Pakistan defeated Netherlands by six wickets in yesterday’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Super 12 match in Perth. The Dutch aspect received the toss and opted to bat first within the Group 2 recreation. However, Shadab Khan (3/22) and Mohammad Wasim Jr (2/15) shone with the ball as Netherlands had been held to 91/9. In response, Pakistan misplaced 4 wickets however acquired over the road in 13.5 overs.
Shaheen Afridi struck the primary blow of the match as Stephan Myburgh (6) top-edged a brief ball. Netherlands’ probabilities of placing up an honest whole suffered an enormous blow as Bas de Leede (6) needed to retire damage after being hit on the grille of the helmet by a pacy supply from Haris Rauf. Logan van Beek changed De Leede because the concussion substitute.
Coming again to Netherlands’ innings, Tom Cooper (1), Max O’Dowd (8) and Colin Ackermann (27) all fell to Shadab in fast succession. Dutch skipper Scott Edwards (15) then scooped Naseem Shah straight to advantageous leg.
Rauf and Wasim Jr mixed to blow away the lower-order. While the previous cleaned up Roelof van der Merwe (5), the latter knocked over Tim Pringle (5) and Fred Klaassen (0) off consecutive deliveries.
Chasing 92, Pakistan misplaced skipper Babar Azam cheaply once more. This time, he was run-out for 4, in search of a fast single to the fitting of mid-on. Mohammad Rizwan (49 off 39) and Fakhar Zaman (20 off 16) spent some helpful day trip within the center, however neither stayed to take Pakistan previous the successful line.
After Shan Masood (12) additionally threw his wicket away, bowling hero Shadab needed to are available to hit the successful runs.
Despite the triumph, Pakistan’s probabilities of qualification for the semi-finals suffered a serious blow as South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets within the subsequent Group 2 match on the identical venue.
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Shadab proved too good for Netherlands batters, serving to himself to a few wickets.
Wasim Jr impressed once more with tempo and yorkers. Pakistan is likely to be ruing not selecting him for the preliminary matches. In the chase, Rizwan acquired among the many runs with a gradual 49.
Leg-spinner Shadab was named Player of the Match for his figures of three/22.
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