In Photos: ICC World Cup 2023 – Bowlers Ensure Pakistan Start Mission With a Win
In Photos: #CWC23 | Shakeel-Rizwan's partnership and Haris Rauf's spells were the biggest highlights for Pakistan.
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Pakistan had a poor start with the bat, as their opening batter, Fakhar Zaman's poor run of form continues. The left-handed batter could only score 12 runs.
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Logan van Beek handed Netherlands their first breakthrough in the fourth over.
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Despite playing away of home, on a nation often touted as Pakistan's 'arch-rivals', Babar Azam found fans in Hyderabad.
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However, he could not find runs, losing his wicket after scoring merely 5 runs in 18 deliveries.
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Pakistan were once struggling at 38/3, before Saud Shakeel and Muhammad Rizwan built a game-defining 120-run fourth-wicket stand.
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Saud Shakeel registered his second ODI half-century, accumulating 68 runs in only 52 deliveries.
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Mohammad Rizwan scored 68 runs as well, albeit he faced 75 deliveries.
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The partnership was finally broken by Aryan Dutt in the 29th over.
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At 188/6, Pakistan needed their tail-enders to come good, which they did. All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz scored 39 runs in 43 deliveries, before losing wicket to a run out.
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Even the number 11 batter, Haris Rauf chipped in with 16 crucial runs. Courtesy of the late flurry, Pakistan managed to put up a total of 286 runs, although they were bowled out with an over to spare.
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Unlike their start with the bat, Pakistan had a good start with the ball. Hasan Ali provided the green shirts with the first breakthrough, in the form of the powerful Max O'Dowd, in the sixth over.
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Experienced batter Colin Ackermann could not live up to the expectations as well, as he was bowled after scoring 17 runs.
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Though not with the bat, Iftikhar Ahmed was influential with the ball as he dismantled Colin Ackermann's stumps in only his first delivery.
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After losing two wickets, Netherlands had a commendable 70-run third-wicket stand between Vikramjeet Singh and Bas de Leede. The former scored 52 runs in 67 deliveries.
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Meanwhile, de Leede scored 67 runs after picking up four wickets.
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However, Pakistan eventually clawed their way back into the game after the dismissals of those two batters. Babar's prized asset, Shaheen Afridi scalped the wicket of Saqib Zulfiqar.
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Roelof van der Merwe lost his wicket to a run out, as Netherlands lost their last eight wickets for only 85 runs. They were bowled out for 205.
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Hasan Ali, who would not even have played in this World Cup had Naseem Shah been fit, ended up being among the chief architects of Pakistan's 81-run triumph. He recorded figures of 7-1-33-2.
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