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{{short description|International cricket tour}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket tour
| series_name                  = Dutch cricket team against Afghanistan in Qatar in 2021–22
| team1_image                  = Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg
| team1_name                   = Afghanistan
| team2_image                  = Flag of the Netherlands.svg
| team2_name                   = Netherlands
| from_date                    = 21
| to_date                      = 25 January 2022
| team1_captain                = [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]]
| team2_captain                = [[Pieter Seelaar]]
| no_of_ODIs                   = 3
| team1_ODIs_won               = 3
| team2_ODIs_won               = 0
| team1_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] (155)
| team2_ODIs_most_runs         = [[Scott Edwards (cricketer)|Scott Edwards]] (208)
| team1_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] (7)
| team2_ODIs_most_wickets      = [[Fred Klaassen]] (4)<br>[[Brandon Glover]] (4)
| player_of_ODI_series         = [[Scott Edwards (cricketer)|Scott Edwards]] (Ned)
}}
The [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands cricket team]] toured Qatar in January 2022 to play three [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches against [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2405237 |title=Afghanistan to host Netherlands in three-match CWCSL ODI series |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.af/post/afghanistan-to-host-the-netherlands-for-three-match-odi-series-in-january |title=Afghanistan to host the Netherlands in three-match ODI series in January |work=Afghanistan Cricket Board |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> The ODI series formed part of the inaugural [[2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/742337 |title=Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=11 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://icc-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/ICC/document/2018/06/20/6dc2c8d4-e1a5-4dec-94b4-7121fab3cd7f/ICC_Tours.pdf |title=Men's Future Tours Programme |access-date=11 October 2019 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> All three matches were played at the [[West End Park International Cricket Stadium]] in [[Doha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/afghanistan-to-host-netherlands-for-3-odis-in-january-101638975490064.html |title=Afghanistan to host Netherlands for 3 ODIs in January |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/afghanistan-to-host-netherlands-for-three-odis-in-qatar-1292842 |title=Afghanistan to host Netherlands for three ODIs in Qatar |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=8 December 2021}}</ref> [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] was named Afghanistan's ODI captain,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.af/post/national-team-leaves-to-qatar-for-the-netherlands-odis |title=National team leaves to Qatar for the Netherlands ODIs |work=Afghanistan Cricket Board |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref> replacing [[Asghar Afghan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/asghar-afghan-sacked-as-afghanistan-opt-for-split-captaincy-1264723 |title=Asghar Afghan sacked as Afghanistan opt for split captaincy |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=31 May 2021}}</ref>
Afghanistan won the first ODI by 36 runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/afghanistan-v-netherlands-2021-22-1295179/afghanistan-vs-netherlands-1st-odi-1295181/match-report |title=Shahidi, Shah prop up Afghanistan as they defend 222 against Netherlands |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref> With a century from [[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]], Afghanistan won the second ODI by 48 runs to win the series with a match to play.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2460279 |title=Gurbaz's century powers Afghanistan to an unassailable 2-0 series lead |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref> In the third and final ODI, Afghanistan won by 75 runs, to take the series 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kncb.nl/en/news/the-netherlands-with-empty-hands-after-third-loss-against-afghanistan/ |title=The Netherlands with empty hands after third loss against Afghanistan |work=Royal Dutch Cricket Association |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>
Following the series, Dutch bowler [[Vivian Kingma]] was found guilty of [[ball tampering]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/netherlands-fast-bowler-vivian-kingma-suspended-by-icc-for-four-matches-for-ball-tampering-1298825 |title=Netherlands fast bowler Kingma suspended for four matches for ball-tampering |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 January 2022}}</ref> and was given a four-match ban.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/2463540 |title=Kingma suspended for four matches after breaching ICC Code of Conduct |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>
==Squads==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
|-
!colspan=2|ODIs
|-
!{{cr|AFG|2013}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricket.af/post/acb-name-squad-for-the-netherlands-series |title=ACB name squad for the Netherlands series |work=Afghanistan Cricket Board |access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>
!{{cr|NED}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kncb.nl/en/news/dutch-squad-for-cwc-super-league-series-against-afghanistan-announced/ |title=Dutch squad for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan announced |work=Royal Dutch Cricket Association |access-date=5 January 2022}}</ref>
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|
* [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Fareed Ahmad (cricketer)|Fareed Ahmad]]
* [[Qais Ahmad]]
* [[Yamin Ahmadzai]]
* [[Ikram Alikhil]]
* [[Sharafuddin Ashraf]]
* [[Fazalhaq Farooqi]]
* [[Usman Ghani]]
* [[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]]
* [[Riaz Hassan (cricketer)|Riaz Hassan]]
* [[Rashid Khan]]
* [[Gulbadin Naib]]
* [[Azmatullah Omarzai]]
* [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]]
* [[Mohammad Saleem (cricketer)|Mohammad Saleem]]
* [[Rahmat Shah]]
* [[Shahidullah (cricketer)|Shahidullah]]
* [[Najibullah Zadran]]
|
* [[Pieter Seelaar]] ([[captain (cricket)|c]])
* [[Colin Ackermann]]
* [[Musa Ahmed]]
* [[Philippe Boissevain]]
* [[Bas de Leede]]
* [[Aryan Dutt]]
* [[Scott Edwards (cricketer)|Scott Edwards]]
* [[Clayton Floyd]]
* [[Brandon Glover]]
* [[Boris Gorlee]]
* [[Vivian Kingma]]
* [[Fred Klaassen]]
* [[Ryan Klein]]
* <s>[[Max O'Dowd]]</s>
* [[Asad Zulfiqar]]
* [[Saqib Zulfiqar]]
|}
On 12 January 2022, [[Musa Ahmed]] was added to the Dutch squad as a replacement for [[Max O'Dowd]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kncb.nl/en/news/dutch-squad-for-cwc-super-league-series-against-afghanistan/ |title=UPDATE: Dutch squad for CWC Super League Series against Afghanistan |work=Royal Dutch Cricket Association |access-date=12 January 2022}}</ref> [[Mohammad Nabi]] ruled himself out of Afghanistan's squad to allow younger players a chance to represent the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/120708/nabi-rules-himself-out-of-afghanistans-upcoming-odi-series-against-netherlands |title=Nabi rules himself out of Netherlands ODIs |work=CricBuzz |access-date=15 January 2022}}</ref>
==ODI series==
===1st ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 21 January 2022
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 222/8 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] 73 (94)
| wickets1 = [[Brandon Glover]] 3/43 (9 overs)
| score2 = 186 (48 overs)
| runs2 = [[Scott Edwards (cricketer)|Scott Edwards]] 68 (82)
| wickets2 = [[Rashid Khan]] 3/31 (9 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 36 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1295181.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[West End Park International Cricket Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| umpires = [[Ahmed Shah Pakteen]] (Afg) and [[Izatullah Safi]] (Afg)
| motm = [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] (Afg)
| toss = Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Shahidullah (cricketer)|Shahidullah]] (Afg) and [[Boris Gorlee]] (Ned) both made their ODI debuts.
* [[Hashmatullah Shahidi]] captained Afghanistan for the [[List of Afghanistan national cricket captains#One Day International captains|first time in ODIs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/afghanistan-v-netherlands-2021-22-1295179/afghanistan-vs-netherlands-1st-odi-1295181/match-report |title=Shahidi, Shah prop up Afghanistan as they defend 222 against Netherlands |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
* This was the first [[List of One Day International cricket grounds|men's ODI to be played at this venue]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=2;filter=advanced;orderby=start;size=200;template=results;type=aggregate;view=ground |title= Statistics - Statsguru - One-Day Internationals - Aggregate - Overall Records |work=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=21 January 2022}}</ref>
* World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Netherlands 0.
}}
===2nd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 January 2022
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 237/6 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]] 103 (127)
| wickets1 = [[Philippe Boissevain]] 2/39 (8 overs)
| score2 = 189 (47.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Scott Edwards (cricketer)|Scott Edwards]] 86 (120)
| wickets2 = [[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]] 4/32 (9.4 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 48 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1295182.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[West End Park International Cricket Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| umpires = [[Ahmed Shah Pakteen]] (Afg) and [[Bismillah Jan Shinwari]] (Afg)
| motm = [[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]] (Afg)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Ryan Klein]] (Ned) made his ODI debut.
* World Cup Super League points: Afghanistan 10, Netherlands 0.
}}
===3rd ODI===
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 25 January 2022
| time = 10:00
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AFG|2013}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 254/5 (50 overs)
| runs1 = [[Najibullah Zadran]] 71 (59)
| wickets1 = [[Saqib Zulfiqar]] 1/13 (3 overs)
| score2 = 179 (42.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Colin Ackermann]] 81 (96)
| wickets2 = [[Qais Ahmad]] 3/32 (7.4 overs)
| result = Afghanistan won by 75 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1295183.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[West End Park International Cricket Stadium]], [[Doha]]
| umpires = [[Ahmed Shah Durrani (umpire)|Ahmed Shah Durrani]] (Afg) and [[Ahmed Shah Pakteen]] (Afg)
| motm = [[Najibullah Zadran]] (Afg)
| toss = Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = [[Qais Ahmad]], [[Fazalhaq Farooqi]], [[Riaz Hassan (cricketer)|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==
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==External links==
* [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/afghanistan-v-netherlands-2021-22-1295179 Series home at ESPN Cricinfo]
{{International cricket tours of Afghanistan}}
{{International cricket in 2021–22}}
{{2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League}}
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