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Dutch cricket team against Afghanistan in Qatar in 2021–22
	Afghanistan	Netherlands
Dates	21 – 25 January 2022
Captains	Hashmatullah Shahidi	Pieter Seelaar
One Day International series
Results	Afghanistan won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Hashmatullah Shahidi (155)	Scott Edwards (208)
Most wickets	Mujeeb Ur Rahman (7)	Fred Klaassen (4) Brandon Glover (4)
Player of the series	Scott Edwards (Ned)

The Netherlands cricket team toured Qatar in January 2022 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against Afghanistan. The ODI series formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. All three matches were played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. Hashmatullah Shahidi was named Afghanistan's ODI captain, replacing Asghar Afghan.

Afghanistan won the first ODI by 36 runs. With a century from Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Afghanistan won the second ODI by 48 runs to win the series with a match to play. In the third and final ODI, Afghanistan won by 75 runs, to take the series 3–0.

Following the series, Dutch bowler Vivian Kingma was found guilty of ball tampering, and was given a four-match ban.

Squads

ODIs
Afghanistan	Netherlands
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c) Fareed Ahmad Qais Ahmad Yamin Ahmadzai Ikram Alikhil Sharafuddin Ashraf Fazalhaq Farooqi Usman Ghani Rahmanullah Gurbaz Riaz Hassan Rashid Khan Gulbadin Naib Azmatullah Omarzai Mujeeb Ur Rahman Mohammad Saleem Rahmat Shah Shahidullah Najibullah Zadran	Pieter Seelaar (c) Colin Ackermann Musa Ahmed Philippe Boissevain Bas de Leede Aryan Dutt Scott Edwards Clayton Floyd Brandon Glover Boris Gorlee Vivian Kingma Fred Klaassen Ryan Klein Max O'Dowd Asad Zulfiqar Saqib Zulfiqar

On 12 January 2022, Musa Ahmed was added to the Dutch squad as a replacement for Max O'Dowd. Mohammad Nabi ruled himself out of Afghanistan's squad to allow younger players a chance to represent the team.

ODI series

1st ODI

Afghanistan  222/8 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 186 (48 overs)
Hashmatullah Shahidi 73 (94) Brandon Glover 3/43 (9 overs)		Scott Edwards 68 (82) Rashid Khan 3/31 (9 overs)

• Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
• Shahidullah (Afg) and Boris Gorlee (Ned) both made their ODI debuts.
• Hashmatullah Shahidi captained Afghanistan for the first time in ODIs.
• This was the first men's ODI to be played at this venue.
• World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Netherlands 0.

2nd ODI

Afghanistan  237/6 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 189 (47.4 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 103 (127) Philippe Boissevain 2/39 (8 overs)		Scott Edwards 86 (120) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4/32 (9.4 overs)

• Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ryan Klein (Ned) made his ODI debut.
• World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Netherlands 0.

3rd ODI

Afghanistan  254/5 (50 overs)	v	Netherlands 179 (42.4 overs)
Najibullah Zadran 71 (59) Saqib Zulfiqar 1/13 (3 overs)		Colin Ackermann 81 (96) Qais Ahmad 3/32 (7.4 overs)

• Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Qais Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Riaz Hassan (Afg) and Clayton Floyd (Ned) all made their ODI debuts.
• Netherlands penalised 5 penalty runs in over 30.5 of the Afghan innings for ball tampering.
• World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Netherlands 0.

References

1. "Afghanistan to host Netherlands in three-match CWCSL ODI series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
2. "Afghanistan to host the Netherlands in three-match ODI series in January". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
3. "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
4. "Men's Future Tours Programme" (PDF). International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
5. "Afghanistan to host Netherlands for 3 ODIs in January". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
6. "Afghanistan to host Netherlands for three ODIs in Qatar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
7. "National team leaves to Qatar for the Netherlands ODIs". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
8. "Asghar Afghan sacked as Afghanistan opt for split captaincy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
9. "Shahidi, Shah prop up Afghanistan as they defend 222 against Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
10. "Gurbaz's century powers Afghanistan to an unassailable 2-0 series lead". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
11. "The Netherlands with empty hands after third loss against Afghanistan". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
12. "Netherlands fast bowler Kingma suspended for four matches for ball-tampering". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
13. "Kingma suspended for four matches after breaching ICC Code of Conduct". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
14. "ACB name squad for the Netherlands series". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
15. "Dutch squad for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan announced". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
16. "UPDATE: Dutch squad for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan". Royal Dutch Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
17. "Nabi rules himself out of Netherlands ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
18. "Shahidi, Shah prop up Afghanistan as they defend 222 against Netherlands". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
19. "Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Aggregate - Overall Records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2022.

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

• 2022 in Afghan cricket
• 2022 in Dutch cricket
• International cricket competitions in 2021–22
• Afghanistan–Netherlands sports relations
• Afghanistan–Qatar sports relations
• Netherlands–Qatar sports relations
• Dutch cricket tours abroad
• Afghan cricket tours abroad
• International cricket competitions in Qatar