Afghanistan cricket team in the Netherlands in 2009 | |||
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Afghanistan | Netherlands | ||
Dates | 24 August – 1 September 2009 | ||
Captains | Nowroz Mangal | Jeroen Smits | |
One Day International series | |||
Results | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
Most runs | Mohammad Shehzad 126 | Ryan ten Doeschate 156 | |
Most wickets | Shapoor Zadran 5 | Mudassar Bukhari 4 |
The Afghanistan national cricket team toured the Netherlands in 2009. The tour consisted of two One Day Internationals and an Intercontinental Cup match against the Netherlands national cricket team.
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