1st ODI: Pakistan edge previous spirited Netherlands in thriller after Fakhar Zaman century

NED vs PAK, 1st ODI: Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by 16 runs within the sequence opener and took a vital 1-0 lead within the three-match sequence.

1st ODI: Pakistan edge previous spirited Netherlands in thriller after Fakhar century. Courtesy: Pakistan Cricket Twitter

HIGHLIGHTSFakhar Zaman scored a run-a-ball 109 for PakistanPakistan took a 1-0 lead within the three-match sequenceNaseem Shah and Agha Salman made their ODI debuts

Pakistan, on Tuesday, August 16, defeated the Netherlands by 16 runs within the first ODI of the three-match sequence at Hazelaarweg in Rotterdam. The guests needed to work onerous as the house crew was within the sport for fairly a while.

After opting to bat first, Pakistan bought off to a poor begin as Imam-ul-Haq, one of many main run-scorers this yr, bought out after scoring two. From there on, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman steadied the ship and placed on 168 runs for the second wicket.

Babar and Fakhar had been cautious to start out with earlier than stepping on the gasoline. Logan van Beek dismissed the 27-year-old Babar to separate the duo. Babar scored 74 off 85 with six fours and one six. After Babar perished, Fakhar went on to attain a run-a-ball 109 with 12 fours and a six.

After he bought out, Mohammad Rizwan and Khushdil Shah strained a wee bit to get the scoreboard transferring. However, a 48-run cameo from Shadab Khan guided Pakistan previous the 300-run mark.

Agha Salman, who made his debut together with Naseem Shah, scored an unbeaten 16-ball 27 in an unbeaten 48-run stand with Shadab. Van Beek and Bas de Leede picked up two wickets apiece as Pakistan completed with 314 for six.

Netherlands had early jitters of their run-chase after Max O’Dowd and Wesley Barresi couldn’t cross single digits. Bas de Leede additionally fell cheaply to Mohammad Wasim Jr. From there on, Vikramjit Singh and Tom Cooper put their heads down and added 97 runs for the fourth wicket.

Both batters bought out after scoring 65 runs apiece. In the demise overs, the onus was on skipper Scott Edwards and van Beek to churn out the massive photographs. Van Beek scored a well-made 28 earlier than pulling Haris Rauf straight down the throat of Mohammad Nawaz.

Scott Edwards stayed unbeaten on 71 off 60 with six fours and one six, however his effort went in useless. Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah picked up three wickets apiece for Pakistan.

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