Pakistan beat Netherlands by 81 runs in World Cup 2023 clash

HYDERABAD: Pakistan beat Netherlands by 81 runs in their World Cup 2023 opening match after cleaning them all up in 41 overs for 205 as the Dutch chased the 286-run target set by Pakistan at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

Netherlands won the toss and opted to bowl first. Pakistan’s top order failed miserably as Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman and Babar Azam lost their wickets cheaply, leaving Pakistan at 38/3 in 10th over. Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan managed to score 120 runs in a partnership. Pakistan managed to put 286 on the board in 49 overs.

Saud Shakeel was awarded the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his 68 off 52 balls.

LIVE SCORE

NED 205

OVERS 40

PAK 287

OVERS 49

TOP SCORERS Saud SHAKEEL 68 -Mohammad Rizwan 68

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MAJOR UPDATES AND VIDEOS

NETHERLANDS INNINGS

5.5 Hasan Ali Removes Max O’Dowd in sixth over

11.1 Iftikhar Ahmed clean bowls Ackermann

23.5 Shadab Khan removes Vikramjit Singh

26.2 Haris Rauf removes Teja Nidamanuru

26.4 Haris Rauf removes Scott Edwards 

32.1 Shaheen Afridi removes Saqib Zulfiqar

33.2 Mohammad Nawaz removes Bas De Leede

35.6  Roelof van der Merwe gets run out

37.1 Hasan Ali clean bowls Aryan Dutt

40.6 Haris Rauf clean bowls PAUL VAN MEEKEREN 

PAKISTAN INNINGS

Over 3.4: Fakhar Zaman loses his wicket to Logan Van BEEK-

8.3 Ackermann removes Babar Azam

9.1 MEEKEREN removes Imamul Haq

SAUD SHAKEEL AND MOHAMMAD RIZWN IN THE MIDDLE FOR PAKISTAN

Over 22.5 SAUD SHAKEEL REACHES HIS 50 off 32 BALLS

OVERS 25.1 MOHAMMAD RIZWAN REACHES HIS 50 IN 59 BALLS

28.1 Aryan Dutt removes Saud Shakeel 

31.3 Bas De Leede removes Mohammad Rizwan

31.6 Bas De Leede removes Iftikhar Ahmed

43.4 Bas de Leede removes Shadab Khan

43.5 Bas de Leede removes Hasan Ali

46.2 Nawaz gets run-out 

48.6 Haris Rauf gets stumped on Ackermann’s delivery

Faced with an achievable target of 287, the Dutch looked on course for a stunning win in Hyderabad at one stage as Vikramjit Singh (52) and Bas de Leede (67) got going, but Pakistan kept chipping away to dismiss the underdogs for 205 in 41 overs.

Haris Rauf (3-43) finished the job by bowling out Paul van Meekeren.

PAKISTAN PLAYING 11

IMAM-UL-HAQ
FAKHAR ZAMAN
BABAR AZAM
MOHAMMAD RIZWAN
SAUD SHAKEEL
IFTIKHAR AHMED
SHADAB KHAN
MOHAMMAD NAWAZ
HASSAN ALI

NETHERLANDS PLAYING 11

VIKRAM SINGH
MAX O’DOWD
COLIN ACKERMANN
BAS DE LEEDE
TEJA NIDAMANURU
SCOTT EDWARDS
SAQIB ZULFIQAR
LOGAN VAN BEEK
ROELOF VAN DER MERWE
ARYAN DUTT
PAUL VAN MEEKEREN

Babar Azam’s side entered the mega-event as the number two ranked ODI side and enjoys the best win/loss ratio of 2.400 in this World Cup cycle.

Pakistan missed out on a semi-final spot in the 2019 iteration of the World Cup because of a lower net run-rate to New Zealand, who ended up as runners-up. The team’s best performance came in the 1992 edition when they lifted the trophy at the MCG after defeating England. Pakistan featured in the final of the 1999 edition and reached semi-finals in 1979, 1983, 1987, and 2011.

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