Earlier, Babar won the toss and opted to bat first. The Men in Green lost their first wicket from 10 for 1. Pakistan’s skipper, Babar Azam, and left-handed Fakhar Zaman led the team to post 314 for 6. The duo put up a strong partnership of 168 runs. While Babar departed after scoring 74 runs, Fakhar lost his wicket on 109.
The Netherlands lost two of its wicket during the powerplay. Haris Rauf and the young debutant Naseem Shah, both picked up one wicket each in the Powerplay. After 25 overs, the Netherlands was at 108/3. The Dutch skipper Scott Edwards, kept the team on track. He brought up his fourth consecutive ODI fifty. Scott was supported by Logan van Beek and they both put up a partnership of 58 to keep the Netherlands in the hunt. However, the target seemed out of reach. The Netherlands scored 298 runs off 50 overs and lost to Pakistan by 16 runs. Pakistan created a strong momentum after winning the first match of the series.
Let’s take a look at the match details and scorecard.
MATCH DETAILS:
Stadium: Hazelaarweg Stadium, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.
Umpires: Michael Gough (ENG) and Rizwan Akram (NED)
TV umpire: Nitin Bathi (NED)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
Playing XI:
Pakistan Squad: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah
Netherlands Squad: Vikramjit Singh, Scott Edwards (captain), Wesley Barresi, Tom Cooper, Teja Nidamanuru, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Vivian Kingma
BRIEF SCORECARD:
Pakistan: 314/6 (50 overs)
Netherlands: 298/8 (50 overs)
MAN OF THE MATCH: Fakhar Zaman – 109(109) – (PAK)
RESULT: Pakistan won by 16 runs.
Get the latest updates and News follow us on our social media channels
FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM
