The Netherlands sank to a 36 run defeat in their curtailed warm-up match against Afghanistan. Afghanistan posted 150 in their 20 overs, and after a series of power outages held up the game the Dutch were left to chase 122 in 15 overs, but could manage only 86.

Having lost the toss and been invited to field, the game began auspiciously for the Netherlands Michael Swart dismissing Mohammad Shahzad with the first ball of the innings. The Dutch would have to wait eight overs for there next wicket however, as Nawroz Mangal and Karim put on 47, Sadiq driving the scoring with 39 from 33 balls.

Pieter Seelaar eventually bowled Nawroz Mangal, who seemed to struggle to accelerate, for 7 in the 9th over, and next over Ahsan Malik followed Swart by taking a wicket with his first ball of the game dismiss Sadiq and bring together Shafiqullah and Mohammad Nabi with the score on 47-2. The pair immediately launched a counterattack, taking just five overs to build their 50 partnership, and continuing to score freely as they took Afghanistan to 127 before Mudassar Bukhari finally found a breakthrough, having Shafiqullah caught behind for 39 in the 17th over.

At this point the first sign of problems with the lights became apparent, as a power outage forced a delay to proceedings. Nabi followed soon after the resumption, falling to Malik having smashed 40 from just 25, as the Dutch belatedly began to reign in the scoring. Logan van Beek bagged his first international scalp in the penultimate over as Gulbadin Naib went for a duck, and Malik claimed his third wicket of the game in the last, but by then the worst of the damage had been done, and Najibullah Zadrans' 14 from 13 was enough to see the Afghans reach 150.

Renewed problems with the lights ate into the remaining overs, and by the time Myburgh and Swart took the field the Dutch were looking at a target of 122 in 15 overs. The pair wasted little time in getting after the Afghans attack, scoring at nearly 12 an over before Myburgh was bowled by Sadiq for 14. Ben Cooper managed to add just four runs before Hamza Hotak sent him on his way, but the Dutch were well up with the required rate and after the first five overs looked in a good position at 46-2.

Even after Swart perished, run out for 20 in the sixth over, Wesley Barresi and Peter Borren kept the scoreboard ticking to take the Netherlands to 67-3 after 8 overs. It was then that the wheels began to come off the Dutch chase. Mohammad Nabi's second over cost just two runs and brought the wicket of Borren to put the Afghans ahead on D/L for the first time in the game. Given the unreliable light situation that may have played upon the Dutch batsmen's minds as wickets began to tumble. Barresi was bowled by Aftab Alam on the first ball of the following over and Tim Gruijters stumped off the first ball of the next.

After 11 overs the Afghans were well on top with the Netherlands needing 41 more runs from just 24 balls with only 4 wickets in hand. Atfab Alam then sealed the game for Afghanistan by taking three of them in his next over, Dismissing Mudassar Bukhari, Michael Rippon and Logan van Beek in succession to reduce the Netherlands to 83-9, Hamza Hotak putting an end to proceedings three balls later by bowling Malik for a duck and clinching a 35 run victory.