Pakistan bowlers boss Netherlands to keep their hopes alive
Netherlands could only manage 91 before Rizwan guided Pakistan home in the small chase
30/10Result
29th Match, Group 2 (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Perth, Oct 30 2022
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
95/4 (13.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
30/10Result
29th Match, Group 2 (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Perth, Oct 30 2022
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![Netherlands]( "Netherlands")
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![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
95/4 (13.5/20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Centre
Statistics
Best performances - Batsmen
Mohammad Rizwan
49(39) 5x4 - 0x6
Control %84%
- Productive Shot
- straight drive
- 9 runs
- 2x4 - 0x6
CN Ackermann
27(27) 2x4 - 0x6
Control %80%
- Productive Shot
- flick
- 9 runs
- 0x4 - 0x6
Best performances - Bowlers
Shadab Khan
- O4
- M0
- R22
- W3
- Eco5.50
| 1W | ||||
| 1W | ||||
| 1W |
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Mohammad Wasim(1)
- O3
- M0
- R15
- W2
- Eco5.00
| 2W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
Match Details
Toss
Netherlands , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
30 October 2022 - day/night match (20-over match)
Netherlands replacement
LV van Beek for BFW de Leede (Netherlands innings, 14.2 ov)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, Netherlands 0
Scorecard Summary
NETHERLANDS 91/9 (20 OVERS)
- Colin Ackermann27 (27)
- Scott Edwards15 (20)
- Shadab Khan3/22 (4)
- Mohammad Wasim2/15 (3)
PAKISTAN 95/4 (13.5 OVERS)
- Mohammad Rizwan49 (39)
- Fakhar Zaman20 (16)
- Paul van Meekeren1/19 (4)
- Brandon Glover2/22 (2.5)
Scorer: Chandan Duorah | Commentator: S Sudarshanan
6:25pm So that's all we have from this game. Sreshth's report will be up here soon. The India-South Africa clash at this same venue is not too far away and you can follow it all live here. Till the next time, on behalf of Chandan and Sreshth, see you, take care!
6:22pm Time for the presentation.
Scott Edwards, Netherlands captain: "That was still the right decision to make. We haven't batted first all tournament, we just were not good enough on the day. We were on 30 or so and 15 [19] after the powerplay. We couldn't string in the boundaries with the bat. Bowlers put their efforts in, but 90 was never enough."
Babar Azam, Pakistan captain: "I am very happy. Team did well with the ball and bat. I think the length was crucial. They needed to bowl on a good length because there was bounce on the surface. Everyone executed well. We are used to chasing much better than this. Win always gives you confidence. We are taking the good things forward to the next game."
6:20pm So, Pakistan get off the mark in this T20 World Cup but their position on the table is unchanged. Their pace bowlers set the tone early by stifling the Dutch batters and it was thereon just about a matter of time. While Rizwan continued his supreme form with the bat, wonder what Pakistan would have learnt from the rest of the top order.
6:13pm First win in T20Is for Pakistan in Australia and it was not a smooth one by any means. The 92-run target seemed pretty easy but Pakistan could never find the right tempo to it. Rizwan once again stood tall but was unlucky to miss out on a half-century. The others played around him but it was eventually a drag. Who knows what might have transpired if the target was a bit more than what it eventually was.
Shadab Khan is the player of the match for his three-for: "I think this is a true pitch. I just tried to bowl on the stumps. I bowled to these players in the last series as well as in county cricket. Our bowlers put pressure in the powerplay and I could strike and that is what is about a team game. It is horrible feeling to go in there with one run remaining. But we could not finish the games in the last two games and today was about finishing it."
13.5
4
Glover to Shadab Khan, FOUR, Full toss on off, Shadab gets forward and times the drive to beat mid-off and seal a six-wicket win.
13.4
0
Glover to Shadab Khan, no run, Fullish on off and middle, gets behind it and defends it towards mid-on.
Shadab Khan to finish the formalities. Three-fer with the ball earlier...
13.3
W
Glover to Shan Masood, OUT, Edged and it flies straight to deep third! A boundary-less innings from Masood ends with Pakistan on the doorstep of a win. It is short and outside off, he looks to slash it hard to seal the win but finds van Meekeren get forward and pouch that. Smiles as he walks back.
Shan Masood c van Meekeren b Glover 12 (35m 16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 75.00
13.2
1
Glover to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, Short in length, Ahmed pulls it through square leg to level the scores.
13.1
4
Glover to Iftikhar Ahmed, 4 runs, Full on middle and leg, flicks it through midwicket. Van der Merwe does well to save the boundary but the batters have run four.
END OF OVER:13 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 86/3 (6 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 6.61, RRR: 0.85)
- Shan Masood12 (15b)
- Iftikhar Ahmed1 (3b)
- Paul van Meekeren4-0-19-1
- Logan van Beek2-0-9-0
12.6
2
van Meekeren to Shan Masood, 2 runs, Length ball on middle and leg, gets forward and turns it through midwicket for a couple.
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| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.667 |
| NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.162 |
| NAM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.73 |
| UAE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.235 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| IRE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.105 |
| SCOT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.304 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.563 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NZ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.113 |
| ENG | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.473 |
| AUS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -0.173 |
| SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.422 |
| IRE | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1.615 |
| AFG | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -0.571 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.319 |
| PAK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.028 |
| SA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.874 |
| NED | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.849 |
| BAN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1.176 |
| ZIM | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1.138 |