world cup 2023 Pak vs NED : Pakistan defeated Netherlands by 81 runs

Series: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Date & Time : Friday, October 06, 2023, 02:00 PM LOCAL

Toss Pak vs ND :

Netherlands Won the toss and choose to bowl first.

Babar Azam said ” w’ll try ourbest to score 290-300 plus. we believe in our openers Fakhar and Imam.Shaheen and hassan are there as well.”

Scott said “we will go for bowl first.it might be a easier under lights.” He was also confident about their bowling attack.

Team Pakistan : Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

Team Netherlands : Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Saqib Zulfiqar, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren.

pak vs ned match summary

In the cricket match between Pakistan and the Netherlands in Hyderabad, Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel played important innings for Pakistan. Mohammad Rizwan scored 68 runs off 75 balls, while Saud Shakeel also scored 68 runs but in just 52 balls. Their partnership put Pakistan in a good position, but they lost wickets in clusters later in the innings.

Pakistan’s top three batsmen, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, and skipper Babar Azam, were dismissed early in the innings, and Pakistan was struggling at 38/3 in the tenth over. Saud Shakeel was fortunate as he survived a sharp chance at slip, and he made the Netherlands pay for it with a brilliant counterattacking fifty. Rizwan also played positively but played second fiddle to Shakeel during their partnership.

However, Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals, and the partnership that looked promising for a 300-plus total was broken. Aryan Dutt’s off-spin accounted for Shakeel’s wicket as he played a loose shot. Rizwan was dismissed by a good delivery from Bas de Leede, who also got rid of Iftikhar Ahmed in the same over.

Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz then formed a useful partnership to help Pakistan reach a respectable total. Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf contributed with the bat at the end of the innings, adding valuable runs. The lower-order batsmen added 98 runs for Pakistan, but this phase of the game was a bit scratchy for the Netherlands.

In the end, Pakistan managed to reach a total of 286, which was considered a par score, thanks to the contributions of Rizwan, Shakeel, and the lower-order batsmen. The Netherlands bowled well with the new ball and put up a fairly disciplined performance but lost some of their sheen in the death overs. Bas de Leede was the standout performer in the bowling department for the Netherlands with a four-wicket haul.