T20 World Cup: Pakistan maintain semi-final hopes alive after 6-wicket win over the Netherlands

Pakistan have stored their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the continuing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup alive after registering a 6-wicket win over the Netherlands. Shadab Khan and Mohammad Rizwan have been the star gamers for Pakistan of their win in Perth. 

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 30, 2022 15:49 IST

Pakistan maintain semi-final hopes alive after win over the Netherlands (AP)

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Pakistan have stored their hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the continuing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup alive after registering a 6-wicket win over the Netherlands. Shadab Khan and Mohammad Rizwan helped Pakistan register their first T20I win on Australian soil.

Netherlands captain Scott Edwards gained the toss and selected to bat first. The Dutch might by no means actually get going, as they misplaced early wickets within the powerplay. Shaheen Shah Afridi removed opener Stephan Myburgh within the third over, earlier than Haris Rauf hit Bas de Leede on the top, which compelled him to retire. Spinner Shadab Khan then struck twice to eliminate Max O’Dowd and Tom Cooper in fast succession.

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Colin Ackermann regarded good however couldn’t convert his begin into a great knock and was dismissed by Shadab, who claimed his third wicket of the day. Captain Scott Edwards was the subsequent to stroll again to the pavilion after scoring 15 runs off 20 balls. Rauf then removed Roelof van der Merwe, earlier than Mohammad Wasim cleaned up Tim Pringle and Fred Klaassen in successive deliveries. Paul van Meekeren was the final Dutch wicket to fall as they ended the innings with 91/9 on the board after 20 overs.

In the second innings, Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s unhealthy kind continued as he was run-out by Van der Merwe after scoring simply 4 runs off 5 balls. Fakhar Zaman, who got here in for Haider Ali, regarded good however was dismissed by Brandon Glover after scoring 20 runs off 16 balls, together with three boundaries. Mohammad Rizwan regarded comfy in opposition to the Dutch bowling assault, scoring 49 runs from 38 balls to information Pakistan to a 6-wicket win on the Optus stadium in Perth.

With this win, Pakistan registered their first factors in Group-1 of the Super-12 stage within the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Edited By:

Rounaq Sehrawat

Published On:

Oct 30, 2022