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Afghanistan sealed historic whitewash vs Dutch

Afghanistan sealed a whitewash against Netherlands on Tuesday in the three-match series in Doha to boost up their bid to the 2023 World Cup.

In the final match Afghanistan posted 254/5 in 50 overs before the Dutch collapse on 103/0 to 179 all out.

Afghanistan have played in each of the last two ODI World Cups.

Batting first for the third successive game in the series, Hashmatullah Shahidi’s men made a solid start, with Riaz Hussan and Rahmat Shah making 50 and 48 respectively.

Brief scores:

Afghanistan 254-5 from 50 overs (Najibullah 71, Hussan 50) v Netherlands 179 all out from 42.4 overs (Ackermann 81, Edwards 54; Qais 3-32)

Result: Afghanistan win by 75 runs

Series: Afghanistan win 3-0

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