Pakistan vs Netherlands LIVE: Result and reaction as Rauf takes three wickets and Babar Azam’s side win
Pakistan get their World Cup up and running with a convincing 81-run victory over the Netherlands
Pakistan secured a comprehensive 81-run victory against a battling Netherlands to kickstart their World Cup campaign. Babar Azam’s side were in trouble after falling to 38-3 in the early stages but half-centuries from Saud Shakeel and Muhammad Rizwan saw them recover to post 286 after 49 overs.
Netherlands started brightly in their chase as Bas de Leede and Vikram Singh both reached their half-centuries as part of a 70-run stand. But when Singh fell, the Dutch middle order failed to provide support for De Leede who eventually fell for 67, with Scott Edward’s side losing their last 8 wickets for 85 runs as they were bowled out for 205.
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Pakistan vs Netherlands
47.2
Bas de Leede to Haris Rauf. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs.
Pakistan vs Netherlands
47.1
Bas de Leede to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, to long on for 1 run.
Pakistan vs Netherlands
47.1
Wide Bas de Leede to Shaheen Afridi. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Edwards.
Pakistan 267-9 (47) Rauf 0, Shaheen 11, Ackermann 1-27 (7)
Rauf is the final man but he starts with four dots.
The wicket of the set batsman and only one run conceded - what a great over for Netherlands.
Pakistan vs Netherlands
46.6
Colin Ackermann to Haris Rauf. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to short third man for no runs, fielded by van Meekeren.
Pakistan vs Netherlands
46.5
Colin Ackermann to Haris Rauf. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs.
WICKET! Nawaz run out 39 (PAK 267-9)
The batter is well short of his ground and that’s a gift of a wicket for Netherlands.
Pakistan are nine down now...
Pakistan vs Netherlands
46.3
Colin Ackermann to Haris Rauf. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs.
Pakistan 267-8 (46.2) Nawaz 39, Shaheen 11, Ackermann 1-26 (6.2)
Spin late on for Netherlands as Ackermann comes back into the attack.
But what has happened there?! A comedy of errors from both side eventually leads to a potential run out. There was a run, then there wasn’t, then there might have been, then there definitely wasn’t.
Ackermann takes advantage and clatters the stumps with a pin-point throw and upstairs we go...
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