Pakistan vs Netherlands T20 World Cup: Bowlers propel Men in Green to first win of campaign

Pakistan finally posted their first win of the T20 World Cup 2022 as they defeated the Netherlands by six wickets Group 2 clash of the Super 12 stages in Perth on Sunday. The Pak bowlers. led by Shadab Khan’s 3/22,  took charge of the win as they fired in unison to halt the Dutch innings at 91/9. Mohammad Rizwan then played a 49-run knock as the Men in Green chased down the 92-run target with 37 balls to spare. T20 World Cup Home | Schedule | Results | Points Table | T20 World Cup News | Photos The victory comes for Pakistan after losing back-to-back games to India and Zimbabwe in the group earlier in the week. Despite the win, the side remains fifth in the six-team group while the Netherlands still dwell at the bottom with a third consecutive loss. Only the top two from the group progress to the semi-finals.

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Opting to bat first after winning the toss, the Netherlands lost three of their top-order batters inside the powerplay. This included a retired hurt for No. 3 Bas de Leede, who received a nasty blow below his eyes off a Haris Rauf bouncer while Shaheen Afridi (1/19) also picked his first wicket of the tournament as the Dutch were 19/2 by the beginning of the seventh over. The continued discipline bowling kept Dutch batters in check as just 34 runs were scored in the first 10 overs. In-form Colin Ackermann, who top scored with a run-a-ball 27, seemed like the only hope that could take the batting side to a good total but Shadab Khan’s spell at the backend of the innings left the Dutch 61/4 in 13.4 overs. Pacers Naseem Shah (1/11), Mohammad Wasim (2/15) and Haris Rauf (1/10) went through the lower-order as Dutch somehow managed to see out the 20 overs. Chasing 92, Babar Azam had disappointed again as he was run out with a direct hit by Roelof van der Merwe. His opening partner Mohammad Rizwan, however, stopped the side from panicking as he led the chase with a 39-ball 49, laced with five boundaries. Brandon Glover (2/22) earned the consolatory wickets of Fakhar Zaman (20 runs off 16 balls) and Shan Masood (12 off 16) while Paul van Meekeren (1/19) dismissed Rizwan. Pakistan will now face South Africa at Sydney Cricket Ground on 3 November. Read all the Latest News ****, Trending News ****, Cricket News ****, Bollywood News ****, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook****, Twitter and Instagram****.