What brilliant innings by Muhammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel. PAK bundle out NED for 205. In the beginning, the Netherlands won the toss and chose to field first. In the beginning, Netherlands is able to take wickets and the three players of Pakistan are out at 38 runs. After the powerplay Rizwan and Saud Shakeel had a great inning.
The Netherlands were banished for 205 chasings 287, slipping from 120-2 in the 24th over once leg-spinner Shadab Khan bold Vikram Singh (52) and fast bowler Haris Rauf (3-43) attacked twice in an over, with De Leede’s seventh man out, bowled by Mohammad Nawaz.
De Leede twice in the beginning of the match able to take two wickets of Pakistan and Pakistan out at 286. Muhammad Rizwan had a great inning today having 68 runs and out in the over. Then Iftikhar was out in the 32nd over at 9 runs. Then he was on a hat trick and he tried to out Shahdab. Shahdab out in the 44th over.
PAK bundle out NED for 205|PAK bundle out NED for 205:
Pakistan 286 all out in 49 overs:
Saud Shakeel (68 off 52 balls), Mohammad Rizwan (68 off 75 balls); Bas de Leede (4-62)
Netherlands 205 all out in 41 overs:
Bas de Leede (67 off 68 balls), Vikram Singh (52 off 67 balls); Haris Rauf (3-43)
Now on Tuesday Pakistan will play their second match against Sri Lanka. The target is a little bit low as they need more runs in the pitch. It is important for the team Pakistan to win the game with a great margin as this will improve their run rate.
In the powerplay of the first game, Pakistan’s conditions are little by terrifying as it seems that they are struggling with the pitch and they are on the board with 38-3 in the 10th over. skipper Babar (5) and openers Fakhar Zaman (12) and Imam-ul-Haq (15) all dismissed, only for Rizwan and Saud Shakeel (68) to put on 120 for the fourth wicket in 114 deliveries.