| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of Netherlands. They will BAT first. |
| Update - Bangladesh have won and secured two points. The last ball turned out to be a dot. What a game! What a finish! Now, let's switch our focus to Pakistan vs Netherlands. |
| Netherlands (Playing XI) - Stephan Myburgh (In for Vikramjit Singh), Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (C/ WK), Tim Pringle, Roelof van der Merwe (In for Logan van Beek), Brandon Glover (In for Shariz Ahmad), Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren. |
| Pakistan (Playing XI) - Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Babar Azam (C), Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman (In for Haider Ali), Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim. |
| Scott Edwards, the skipper of the Netherlands, says that it looks like a great surface and hence they are batting first. Mentions that there will be pace and bounce and they will have to execute their plans well without getting carried away. Informs that Stephan Myburgh, Brandon Glover and Roelof van der Merwe are back. |
| Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, admits that they are under pressure. He wants his boys to concentrate on this game. Emphasizes on having a good start in the Powerplay and feels that they need to improve as a group. Informs that Fakhar Zaman is in the XI, replacing Haider Ali. |
| The sun is peeping out and the Perth Stadium is looking ready to host this must-win game for both teams. The crowd has also trooped in large numbers with Pakistan playing now and India due next. The players of the Netherlands and Pakistan have come out and they will line up for the national anthems. |
| Right then, all in readiness now. The Pakistan players get into a huddle before spreading on the field. They are pushed on the brink of elimination and need a morale-boosting win this afternoon. Given the conditions and the resources in the fast bowling department for Pakistan, it's a brave decision from the Dutch team to bat first. Let's see how they fare. Out come Stephan Myburgh and Max O'Dowd.â Shaheen Afridi to steam in... |
| 0.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Myburgh, Shaheen Afridi begins by spearing in a full delivery around middle and off, Stephan Myburgh pushes it out to covers. |
| 0.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Myburgh, Edged but safe! A little bit of width outside off, it lands on a length and Stephan Myburgh throws his bat at it. Looks like an under-edge and it goes behind. Doesn't carry to the keeper who makes a half-stop with a dive. |
| 0.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Myburgh, Swing and a miss! Shaheen serves it on a length and around off, Stephan Myburgh hangs back and flashes his bat at it but fails to make any connection. |
| 0.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Myburgh, Connects this time but fails to find the gap. Around off, on a length, Myburgh drives it to covers. |
| 0.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Myburgh, Netherlands are away! Another length ball around off, Stephan Myburgh hits it through the line and places it to the right of the cover fielder. A bit of hesitation from Max O'Dowd but he crosses and completes the run safely. |
| 0.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Max O'Dowd, Wide! Sliding down the leg side, on a length, Max O'Dowd attempts to flick but fails to get it away off his pads. |
| Shaheen Afridi to Max O'Dowd, Shaheen fires it full and on off, Max O'Dowd pushes it out softly to covers. First over is done, it's a quiet start from the Dutch team. |
| 1.1 : Naseem Shah to Stephan Myburgh, Naseem Shah begins with a shortish delivery, around middle, Stephan Myburgh stays back and pulls but finds the fielder at square leg. |
| 0.6 : Naseem Shah to share the new ball. |
| 1.2 : Naseem Shah to Stephan Myburgh, Nicely bowled. Shah dishes it out on a good length, around middle and shapes in to cramp the batter, Stephan Myburgh defends it back. |
| 1.3 : Naseem Shah to Stephan Myburgh, Back of a length, around off, Stephan Myburgh again gets back to pull but it takes the splice of the bat and rolls in front of square leg. |
| 1.4 : Naseem Shah to Stephan Myburgh, Fantastic stop! Width there outside off, short in length, Stephan slaps it to cover-point where Fakhar Zaman dives to his right and takes the pace off the ball. Saves a certain boundary. Only a single. |
| 1.5 : Naseem Shah to Max O'Dowd, Lands it on a length and close to off, Max plays late and taps it down to the left of backward point. |
| 1.6 : Naseem Shah to Max O'Dowd, Play and a miss! Short in length and outside off, swinging away, Max O'Dowd tries to cut but fails to connect. Another tidy over from Pakistan. |
| 2.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Myburgh, FOUR! No stopping this one! Short in length and wide outside off, Stephan Myburgh latches onto it and smacks it past the cover-point fielder for a boundary. First shot of authority from Stephan Myburgh! |
| 2.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Myburgh, OUT! CAUGHT! Shaheen Afridi gets his revenge immediately and raises both his arms in celebration. He digs it in short and extracts some extra bounce. Stephan Myburgh takes a step down and tries to pull but all he manages is a thick top edge. The ball flies down towards fine leg where Mohammad Wasim moves across to his left and takes the skier safely. First blow to the Dutch team! |
| Bas de Leede is in next, at number 3. |
| 2.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Bas de Leede, Serves it on a length around middle, Bas defends it from the back foot. |
| 2.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Bas de Leede, Shaheen goes full and around middle, shaping in, Bas de Leede has his bat down in time as he flicks it towards backward square leg. A single is taken. |
| 2.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Max O'Dowd, Angles across a length ball around off, getting it to shape in slightly, Max O'Dowd tries to defend from the back foot but it takes the inside edge. The ball dribbles behind square leg and they cross. |
| 2.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Bas de Leede, Bangs a bouncer around leg, Bas de Leede picks it late and ducks at the last moment. End of a successful over for Shaheen Afridi. |
| 3.1 : Naseem Shah to Max O'Dowd, Aerial but safe! Fractionally overpitched outside off, Max O'Dowd slices his drive over the infield at covers. Two runs. |
| 3.2 : Naseem Shah to Max O'Dowd, Beats the outside edge! Beautiful outswinger. Lands on a length around off, shapes away late, Max pushes inside the line and misses. |
| 3.3 : Naseem Shah to Max O'Dowd, A touch short and outside off, Max O'Dowd runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 3.4 : Naseem Shah to Bas de Leede, Short delivery around off, it shoots off the surface, Bas de Leede initially looks to give himself some room but then opts to leave it. |
| 3.5 : Naseem Shah to Bas de Leede, Blind swing and a miss! Bas de Leede is better than this! Naseem Shah serves a quick delivery, around off and on a shortish length. Bas swings across the line but it shapes away to beat the outside edge. |
| 3.6 : Naseem Shah to Bas de Leede, Shout for a caught behind, not given! Sharp delivery, back of a length and outside off, Bas de Leede plays inside the line but it breezes past the outside edge. Mohammad Rizwan and Naseem Shah appeal but the finger stays down. They don't convince their skipper for the DRS. Nothing on the UltraEdge. |
| 4.1 : Mohammad Wasim to Max O'Dowd, On a length around middle, it's tickled behind square leg for a single. |
| 0.0 : Change. Mohammad Wasim comes into the attack now. |
| 4.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Bas de Leede, FOUR! Bang! Short in length and outside off, Bas de Leede wastes no time and whacks it over backward point for a cracking boundary. |
| 4.3 : Mohammad Wasim to Bas de Leede, Beauty! This one lands on a length and close to off, Bas de Leede tries to defend the line but it straightens a hint to beat the outside edge. |
| 4.4 : Mohammad Wasim to Bas de Leede, Another ordinary attempt from Bas de Leede! A length delivery on middle, Bas steps back and tries to hammer through the line but misses. The ball flies over the leg stump. |
| 4.5 : Mohammad Wasim to Bas de Leede, Back of a length, around middle and angling in, Bas de Leede turns and pulls but fails to get the timing right. Finds mid-wicket. |
| 4.6 : Mohammad Wasim to Bas de Leede, In the air... Safe! Wasim slants in a length ball around off, at 140 kph, Bas de Leede tamely flicks it aerially and it falls safely wide of mid on. They cross for a run. |
| Haris Rauf is into the attack now. |
| 5.1 : Haris Rauf to Bas de Leede, A dot to start with! Rauf steams in and dishes a length ball, attacking the stumps. This one skids through. Bas de Leede stays back and defends it back to the bowler watchfully. |
| 5.2 : Haris Rauf to Bas de Leede, This one is a length ball, angling into the right-hander. Bas de Leede looks to clip it away but gets an inside edge onto his pads. He looks for a run but is sent back as the ball is rolling near the stumps at the striker's end. |
| 5.3 : Haris Rauf to Bas de Leede, Swing and a miss! Three dots on the trot! A good-length delivery, around off, this one flies off the deck. Bas de Leede makes room and looks to slash it away but misses. |
| 5.4 : Haris Rauf to Bas de Leede, Touch fuller, on middle and leg, swinging into the batter. Bas de Leede deals with it quite easily as he blocks it down. |
| 5.5 : Haris Rauf to Bas de Leede, OUCH! That must've hurt. Haris Rauf bends his back and serves a short ball, on middle. Bas de Leede swivels and looks to pull it across the line. He does not connect and takes a blow on his helmet. Hopefully, he is okay. |
| Ouch! Bas de Leede is looking in some discomfort and is unable to continue. A blow to the batting team as Bas de Leede is retired hurt. |
| 5.6 : Haris Rauf to Tom Cooper, A low full toss, on the pads. Tom Cooper stays back and flicks it square on the leg side. He gets off the mark instantly with a single. At the end of the Powerplay, Netherlands are 19 for 1. |
| Shadab Khan comes into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Shadab Khan to Tom Cooper, OUT! CAUGHT! Shadab Khan comes into the attack and delivers for his side in no time. It is a short ball, on off. Tom Cooper swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. He does not get the desired distance on it. It goes straight down the throat of Mohammad Wasim in the deep, who makes no mistake. Not a wicket-taking ball but we have seen leggies get success with some really ordinary deliveries. Shadab Khan is smiling, more in embarrassment. |
| 0.0 : Bas de Leede is down on his haunches after that blow on the helmet. The physio rushes out. Hopefully, nothing serious. Oh dear, that's not the sight you want to see. There seems to be a cut below Bas' right eye as he goes off the field retired hurt, but with a smile of his face. That's good to see. Tom Cooper to face the music. |
| Colin Ackermann, the batter in form, walks in next. |
| 6.2 : Shadab Khan to Colin Ackermann, Fuller, on middle and leg, flicked to mid-wicket for a single. Colin Ackermann gets off the mark now. |
| 6.4 : Shadab Khan to Max O'Dowd, Touch short, on off. Max O'Dowd pulls it past mid on and gets a single off it. |
| 6.3 : Shadab Khan to Max O'Dowd, Flatter one, outside off. Max O'Dowd looks to push it away but misses. |
| 6.5 : Shadab Khan to Colin Ackermann, Loops it up, on off. Colin Ackermann pushes it out to the off side. |
| 6.6 : Shadab Khan to Colin Ackermann, Tossed up and full, on off. Colin Ackermann blocks it out on his front foot. |
| Spin from both ends now. Mohammad Nawaz also comes into the attack. |
| 7.1 : Mohammad Nawaz to Max O'Dowd, Pushed through quicker on the pads, Max O'Dowd flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 7.2 : Mohammad Nawaz to Colin Ackermann, Colin Ackermann gets on his front foot and defends this full delivery to the off side. |
| 7.3 : Mohammad Nawaz to Colin Ackermann, Quite fuller, on off. Colin Ackermann hits it down to wide long on and collects a brace. |
| 7.4 : Mohammad Nawaz to Colin Ackermann, Tossed up and full, on off. Colin Ackermann uses his feet and drives it down the ground for a single at long off. |
| 7.6 : Mohammad Nawaz to Colin Ackermann, On off, worked back to the bowler. |
| 7.5 : Mohammad Nawaz to Max O'Dowd, Risky run! It is full, on the pads, Max O'Dowd flicks it to short fine leg. The batters scamper across for a quick single. The throw from the fielder is not great and the batter is safe. |
| 7.6 : DRS time. The appeal for an lbw is made and the finger goes up in a flash. Max O'Dowd has referred the decision. |
| 8.1 : Shadab Khan to Max O'Dowd, OUT! LBW! A well-disguised googly from Shadab Khan. It lands around off and turns into the batter who is pushed on the back foot. Max O'Dowd attempts to work it across the line but misses and is clipped on the back leg, right in front of the leg stump. They appeal and the finger goes up immediately. Max O'Dowd has a word with his partner and takes the DRS. Nothing on the UltraEdge and the Ball Tracking shows three reds. Netherlands lose their third wicket now |
| 0.0 : Scott Edwards is the new batter. |
| 8.2 : Shadab Khan to Scott Edwards, Shortish and outside off, Scott dabs it down to short third man. |
| 8.3 : Shadab Khan to Scott Edwards, An appeal for lbw but turned down! Shadab Khan seems to be interested and asks the skipper to take it upstairs. Coming to the delivery, it is a googly, around off. Scott Edwards looks to block it off his front foot but takes a blow on his front pad. The review later confirms that the impact is outside the line. Pakistan lose a review this time. |
| 8.4 : Shadab Khan to Scott Edwards, Fuller and on off, Scott shuffles across with his sweep shot and gets a bit of an under edge. It rolls wide of short fine leg and they cross. |
| 8.5 : Shadab Khan to Colin Ackermann, Shortish, on middle and leg, Colin Ackermann tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single. |
| 8.6 : Shadab Khan to Scott Edwards, Shadab Khan continues to go full, on off. Scott Edwards tries to sweep it away but does not connect well. |
| 9.1 : Mohammad Nawaz to Colin Ackermann, Flatter one, on off. Colin Ackermann comes down the track and clips it to mid-wicket for just a single. |
| 9.2 : Mohammad Nawaz to Scott Edwards, Slower ball, coming in with the arm, on a shorter length, Scott Edwards pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.3 : Mohammad Nawaz to Colin Ackermann, Colin Ackermann makes room and slashes this short ball through point for one more. These singles will hardly hurt Pakistan. |
| 9.4 : Mohammad Nawaz to Scott Edwards, Loops it up, on off. Scott Edwards gets down on one knee and sweeps it through square leg. Two runs taken. |
| 9.5 : Mohammad Nawaz to Scott Edwards, Touch fuller, on off. Scott Edwards taps it towards point. No run there. |
| 9.6 : Mohammad Nawaz to Scott Edwards, Scott Edwards shuffles across to this full delivery and sweeps it from outside off to deep backward square leg. One more run is taken. |
| Drinks break. Just the kind of start Pakistan needed with the ball. Their pacers were too hot to handle and now the spinners are causing all sorts of trouble. The Dutch team is on the back foot, losing three wickets and having one batter in Bas de Leede retired hurt. Can skipper Scott Edwards and Colin Ackermann rescue them? |
| 10.1 : Shadab Khan to Scott Edwards, Fullish and around off, Scott clips it towards mid-wicket and runs the first run hard. That's all he will get. |
| 10.2 : Shadab Khan to Colin Ackermann, Flatter through the air, full and on off, Colin advances down the track and heaves it across the line. Not much elevation and it goes flat down to long on, for a single. |
| 10.3 : Shadab Khan to Scott Edwards, Quicker one, around middle and leg, Edwards helps it towards square leg and crosses for a run as Mohammad Rizwan chases it down. |
| 10.4 : Shadab Khan to Colin Ackermann, EDGY FOUR! Colin Ackermann is trying to cut loose. Flighted delivery, full and outside off, Colin Ackermann comes down the track to heave it over the leg side. But all he manages is an outside edge and it runs down to third man for a boundary, only the third of the Dutch innings. |
| 10.5 : Shadab Khan to Colin Ackermann, Short this time, outside off, it's cut through point for a single. |
| 10.6 : Shadab Khan to Scott Edwards, Scott Edwards is sweeping most of the deliveries. Fetches a full ball from outside off and sends it behind square leg for one. 9 from the over, a good one for the Netherlands! |
| 11.1 : Haris Rauf to Scott Edwards, Back of a length, around off at 137 clicks, Scott Edwards gets across and taps it down behind square leg for one. |
| 0.0 : Change. Haris Rauf (1-0-1-0) is back into the attack now. |
| 11.2 : Haris Rauf to Colin Ackermann, Play and a miss! Express delivery. Extra pace and bounce around off, Colin Ackermann goes on his toes and pushes inside the line but misses. Haris turns to appeal and nearly loses his balance in the process. |
| 11.3 : Haris Rauf to Colin Ackermann, Another sharp delivery. Too good for the batter. Short and on off, Colin Ackermann tries to pull but is late into his shot. It flies over his bat. |
| 11.4 : Haris Rauf to Colin Ackermann, A touch short on off, at 87 mph, Colin Ackermann stays back and pushes it to covers. |
| 11.5 : Haris Rauf to Colin Ackermann, FOUR! Extraordinary shot! Back of a length, around off at 142 kph, Colin Ackermann shuffles across the stumps and paddles it behind. It goes closely past the keeper who is moving across to his right in anticipation. A very fine boundary at fine leg, more towards long stop. |
| 11.6 : Haris Rauf to Colin Ackermann, Yorker on middle at 144 kph, Colin Ackermann digs it out back past the bowler. Shaheen Afridi reacts to his left from mid on and makes a diving stop. The batters cross. |
| 12.1 : Mohammad Wasim to Colin Ackermann, Fullish and on middle, it's knocked down to long on for one. 50 up for Netherlands! |
| 0.0 : Change. Mohammad Wasim (1-0-6-0) is back on now. |
| 12.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Scott Edwards, What a delivery! Landing on a good length around off at 140 clicks and coming in a long way off the seam. Scott Edwards sticks back to defend but it sneaks in and beats the inside portion of his bat. |
| 12.3 : Mohammad Wasim to Scott Edwards, Back of a length, on middle and leg, Scott nudges it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 12.4 : Mohammad Wasim to Colin Ackermann, Short and wide outside off, Colin gets back and cuts it to deep point for a single. |
| 12.5 : Mohammad Wasim to Scott Edwards, Mohammad Wasim bends his back and digs in a bouncer around off, Scott Edwards pulls out of his pull shot at the last moment. |
| 12.6 : Mohammad Wasim to Scott Edwards, Sharp delivery again from Wasim. He spears it on middle and leg, angling down, Edwards tries to flick but misses. It goes off his pads to short fine leg for a leg bye. |
| 13.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Scott Edwards, Direct hit and it would have been curtains for Scott Edwards. Back of a length around middle, Scott goes on his toes and defends it down near the pitch on the leg side. His partner calls him through for a run and he responds. Shaheen Afridi attacks the ball, turns but misses his shy at the bowler's end. |
| 0.0 : Change. Shaheen Afridi comes back into the attack now. |
| 13.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Colin Ackermann, Short in length, around off and angling away, Colin Ackermann sways away from the line. |
| 13.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Colin Ackermann, Fuller in length and down the leg side, Colin Ackermann helps it down to fine leg and collects two runs. |
| 13.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Colin Ackermann, JUST SHORT! Shaheen delivers it full and on middle, Colin Ackermann flicks it aerially towards mid-wicket but it doesn't carry to the fielder. He gets his fingertips onto it and the ball deflects towards mid on. They get two runs. Brilliant running between the wickets. Mohammad Nawaz was the fielder and he is going off the field after hurting his fingers. |
| 13.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Colin Ackermann, Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it to the leg side. |
| 13.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Colin Ackermann, A touch short and on middle, Colin stands back with an open stance and helps it to long on for one. |
| 14.1 : Shadab Khan to Colin Ackermann, Reaches out to a full delivery and drives it to sweeper cover for a couple of runs. |
| 0.0 : Change. Shadab Khan is back on now. |
| 14.2 : Shadab Khan to Colin Ackermann, OUT! Given lbw! Colin Ackermann has decided to review the decision. Coming to the delivery - It's a flighted one, landing full around off and straightening a touch, Colin Ackermann tries to be inventive with the reverse-batted shot but fails to connect. He is hit on the pads, they appeal and the finger goes up. DRS time. Nothing on the UltraEdge and once again the Ball Tracking shows three reds. The on-field decision stays and Colin departs. Shadab Khan h |
| 14.3 : Shadab Khan to Roelof van der Merwe, Loopy delivery, full and on middle, Roelof van der Merwe flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 14.4 : Shadab Khan to Roelof van der Merwe, Fuller and on middle, Roelof van der Merwe whips it in the gap at wide long on and picks up three runs. |
| 14.5 : Shadab Khan to Scott Edwards, FOUR! Plays that fine! Loopy again, full and around off, Edwards shuffles down and across before sweeping it past short fine leg for a boundary. |
| 14.6 : Shadab Khan to Scott Edwards, In the air... safe! Scott Edwards attempts to unveil another sweep shot but this time he gets a top edge. It drops just in front of Naseem Shah at short fine leg. Shadab is done with his spell of 4 overs, 3 for 22 is an exceptional effort from the leggie. 5 overs to go, how many more can the Netherlands add to their total? |
| 15.1 : Naseem Shah to Roelof van der Merwe, On a good length, nipping into the batter. Roelof van der Merwe moves leg-side and blocks it solidly towards the bowler. |
| 15.2 : Naseem Shah to Roelof van der Merwe, Shah goes full, aiming for the pads with an in-tucker. Roelof van der Merwe goes back and flicks it to mid-wicket for a quick single. |
| 0.0 : Roelof van der Merwe is the new man in. Also, Logan van Beek has been announced as the concussion substitute for Bas de Leede who suffered a blow on his helmet. |
| 15.3 : Naseem Shah to Scott Edwards, OUT! CAUGHT! Scott Edwards tries to be innovative but pays the price instead. It is a full-length ball, around off. Scott Edwards shuffles and goes for the scoop. There is not much pace to work with and it comes off from the shoulder of the willow. Iftikhar Ahmed charges towards the ball from fine leg and takes a sharp catch diving forward. Naseem Shah gets his first wicket of the innings. |
| Tim Pringle walks in next. |
| 15.4 : Naseem Shah to Tim Pringle, A length ball, around off. Tim Pringle gets it to short third man off the outer half. He ventures out looking for a single but is sent back. |
| 15.5 : Naseem Shah to Tim Pringle, Two dots on the trot now! Shorter, around off. Tim Pringle moves across and looks to play it leg side but only connects with thin air. |
| 15.6 : Naseem Shah to Tim Pringle, A low full toss this time, on off. Tim Pringle flicks it through square leg for two runs. Netherlands need some boundaries now. |
| Haris Rauf is back on. 0 for 7 in his 2 overs so far. |
| 16.1 : Haris Rauf to Roelof van der Merwe, Roelof van der Merwe moves leg side, Haris Rauf follows him with a full one. The batter drives but is unable to clear the man at covers. One taken. |
| 16.2 : Haris Rauf to Tim Pringle, Haris Rauf fires in a yorker, right in the blockhole. Tim Pringle goes back and swats it towards long off from the toe end of his bat. A single is taken. |
| 16.3 : Haris Rauf to Roelof van der Merwe, OUT! TIMBER! Another one bites the dust! Roelof van der Merwe tries to break the shackles but gets dismissed instead. Haris Rauf dishes a length ball at 147 kph, angling in from around off. Roelof van der Merwe gives himself too much room and is unable to play the inside-out shot. The ball goes through to rattle the stumps. Pakistan are on the driving seat here. They will be looking to restrict the Netherlands under 100 here. |
| Logan van Beek, the concussion substitute, is the new batter. |
| 16.4 : Haris Rauf to Logan van Beek, Length ball, attacking the stumps. Logan van Beek stays inside the crease and defends it out watchfully. |
| 16.5 : Haris Rauf to Logan van Beek, Good length, in the channel, this one gets some extra bounce off the deck as well. Logan van Beek shoulders his arms at it. |
| 16.6 : Haris Rauf to Logan van Beek, Quick single! Rauf serves a full-length ball, on middle and leg. Logan van Beek hangs back and nudges it to mid-wicket. They scamper across for one. A successful over from Rauf comes to an end. |
| 17.1 : Shaheen Afridi to Logan van Beek, Shaheen Afridi serves a length ball, angling across the right-hander. Logan van Beek looks to hoick it away but misses it completely. |
| 0.0 : Shaheen Afridi to bowl his last over. 1 for 14 so far. |
| 17.2 : Shaheen Afridi to Logan van Beek, A length ball, on the pads, Logan van Beek flicks it square on the leg side. The batters push hard for two and get two comfortably in the end. |
| 17.3 : Shaheen Afridi to Logan van Beek, Logan van Beek pushes this full delivery towards mid off and crosses for one. |
| 17.4 : Shaheen Afridi to Tim Pringle, This is full, down the leg side. Tim Pringle shuffles across, shows all his stumps, but is unable to send it down to long leg. The umpire keeps his arms close to himself and does not signal a wide. |
| 17.5 : Shaheen Afridi to Tim Pringle, Just over the fielder! A full-length ball, on off. Tim Pringle looks to heave it down the ground but gets it off the bottom half. The ball lobs over mid off. Babar Azam gives it a chase but is unable to grab it while running back. The ball lands safely and they take a couple. |
| 17.6 : Shaheen Afridi to Tim Pringle, Very full, around leg. Tim Pringle looks to flick it away but does not get any connection. |
| Mohammad Wasim (2-0-9-0)Â to bowl the penultimate over. |
| 18.1 : Mohammad Wasim to Logan van Beek, LEG BYE! Wasim fires in a toe-crushing yorker, Logan van Beek fails to flick it away. The ball rolls out off the pads. The batters cross for a leg bye. |
| 18.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Tim Pringle, WIDE! Quite full, going down leg. Tim Pringle looks to chase it but misses. Wide called. |
| Fred Klaassen is the new batter. |
| 18.3 : Mohammad Wasim to Fred Klaassen, OUT! TIMBER! This is death bowling at its best. Mohammad Wasim is in a hurry to end things here. He is on a hat-trick now. Wasim goes with the yorker again, on off at 146 kph. Fred Klaassen looks to block it away but misses it completely. The ball goes onto castle the stumps. Delight for Pakistan and Mohammad Wasim. |
| 18.2 : Mohammad Wasim to Tim Pringle, OUT! Sound of the wood! Mohammad Wasim gets the yorker on the money and celebrates his first wicket. It is an inswinging yorker at 147 kph, full and in the blockhole. Tim Pringle tries to make room and smash it through the off side but fails to do so. The ball sneaks through to shatter the stumps. |
| 18.3 : Who will face the hat-trick ball? It's Paul van Meekeren. |
| 18.4 : Mohammad Wasim to Paul van Meekeren, So close yet so far! Mohammad Wasim almost bags a hat-trick here. An inswinging full delivery, on middle and leg. Paul van Meekeren looks to smack it down the ground but gets beaten on the inside edge. Mohammad Wasim makes a stifled appeal but the umpire is unmoved. They do not opt for the review here. |
| 18.5 : Mohammad Wasim to Paul van Meekeren, Yorker around off, Paul van Meekeren squeezes it out through backward point for two runs. |
| 18.6 : Mohammad Wasim to Paul van Meekeren, Full length, on off. Paul van Meekeren lofts it over covers. The batters run three before the fielder cuts it out. |
| Naseem Shah to bowl the final over. Can he pick the remaining two wickets? |
| 19.1 : Naseem Shah to Paul van Meekeren, LEG BYE! A short ball, on the bodyline. Paul van Meekeren looks to pull it away but misses. The ball rolls out to the leg side off his body. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 19.2 : Naseem Shah to Logan van Beek, A length ball, on off, slower in pace. Logan van Beek pushes it towards long on for one. |
| 19.3 : Naseem Shah to Paul van Meekeren, No pace on offer again. A slower bumper, on off. Paul van Meekeren is very early into his shot and misses it. The ball dies as it reaches the keeper. |
| 19.4 : Naseem Shah to Paul van Meekeren, A low full toss, on off. Paul van Meekeren hits it to covers. One taken. |
| 19.5 : Naseem Shah to Logan van Beek, A short ball, on off. Logan van Beek pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 19.6 : Naseem Shah to Paul van Meekeren, OUT! RUN OUT! It is a slower ball, full, on middle and leg. Paul van Meekeren makes room and works it down to long on. Shadab Khan charges towards the ball and throws it flat towards the keeper. The batters were pushing hard for the second run but Paul van Meekeren could not make it time. Mohammad Rizwan gets rid of the bails before Paul van Meekeren could get past the popping crease. Netherlands end their innings at 91/9. |
| A top-drawer bowling show from Pakistan! It was always a strange and, at the same time, a brave decision from the Netherlands to bat first against the pace battery of Pakistan. Soon that decision backfired. The Dutch team only lost one wicket in the Powerplay but at the same time, scored only 19 runs. The pressure to score runs after the field restriction was lifted got the better of them. They tried to attack Shadab Khan but the leggie was smart enough with his variations to pick three wickets |
| Haris Rauf comes up for a quick interview. The speedster is pleased with their bowling effort and shares that they tried to hit the hard length. Admits that in the last game they were a bit on the fuller side and they had a talk regarding the same. Praises the fans for always supporting them. |
| Right then, the Dutch team was lacklustre with the bat and doesn't have enough runs to defend. Still, they have a good pace attack and would try to make things hard for the opposition. Will it be a stroll in the park for Pakistan? We will find out shortly. |
| The quartet of pace bowling of Pakistan was right on the money. Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Wasim and Haris Rauf bowled with a lot of fire and accuracy to create immense pressure and then Shadab Khan cashed in. Overall, a clinical performance on the field for Pakistan and now their aim will be to knock down the runs quickly to keep their outside chance of qualification alive. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| Hold on! The umpires are seen strolling on the field. Looks like they are concerned about the weather here. It has started to drizzle a bit and a few umbrellas are out in the stands as well. As things stand, the sky is pretty clear and we should get going for now. |
| 0.1 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, Starts with a full ball, around middle, Rizwan leans across in his stance and flicks it through square leg. They take two runs and Pakistan are away. |
| 0.2 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Goes down the ground and this will be the first boundary of the chase. A low full toss on off, Rizwan shows the full face of the bat and eases it down to long off. |
| 0.3 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, Fuller again, around leg, Rizwan clips it wide of short fine leg and scampers back for the second run. |
| 0.4 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, Angling away from the batter, on a length outside off, Rizwan opens the face of his bat and guides it through the gap at cover-point. Two more. It's been a busy start from Pakistan. |
| 0.5 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, Slightly short and close to off, angling away again, Rizwan gets back to cut but only chops it down towards point. First dot. |
| 0.6 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, Back of a length, around off and leaving the batter with the angle, Rizwan stays back and guides it towards third man for one. 11 from the first over, without much risk. |
| Paul van Meekeren to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Rizwan, Short in length and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan gets back and cuts it past the diving backward point fielder for a run. |
| 1.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Babar Azam, FOUR! Paul digs it in short and extracts some extra bounce. It shoots up and Babar tries to slam it over point. Fails to connect properly and it flies over the keeper. Another boundary, this time off the outer edge. |
| 1.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Babar Azam, On a length around off, punched to covers. |
| 1.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Babar Azam, Gets behind the line of the delivery and defends it to covers again. |
| 1.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Babar Azam, A length delivery outside off, Babar drives it square of the wicket on the off side but fails to beat the diving point fielder. |
| Is that a run out? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The replays confirm that Babar Azam is short of the crease and the big screen shows OUT. Early success for the Netherlands. Will they be able to build on it? |
| 1.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Babar Azam, OUT! RUN OUT! Fuller in length around off, Babar works it off the inner half. The ball rolls to the right of mid on where Roelof van der Merwe picks it up and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end as the batters try to steal a quick run. The third umpire is referred and Babar is found short of the crease in the replays. The poor form of Babar Azam continues! |
| 2.1 : Fred Klaassen to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR! This is some way to open your account. A length delivery, wide outside off, Fakhar reaches out for it and blazes it through cover-point for a cracking boundary. |
| 1.6 : Fakhar Zaman comes in at number 3. |
| 2.3 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, Another full delivery, around middle and leg, Rizwan wrists it to square leg and takes a single. |
| 2.2 : Fred Klaassen to Fakhar Zaman, Full and on off, angling in, Fakhar works it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 2.4 : Fred Klaassen to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR! A lovely pick-up shot! Fred serves it on a length around off, angling in, Fakhar picks it up and flicks it over square leg. Fine timing and it races away to the fence. |
| 2.5 : Fred Klaassen to Fakhar Zaman, Bouncer around off, Zaman bends his knees and lets it go over his head. |
| 2.6 : Fred Klaassen to Fakhar Zaman, Fractionally short in length, around off at 128 kph, Fakhar Zaman defends it down from the back foot. 10 coming from the over. |
| 3.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Rizwan, Lands it on a length and outside off, Mohammad Rizwan hits through the line but finds the cover fielder. |
| 3.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Rizwan, Slightly short and around off, Rizwan goes on his toes and taps it down to backward point. |
| 3.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Rizwan picks the line early and puts it away. Too full from Paul van Meekeren, around middle, Mohammad Rizwan hammers it down past the mid on fielder for a boundary. |
| 3.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Rizwan, Around off, on a good length, Rizwan plays it down from the crease to point. |
| 3.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Rizwan, Good stop! Fuller in length and on off, Rizwan unfurls a lovely straight drive but Paul van Meekeren does well to stop the ball in his followthrough. |
| 3.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Rizwan, JUST WIDE! Short in length and outside off, Rizwan fetches it from out there and tries to pull. Fails to control his shot and gets the top edge. The mid-wicket fielder dives across to his left but it evades him, by a whisker. They cross for one. |
| 4.1 : Brandon Glover to Mohammad Rizwan, Brandon Glover starts with a 135 kph delivery, full and outside off, Rizwan tries to drive but it skids through and beats the edge. |
| 0.0 : Change. Brandon Glover comes into the attack now. |
| 4.2 : Brandon Glover to Mohammad Rizwan, Fullish and on middle, pushed down to mid on. |
| 4.3 : Brandon Glover to Mohammad Rizwan, A cracking cover drive from Rizwan but the fielder does well inside the ring to stop it with a dive. Another dot. |
| 4.4 : Brandon Glover to Mohammad Rizwan, A full-length ball, wide outside off. Mohammad Rizwan throws his blade at it. The ball goes towards covers off the bottom half. The fielder there dives to his left and makes a half-stop. The batters though are able to take three runs. |
| 0.0 : What happened there? Mohammad Rizwan is seen complaining about something to the umpires. Perhaps, he is unable to see the ball. There is a bit of sunshine near the bowler's landing area and shadows everywhere. So the ball is coming right from the sunshine and it's probably hard to pick. |
| 4.5 : Brandon Glover to Fakhar Zaman, Outside off, dabbed down to third man for one. |
| 4.6 : Brandon Glover to Mohammad Rizwan, Fuller in length on middle, Rizwan drives it down to mid on. |
| 5.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Fakhar Zaman, Full length, around off. Zaman eases it through covers and take a couple. |
| 5.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Fakhar Zaman, Fuller in length, on middle. Fakhar Zaman looks to heave it across the line but gets a bottom edge onto his pads. |
| 5.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Fakhar Zaman, Good length, around off. Zaman taps it to point and looks for a single. Rizwan though isn't interested. |
| 5.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Fakhar Zaman, Fakhar Zaman comes down the track for this length delivery. The ball goes to short fine leg off the inside edge. No run taken. |
| 5.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Fakhar Zaman, A length ball, in the channel. Zaman stays back and dabs it down to third man for a single. |
| 5.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Rizwan, Good running! It is full, on middle and leg. Mohammad Rizwan leans in and flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket. They take three runs. At the end of the Powerplay, Pakistan are 41 for 1, needing 51 more. |
| Tim Pringle comes into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Tim Pringle to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Nicely played. Floated and full, on off. Mohammad Rizwan shuffles across and paddles it over the keeper's head for a boundary. |
| 6.2 : Tim Pringle to Mohammad Rizwan, Pushed through quicker, on the pads, Mohammad Rizwan flicks it to mid-wicket and scampers across for a quick single. Fakhar Zaman wants the second run but is sent back and rightly so. He puts in a desperate dive at the striker's end to get inside the crease and might've injured himself in the process. |
| 6.3 : Tim Pringle to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR! EDGY! It is floated and full, outside off. Zaman tries to go for the drive. The ball takes the outside edge and runs down to the third man fence for four. Zaman hardly seems to be in any pain now. |
| 6.4 : Tim Pringle to Fakhar Zaman, This is full and on off. Zaman blocks it out. |
| 6.2 : Oh, dear! Fakhar Zaman seems to have hurt his knees while trying to put in a dive. He has just recovered from a knee injury and this is not what Pakistan want to see. The physio has done the magic and Fakhar is good to continue. |
| 6.5 : Tim Pringle to Fakhar Zaman, Flatter one, outside off. Zaman waits for it and cuts it late towards deep backward point. They take two runs. |
| 6.6 : Tim Pringle to Fakhar Zaman, Short again, on off. Zaman works it towards backward point only for a single this time. |
| Change in bowling. Brandon Glover has changed ends. |
| 7.1 : Shan Masood arrives. 39 needed off 77 balls. |
| Brandon Glover to Fakhar Zaman, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Brandon Glover is elated here. Fakhar Zaman's brisk knock comes to an end. Glover goes full and outside off. Fakhar Zaman throws the kitchen sink at it, only to get an outside edge. Scott Edwards does well behind the sticks by diving to his left and pouching the ball safely. Pakistan are two down now. Can the Netherlands tighten the screws here? |
| 7.2 : Brandon Glover to Shan Masood, A yorker-length delivery, on off. Shan Masood defends it to covers watchfully. |
| 7.3 : Brandon Glover to Shan Masood, Brandon Glover goes full again, around off. Masood pushes it gently to covers. |
| 7.4 : Brandon Glover to Shan Masood, A good-length delivery, wide of off. Masood plays it late and steers it down to third man. He gets off the mark with a single. |
| 7.5 : Brandon Glover to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Exquisite shot! Mohammad Rizwan has his eye in! It is pitched up, on off. Rizwan leans forward and drives it down the ground for a boundary at long on. |
| 7.6 : Brandon Glover to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries to end the over. Positive signs for Rizwan and Pakistan. It is full yet again, Rizwan strokes it down the ground. It goes past the bowler and races away to the long on fence. |
| 8.1 : Logan van Beek to Shan Masood, A length ball, at 131 kph, Shan Masood looks to drive it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.0 : The concussion substitute for Bas de Leede, Logan van Beek comes into the attack now. |
| 8.2 : Logan van Beek to Shan Masood, Much fuller, attacking the pads. Masood stays back and flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace. |
| 8.3 : Logan van Beek to Shan Masood, Length ball, angling across the left-hander. Masood steers it down to third man and rotates the strike. |
| 8.4 : Logan van Beek to Mohammad Rizwan, Logan van Beek serves it on a length, on top of off. Mohammad Rizwan shuffles and nudges it to short mid-wicket. |
| 8.5 : Logan van Beek to Mohammad Rizwan, In the air...safe! Logan van Beek hits the length hard this time, and generates some extra bounce off the deck. Mohammad Rizwan looks to pull it away but it lobs off his gloves and goes to the right of the keeper. Scott Edwards tries to get there with a dive but is unable to do so. The batters take a quick single. |
| 8.6 : Logan van Beek to Shan Masood, Quite short, on off. Shan Masood gets it down to third man off a thick outside edge. The fielder in the deep makes a great stop and they collect a couple. |
| 8.5 : Mohammad Rizwan has hurt his fingers. The physio is ready to come out but is not called. Rizwan just shakes hands with one of the umpires to do the grip test. He is doing fine. |
| 9.1 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, Fuller in length, outside off. Rizwan punches it down the ground towards mid off and crosses for one. |
| 9.2 : Fred Klaassen to Shan Masood, Back of a length, sliding down leg. Shan Masood swivels and pulls it down to fine leg. There is protection in the deep. Only a single. |
| 9.3 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, Good-length ball, on off. Rizwan works it towards backward point, not in the gap though. |
| 0.0 : Now, the physio has come out. Mohammad Rizwan seems to be struggling with his right wrist. All good. Fred Klaassen has returned to bowl... |
| 9.3 : Has that carried? The fielder is claiming the catch. The two umpires get together and then refer the decision upstairs. The soft signal is out. The replays suggest that it has bounced into the hands of the fielder. It's touch and go. The third umpire is watching numerous angles and replays. It's given as not out. |
| 9.4 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, NOT OUT! Mohammad Rizwan stays at the crease. It took quite some time for the third umpire to come to a conclusion but in the end, the right decision is made. It is a short ball, on off. Mohammad Rizwan pulls it to deep square leg. Logan van Beek runs in towards the ball and takes a catch diving forward. He thinks he got his fingers underneath. The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The soft signal is out. After several replays, it can be seen that the |
| 9.5 : Fred Klaassen to Shan Masood, Short in length, on top of off, Shan goes back and runs it down to third man for a single. |
| 9.6 : Fred Klaassen to Mohammad Rizwan, Short in length again, around off, this time Rizwan rolls his wrists over the pull shot and sends it along the ground to deep square leg. A single to complete the 10th over. |
| 10.1 : Roelof van der Merwe to Mohammad Rizwan, Floated and full, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan leans in and drives it to sweeper cover for a brace. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break. Only formalities left in this game as Pakistan need just 19 runs more in 10 overs. Roelof van der Merwe to bowl after the break... |
| 10.2 : Roelof van der Merwe to Mohammad Rizwan, Two more runs! It is short, on middle and leg. Mohammad Rizwan pulls it through mid-wicket for a couple more. |
| 10.3 : Roelof van der Merwe to Mohammad Rizwan, It is pitched up, on off, driven to covers. |
| 10.4 : Roelof van der Merwe to Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Rizwan stays back and cuts this short delivery through point for a single. |
| 10.5 : Roelof van der Merwe to Shan Masood, Another single now, as this is flicked to square leg. |
| 10.6 : Roelof van der Merwe to Mohammad Rizwan, Pushed through quicker, on off. Rizwan leans across and clips it square on the leg side for another single. |
| 11.1 : Logan van Beek to Mohammad Rizwan, Back of a length, on the fifth stump line. Rizwan dabs it to backward point and rotates the strike. He moves to 48. |
| 0.0 : Logan van Beek is back into the attack. |
| 11.2 : Logan van Beek to Shan Masood, Shorter, close to the body. Masood closes the face of the blade and works it to square leg. No run is taken as it is close to the fielder. |
| 11.3 : Logan van Beek to Shan Masood, Good-length ball, on leg. Masood nudges it to short mid-wicket. |
| 11.4 : Logan van Beek to Shan Masood, Touch short, going down leg. Masood swivels and pulls it down to fine leg for a single. |
| 11.5 : Logan van Beek to Mohammad Rizwan, A length ball, angling in, Rizwan looks to flick it away but is a touch early into his shot. |
| 11.6 : Logan van Beek to Mohammad Rizwan, Back of a length, on off. Rizwan hops and pulls it square on the leg side. He only gets a single but will keep the strike in the next over. |
| 12.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A dagger through the heart for Rizwan. He trudges back on 49 and misses out on his half century. Paul van Meekeren goes full, outside off, this one shapes back into the batters. Mohammad Rizwan shuffles across and looks to heave it away. He only manages to get a thick inside edge, the ball stays low as it travels towards the keeper. Scott Edwards there dives forward to take a sharp low catch. |
| 12.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Iftikhar Ahmed, CLOSE! Good length, on top of off, nips in a touch. Iftikhar Ahmed tries to defend from the crease, gets an inside edge and it bounces right beside the stumps. |
| 12.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Iftikhar Ahmed, On a length, outsider off. Ahmed gets it to point off the outer half. |
| 12.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Iftikhar Ahmed, Half a chance! It is a short ball, outside off. Ahmed cuts it to the left of backward point. Logan van Beek gets a hand to it but this one does not stick. The Netherlands are doing really well to delay the victory here for Pakistan. The batters cross. |
| 0.0 : Iftikhar Ahmed is the new batter. |
| 12.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Shan Masood, A sharp bouncer, on off. Shan Masood ducks under it. |
| 12.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Shan Masood, A wicket-taking over from Paul van Meekeren comes to an end. Good length, around middle. Masood clips it through mid-wicket for two runs. |
| Brandon Glover is back on. Pakistan are one big hit away. |
| 13.1 : Brandon Glover to Iftikhar Ahmed, Four running runs! It is fuller, on middle and leg. Ahmed flicks it through mid-wicket. The fielder gives it a chase and pulls it back just in time before the ropes. Although, he saves no run as the batters run all four. |
| 13.2 : Brandon Glover to Iftikhar Ahmed, Short ball, on off. Ahmed pulls it to deep square leg but only takes a single. |
| 13.3 : Brandon Glover to Shan Masood, OUT! CAUGHT! Pakistan need to wait for their victory a little more. Brandon Glover records his second wicket. It is a short ball, outside off. Shan Masood tries to cut but gets a thick outside edge and it flies down to third man. Paul van Meekeren in the deep pouches it safely. |
| Shadab Khan is in next. |
| 13.4 : Brandon Glover to Shadab Khan, A length ball, attacking the stumps. Khan nudges it to mid-wicket. |
| 13.5 : Brandon Glover to Shadab Khan, FOUR! Shadab Khan gets the winning runs here. A full toss, on off. Shadab Khan crunches it past mid off. It races away to the fence. PAKISTAN WIN THE GAME BY 6 WICKETS. |
| The bowlers of Pakistan bossed this match. They had a clinical outing and restricted the Dutch team below 100. In pursuit, Babar Azam got run out early, but Mohammad Rizwan stayed long enough to kill the chase. He failed to finish the game but Pakistan marched home eventually with 37 balls to spare. The Netherlands tried their best but they didn't have enough runs on the board and only managed to delay the inevitable. |
| Stay tuned for the presentation... |
| Shadab Khan (4-0-22-3) is the Player of the Match. The leggie says that it was a true pitch and his plan was simple, i.e. to bowl in the line of the stumps. Adds that all the bowlers were brilliant and put pressure in the Powerplay. Smiles and tells that it's a team game, some bowlers create pressure and some pick wickets. He is happy that they finished the game this evening after two failed attempts. |
| Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, is happy with the overall performance of his team. Adds that bowling the right lengths was crucial on this pitch. He is happy with the execution part. Tells that winning gives you confidence but he would have liked to chase the target by losing lesser wickets. |
| Excellent win for Pakistan to boost their confidence and the NRR. The Netherlands proved to be no match for the Men in Green and got decimated. Their campaign is certainly over, but Pakistan are hanging in there by the skin of their teeth. This is also their first win in T20Is in Australia. |
| That's all we have from this one-sided affair. But don't go too far away as India have arrived at the Perth Stadium and will be locking horns with South Africa shortly. The game is scheduled to begin at 4.30 pm IST (11 am GMT). Do switch tabs and get all the updates. Cheers! |
| Scott Edwards, the skipper of the Netherlands, says that batting first was the right decision as they wanted to put runs on the board and give their bowlers the chance to defend. He is disappointed with their batting. Mentions that they couldn't get the partnerships and also failed to find enough boundaries. Praises the bowlers for trying hard. |
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