Sahibzada Farhan, who was in good touch until the end of the 10th over, while Pakistan were 98/2. He fell with a short ball at 11.1 to Paul van Meekeren, who taunted the batsman after picking his wicket.
Sahibzada Farhan mocked by the Dutch pacer
The Dutch pacer had an Easter bunny celebration when the former fell after scoring a whopping 47 off 31 balls. In the same over, Van Meekeren also took the wicket of wicketkeeper-batsman Usman Khan, who was dismissed for a duck. Pakistan are now in deep trouble at 98/3 to 107/5 after the 14th over.
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Babar Azam, who was questioned for his strike rate, played an anchoring role while Farhan struck brilliantly. However, the former fell to Roelof van der Merwe in the next over and scored 15 from 18 deliveries. The Netherlands have had a habit of causing a stir at the ICC events, and they certainly have a chance when half of the Pakistan team is back in the dugout.
The Netherlands is close to a new disruption
The Men in Green would be hoping to complete the match as early as possible as any setbacks in this match would have serious consequences for them, with their next match scheduled against arch-rivals India.
Sahibzada Farhan has been their best striker in recent times as his fight with Jasprit Bumrah in the 2025 Asia Cup went viral and he made some headlines after hitting the world’s No. 1 bowler at a good pace.
Pakistan are struggling to chase 148
Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz have lost their wickets on the last ball of the 15th over and 16.1 over respectively. At 119/7, Pakistan found themselves in shallow water during the chase. We can expect a good and exciting end to the first match of the big competition, and the Netherlands is closer to another setback in the tournament.
Now the tailenders, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Faheem Ashraf have to do some batting with 29 needed off 12 balls. The Men in Green lost five wickets in the space of 16 runs. This has been the problem for Salman Ali Agha’s side since the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Pakistan, who were in the headlines for the fiasco between them and India for boycotting the match, will face harsh criticism as this will be a series of setbacks for them after they lost to USA in the 2024 super over in the 2024 edition of this competition.
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