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ODI World Cup: Pakistan brush aside Netherlands to make winning start – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan scored crucial half-centuries before bowlers produced an all-round effort as Pakistan kicked-off their 2023 ODI World Cup campaign with a comfortable 81-run win over Netherlands in Hyderabad on Friday.Shakeel and Rizwan -- playing their first ODI World Cup match -- scored 68 each and added a vital 120-run for the fourth wicket to lift Pakistan to a competitive 286 after the early wobble. Led by speedster Haris Rauf, bowlers then produced a commanding performance to shoot out the Dutch for 205 in 41 overs.Netherlands' star all-rounder Bas de Leede did all he could, first grabbing a four-for and then scoring 76 but the other batters failed to step up Pakistan registered a clinical win.As It HappenedThe Dutch were in the run chase till opener Vik...
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Pakistan vs Netherlands Live Score, World Cup 2023: Babar Azam and Co kickstart campaign in Hyderabad

Pakistan vs Netherlands World Cup 2023 Live Score: After a whole lot of anticipation, Pakistan cricket team will finally kickstart their 2023 ODI World Cup campaign on Thursday as they face Hyderabad in their opening match. The Babar Azam led side have been touted as one of the contenders for the marquee tournament despite having had an underwhelming 2023 Asia Cup last month.The Indian Express’ Sandip G and Tanishq Vaddi are covering the game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Ahmedabad. Pakistan claimed the big trophy in 1992, when they beat England in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia. Netherlands on the other hand, had qualified for the tournament as the second best team in the qualifiers after Sri Lanka after they knocked out Scotland. Earlier on Thursda...
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Pakistan 192/6 in 33.2 Overs | Pakistan vs Netherlands Live Score, ICC World Cup 2023: Shakeel, Rizwan fall in quick succession as Pakistan wobble – The Times of India

Bas de Leede to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT! BOWLED! Peach of a delivery by Bas de Leede and Mohammad Rizwan is a goner! Serves this one on a good length, angling in, on the off stump line, Mohammad Rizwan shuffles and tries to work it across the line. Ends up playing down the wrong line and the ball seams in after pitching to peg the off stump back. Just when Pakistan needed Rizwan to stay out in the middle, he has been undone by a brilliant delivery. !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }; if (!f._fb...
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World Cup 2023: Like every Pakistan captain since 1992, Babar Azam needs to fill Imran-sized boots

For much of the sixty minutes that Pakistan spent on the ground before moving to the nets behind the arena, Babar Azam meandered from one spot to the other, surveying his scattered troops like a caring but not an anxious general. He checked into the ring of footballers, where he cheekily nutmegged Mohammad Rizwan before swiping the air, attempting an audacious overhead kick.He joined the pacers, stretching their sinews on the furnace-hot grass and himself contorted his body like a gymnast. He turned his gaze towards the centre pitch, had a quick peep at the surface roasting in the heat, before he flung half-a-dozen flat throws at a yellow plastic stump, where Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan were target-practising. Then, as though a siren went inside him, he called for a huddle. He addres...