Pakistan set a target of 287 runs for Netherlands in the World Cup at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.

Wiing the toss Netherlands caption Scott Edwards sent Pakistan to bat first.  Being asked to bat, Pakistan lost three wickets on 38 runs in 9.1 overs.

Pakistan middle order batters Mohammad Rizwan (68) and Saud Shakeel (68) to post a solid total on the board. Bas de Leede returned with four wickets for Netherlands, while Colin Ackermann snapped two. Apart from Rizwan and Shakeel, Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz scored 32 and 39 runs respectively.

Fakhar Zaman (12), Imam-ul-Haq (15) and Babar Azam (5) could not last long enough in the crease, gifting their wickets so early.

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

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

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