistan will be clear favorites to win the opening game of the three-match ODI series to be played at Doha For the series opener, Afghanistan are placed at 1.11 odds, while Netherlands at 5.50 odds.

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Our Tipsters Angle

Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi will be hoping that the side can continue their good form in this limited-over series. With the likes of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the squad, Afghanistan will be confident of doing well against Netherlands.

On the other hand, Netherlands lacks experience in the batting department in the 50-over format. The hosts will have to play exceptional cricket to challenge Afghanistan in this three-match series.

Therefore, our prediction is for Afghanistan to register a comfortable win over Netherlands in the series opener.

Tip 1- Rahmanullah Gurbaz to continue his decent form for Afghanistan

Wicket-keeper opening batsman has shown decent form for Afghanistan in limited-overs format this season.

In three one-day matches, Gurbaz has accumulated 180 runs at an average of 60.00 with one century to his name.

Given his consistency at the top of the innings we are expecting opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz to score 35 runs or [email protected].

Tip 2- Mujeeb Ur Rahman’s consistency in white-ball cricket.

After doing well for Afghanistan in the white-ball cricket for the past couple of years, off-spinner will be looking to continue his good form with the ball in this three-match ODI series.

Since January, 2019, Mujeeb Ur Rahman has put in impressive performances for Afghanistan in limited-overs cricket. The 20-year old has claimed 26 wickets in 20 matches at an average of 27.07. Given his decent numbers so far, we are expecting spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman to pick one wicket or more against [email protected].

Conclusion

Expect Afghanistan to beat Netherlands by a comfortable margin in the series opener at Doha.

• Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz to score 35 runs or more against Netherlands- [email protected].
• Spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman to pick one wicket or more against Netherlands- [email protected].

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