Tag: Pakistan vs Netherlands

ROTTERDAM: Pakistan’s young middle-order batter Salman Ali Agha revealed that wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan guided him during the match-winning partnership against the Netherlands in the second ODI.

Salman, who scored a magnificent half-century in his second ODI, credited wicket-keeper batter Rizwan for offering the guidance to build up his astonishing knock.

“Definitely he’s our senior player and one of the best players of Pakistan across all the formats. So, he was guiding me a lot like how to play, how to tackle some specific deliveries. So, his guidance helped me a lot,” Salman stated.

The right-handed batter while responding to a question regarding his plan regarding whether he will be targeting to score a century or a half-century, asserted that the team’s requirement would be the topmost priority for him.

“Thrive would be to play as I played in this match, according to the team’s demand. There is no doubt that a player has his individual milestone in his mind but the team is the top most priority,” Salman shared.

Salman then went on to comment on the conditions of the Netherlands and shared that the wicket is quite slow and offers a spongy bounce which make it difficult for a batter to hit the ball.

“The wicket is here is on a slower side and offers a spongy bounce. So, if a bowler bowls a length delivery, so it sponge bounces making it difficult to hit the ball. But, I tried to take on the challenge with a positive mindset and play my shots and thanks to Almighty it paid off,” he concluded.

It is pertinent to mention here that Salman scored his first fifty in ODI cricket in his second match, put on a match-winning 92-run partnership with Rizwan and propelled Pakistan to seal a resounding seven-wicket victory over the Netherlands and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

READ: Pakistan crush Netherlands in second ODI to claim series victory 

ROTTERDAM: Pakistan captain Babar Azam led the solid foundation after a dismal start while the wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha displayed grit with unbeaten fifties as Pakistan thumped the Netherlands by seven wickets in the second ODI.

Set to chase a mere 187, Pakistan comfortably steered to victory in the 34th over for the loss of three wickets.

The touring side were off to a dismal start to their run chase as they lost both their openers at a skimpy total of 11 in the fourth over.

Following the early horror, skipper Babar and wicket-keeper batter Rizwan stood up and anchored the run chase with a valiant 88-run partnership before the former fell briefly after amassing his half-century.

Babar scored 57 off 65 deliveries, laced with seven boundaries, while Rizwan held his ground and embarked a match-winning partnership with Salman.

The pair took on the Dutch bowlers and maintained the momentum in their favour as they scored runs at a decent pace and eventually led Pakistan to a resounding victory in the 34th over.

Rizwan top-scored for the side with an unbeaten 69 off 82 balls with the help of six boundaries and a six, while Salman scored an unbeaten 50 off a mere 35 balls.

The right-handed batter smashed five boundaries and two sixes – out of which, one came on the penultimate delivery of the match, which saw him amassing his first half-century in white-ball cricket.

For the Netherlands, Vivian Kingma impressed as he bagged two wickets, while Aryan Dutt made one scalp.

The Netherlands, after opting to bat first, could not set a commendable target for Pakistan as the side bundled out for 186 in the 45th over despite the fifties from Bas de Leede and Tom Cooper.

Batting first, the home side were off to a dismal start as they lost three wickets for a mere eight runs in the third over.

Cooper and de Leede then anchored the proceedings for the hosts as they added a valiant 109 runs for the fourth wicket.

Right-handed batter Cooper, who enjoyed a second life after Naseem Shah overstepped while dismissing him caught and ball, went on to smash a brilliant half-century before Nawaz removed him in the 26th over for 66. He faced 74 balls and smashed nine boundaries and two sixes.

The hosts then again began to lose wickets at an alarming rate while de Leede held his ground firm and kept the scoreboard ticking single-handedly.

Besides de Leede and Cooper, only all-rounder Logan van Beek could amass the double figures as the rest of the batters failed to contribute significantly.

Right-handed batter de Leede top-scored for the side with a valiant knock of 89 runs off 120 deliveries, laced with two boundaries and three sixes before Haris removed him in the 45th over.

For Pakistan, Haris and Nawaz bagged three wickets each, while Naseem claimed two. Shadab Khan and Mohammad Wasim Jr, on the other hand, made one scalp each.

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam led the foundation of a resounding victory with a brilliant half-century, while Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha imitated with a fifty each to steer Pakistan over the line in the 35th over against the Netherlands in the second ODI.

PAK 191-3 (33.4 Overs)

Kingma comes into the attack

PAK 175-3 (33 Overs)

Pringle replaces Dutt

PAK 163-3 (32 Overs)

van Beek continues

PAK 156-3 (31 Overs)

Dutt continues

PAK 151-3 (30 Overs)

van Beek replaces Pringle

PAK 145-3 (29 Overs)

Dutt comes back

PAK 136-3 (28 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 121-3 (27 Overs)

de Leede comes back

PAK 112-3 (26 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 107-3 (25 Overs)

Dutt continues

PAK 102-3 (24 Overs)

Pringle comes back into the attack

PAK 102-3 (23 Overs)

Dutt continues

PAK 98-2 (22 Overs)

de Leede replaces van Beek

PAK 95-2 (21 Overs)

Dutt continues

PAK 92-2 (20 Overs)

van Beek continues

PAK 83-2 (19 Overs)

Dutt replaces Pringle

PAK 77-2 (18 Overs)

van Beek comes back into the attack

PAK 73-2 (17 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 68-2 (16 Overs)

de Leede continues

PAK 66-2 (15 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 64-2 (14 Overs)

de Leede continues to bowl

PAK 60-2 (13 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 55-2 (12 Overs)

de Leede continues

PAK 54-2 (11 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 49-2 (10 Overs)

de Leede comes back

PAK 40-2 (9 Overs)

Tim Pringle replaces van Beek

PAK 34-2 (8 Overs)

Kingma continues

PAK 23-2 (7 Overs)

van Beek continues

PAK 17-2 (6 Overs)

Kingma continues

PAK 17-2 (5 Overs)

Logan van Beek comes into the attack

PAK 11-2 (4 Overs)

3.5: Fuller outside off and he goes for a flashy drive through the point region. Hits it on the up and van Beek snaffles a good catch.

3.1: Back of a length on middle and off, spat from a length and caught the shoulder of the bat as he looked to fend down, lobbed up and Kingma takes an easy catch on his follow through

Kingma continues to bowl from the other end

PAK 10-0 (3 Overs)

Dutt continues

PAK 8-0 (2 Overs)

Kingma to bowl from the other end

PAK 4-0 (1 Over)

Fakhar and Imam come out to chase for Pakistan. Aryan Dutt to open the bowling attack.

PAKISTAN vs NETHERLANDS (2nd INNING)

Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz led the way with three wickets each as Pakistan managed to bowl out the Netherlands for 186 despite the half-centuries from Bas de Leede and Tom Cooper.

NED 186 (44.1 Overs)

Haris comes back into the attack

NED 186-9 (44 Overs)

Nawaz comes to bowl his last

NED 175-9 (43 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NED 166-9 (42 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 165-8 (41 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NED 163-8 (40 Overs)

Nawaz comes back into the attack

NED 159-8 (39 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NED 158-7 (38 Overs)

37.3: Saunters down the track and tries to heave over long-off, gets to the pitch of it and gets a lot of elevation but not the requisite distance. Naseem patrolling the long-off fence, settles underneath and takes reverse cup.

Shadab comes to bowl his last

NED 156-6 (37 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NED 153-6 (36 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 148-6 (35 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes back into the attack

NED 142-6 (34 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 140-6 (33 Overs)

Naseem continues

NED 137-6 (32 Overs)

Shadab comes back into the attack

NED 134-6 (31 Overs)

Naseem comes into the attack after Drinks

NED 130-6 (30 Overs)

Nawaz comes again

NED 128-6 (29 Overs)

28.4: Off line down the leg, tries to play the fine tickle but ends up edging to the keeper. Rizwan swiftly moves to his left and grabs a good one.

Haris continues

NED 125-5 (28 Overs)

27.6: Tossed up on off, gets onto the front foot but only manages an edge to Rizwan.

Nawaz continues

NED 121-4 (27 Overs)

Haris comes back

NED 119-4 (26 Overs)

25.2: Length ball on middle and off, goes back and punched aerially. Nawaz takes a dolly. Seemed like it held in the deck and lured him to play the false stroke.

Nawaz continues

NED 117-3 (25 Overs)

Khushdil continues

NED 109-3 (24 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 108-3 (23 Overs)

Khushdil Shah comes into the attack

NED 101-3 (22 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 91-3 (21 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 89-3 (20 Overs)

Nawaz comes to bowl his second

NED 86-3 (19 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 80-3 (18 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Wasim Jr

NED 77-3 (17 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 70-3 (16 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NED 66-3 (15 Overs)

Shadab comes again

NED 63-3 (14 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues from the other end

NED 49-3 (13 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 48-3 (12 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NED 44-3 (11 Overs)

Shadab replaces Haris

NED 35-3 (10 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim Jr comes into the attack

NED 33-3 (9 Overs)

Haris comes again

NED 27-3 (8 Overs)

Naseem continues to bowl from the other end

NED 26-3 (7 Overs)

Haris continues to bowl his fourth

NED 25-3 (6 Overs)

Naseem continues

NED 14-3 (5 Overs)

Haris comes again

NED 12-3 (4 Overs)

3.2: On a length and around off, nips back in sharply. Barresi gets stuck on the crease as he tries to drive the ball but misses and the ball goes through the gate before hitting the stumps.

Naseem continues

NED 8-2 (3 Overs)

2.3: It was full on off, with minimal footwork and drives uppishly. Babar at mid-off pockets a dolly.

Haris continues

NED 6-1 (2 Overs)

1.1: Nicks straight away! Back of a length, angling away. Vikramjit had to play at this one and edges to the keeper.

Naseem to bowl from the other end

NED 1-0 (1 Over)

Vikramjit Singh and Max O’Dowd come out to bat for the Netherlands, and Haris Rauf opens the bowling attack for Pakistan

PAKISTAN vs NETHERLANDS (1st INNING)

ROTTERDAM: Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat first in the second ODI of the three-match series against Pakistan, here on Thursday.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz,

Netherlands:  Scott Edwards (c & wk), Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Aryan Dutt, Viv Kingma, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Max O’Dowd.

ROTTERDAM: Pakistan’s star with the bat of the first ODI against the Netherlands, Fakhar Zaman admitted that the touring side could have played better against the hosts.

Fakhar, who led the charge for a competitive total for Pakistan with a magnificent century, spoke to this reporter and here and acknowledged that the Green Shirts could have played better while emphasizing different conditions resulting in the slow start for the touring side.

“No doubt, we could have played better than this. The ball was seeming at the start a bit too much and the Dutch bowlers too did exceptionally well. So, credit goes to them also,” Fakhar said.

“We were facing difficulty in the start as the ball was seeming quite a lot and there were spinners as well. So the plan with Babar was that we should not give away wickets no matter how few the runs were,” he revealed.

The left-handed opener then went on to comment on the team’s performance and the narrow victory against the Netherlands and emphasized that no team is weak in international cricket while asserting that players did not feel that the match was slipping away from their grip at any stage.

“At no point did we feel that the match was slipping away. This is cricket and you can’t relax until the last ball, Netherlands played well but the match was in our hands,” Fakhar asserted.

“No team is weak, three of their players were dismissed early but the partnership remained brilliant for them,” he concluded.

It is apropos to mention here that the full-strength Pakistan side managed to hold on the Netherlands by a bare margin of 16 runs in the first ODI of the three-match series.

Fakhar was the pick of the batters as he smashed a magnificent 109 off as many balls, laced with 12 boundaries and a six.

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Pakistan pacers Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah shone with three wickets each after Fakhar Zaman led the charge with a magnificent century as Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by 16 runs in the first ODI.

NED 298-8 (50 Overs)

Haris to bowl the last over

NED 285-8 (49 Overs)

Naseem continues to bowl his last

NED 280-7 (48 Overs)

Haris comes back

NED 273-6 (47 Overs)

Naseem comes back into the attack

NED 267-6 (46 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes back

NED 256-6 (45 Overs)

Shadab comes back

NED 249-6 (44 Overs)

Haris continues

NED 241-6 (43 Overs)

Naseem continues

NED 236-6 (42 Overs)

Haris comes back again

NED 226-6 (41 Overs)

40.2: Fuller and wider, Nidamanuru goes after it and throws his bat and drags it onto the stumps.

Naseem replaces Shadab

NED 221-5 (40 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes again

NED 212-5 (39 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 199-5 (38 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NED 196-5 (37 Overs)

Shadab comes back

NED 193-5 (36 Overs)

Wasim Jr replaces Naseem

NED 186-5 (35 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 173-5 (34 Overs)

Naseem continues

NED 171-5 (33 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Haris

NED 167-4 (32 Overs)

Naseem replaces Wasim Jr

NED 160-4 (31 Overs)

Haris comes back into the attack

NED 158-3 (30 Overs)

Wasim Jr comes back

NED 144-3 (29 Overs)

Haris comes into the attack

NED 133-3 (28 Overs)

Agha Salman continues

NED 125-3 (27 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 116-3 (26 Overs)

Agha Salman continues

NED 108-3 (25 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 106-3 (24 Overs)

Agha Salman continues

NED 101-3 (23 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 97-3 (22 Overs)

Agha Salman to bowl his first

NED 93-3 (21 Overs)

Shadab comes again

NED 92-3 (20 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 89-3 (19 Overs)

Shadab continues

NED 84-3 (18 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 80-3 (17 Overs)

Shadab replaces Wasim Jr

NED 77-3 (16 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 73-4 (15 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NED 68-3 (14 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 66-3 (13 Overs)

Wasim continues

NED 60-2 (12 Overs)

Nawaz continues

NED 59-2 (11 Overs)

Wasim Jr continues

NED 56-2 (10 Overs)

Nawaz replaces Naseem

NED 47-2 (9 Overs)

Mohammad Wasim Jr comes into the attack

NED 40-2 (8 Overs)

Naseem comes to bowl his fourth

NED 31-2 (7 Overs)

Haris comes again

NED 26-2 (6 Overs)

Naseem continues

NED 25-2 (5 Overs)

4.2: Nips back to knock the off stump out, on a good length and coming in, judges it badly as he lets it go, cartwheeling the off stump.

Haris continues

NED 24-1 (4 Overs)

Naseem continues

NED 20-1 (3 Overs)

Haris continues

NED 7-1 (2 Overs)

1.2: Nips back in, a fuller length delivery, pushes down the wrong line and gets hit on the pad, loud appeal and given.

Naseem to bowl from the other end

NED 3-0 (1 Over)

Vikramjit Singh and Scott Edwards come to open the innings, while Haris Rauf leads the bowling attack for Pakistan

PAKISTAN vs NETHERLANDS (2nd INNING)

Fakhar Zaman shone with a magnificent century, while Babar Azam starred with a brilliant half-century as Pakistan managed to amass a commendable 314-6 in the first innings of the first ODI against the Netherlands.

PAK 314-6 (50 Overs)

de Leede to bowl the last over

PAK 307-6 (49 Overs)

van Beek continues

PAK 290-6 (48 Overs)

Kingma replaces de Leede

PAK 282-6 (47 Overs)

van Beek comes again

PAK 267-6 (46 Overs)

de Leede comes back

PAK 263-5 (45 Overs)

Dutt comes back

PAK 258-5 (44 Overs)

43.1: Slower delivery hit in the air down the ground to long on and taken by Cooper.

van Beek continues

PAK 243-4 (43 Overs)

Kingma replaces Pringle

PAK 226-4 (42 Overs)

van Beek comes again

PAK 220-4 (41 Overs)

Pringle continues to bowl his last

PAK 215-4 (40 Overs)

39.1: Nips back in and strikes the pad, loud appeal for lbw and given, Rizwan reviews it, pitches in line, strikes the pad in line as it is umpires call.

de Leede continues

PAK 212-3 (39 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 201-3 (38 Overs)

de Leede comes again

PAK 198-3 (37 Overs)

36.3: Slog sweeps to deep midwicket, the throw from de Leede to the keeper is good, Fakhar Zaman coming back for the second dives in but is a long way out.

Pringle comes back

PAK 194-2 (36 Overs)

Dutt continues

PAK 180-2 (35 Overs)

34.2: Looking for the big shot, good length delivery outside the off stump, miscues it high in the air to mid-off and Cooper settles under it and takes the catch.

PAK 176-1 (34 Overs)

Dutt replaces Cooper

PAK 172-1 (33 Overs)

de Leede continues

PAK 169-1 (32 Overs)

Cooper continues

PAK 164-1 (31 Overs)

de Leede replaces Kingma

PAK 162-1 (30 Overs)

Cooper comes to bowl his first

PAK 159-1 (29 Overs)

Kingma continues

PAK 153-1 (28 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 142-1 (27 Overs)

Kingma comes back

PAK 132-1 (26 Overs)

Pringle comes again

PAK 119-1 (25 Overs)

de Leede comes again

PAK 107-1 (24 Overs)

van Beek continues

PAK 100-1 (23 Overs)

Dutt continues

PAK 90-1 (22 Overs)

van Beek comes again

PAK 74-1 (21 Overs)

Dutt comes back

PAK 73-1 (20 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 70-1 (19 Overs)

de Leede comes again

PAK 67-1 (18 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 63-1 (17 Overs)

de Leede continues

PAK 60-1 (16 Overs)

van Beek continues

PAK 56-1 (15 Overs)

Bas de Leede comes into the attack

PAK 52-1 (14 Overs)

van Beek continues

PAK 49-1 (13 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 43-1 (12 Overs)

Logan van Beek comes into the attack

PAK 40-1 (11 Overs)

Pringle continues

PAK 37-1 (10 Overs)

Kingma continues to bowl

PAK 23-1 (9 Overs)

Tim Pringle comes to bowl his first

PAK 18-1 (8 Overs)

Kingma continues

PAK 12-1 (7 Overs)

Dutt comes to bowl again

PAK 10-1 (6 Overs)

5.6: In-swinger, Imam looks to flick it on the leg side but the extra movement makes him miss the line of the ball and he is trapped in front.

Kingma continues from the other end

PAK 10-0 (5 Overs)

Dutt continues

PAK 3-0 (4 Overs)

Kingma continues to bowl from the other end

PAK 2-0 (3 Overs)

Dutt continues

PAK 2-0 (2 Overs)

Kingma to bowl from the other end

PAK 2-0 (1 Over)

Fakhar and Imam come out to bat for Pakistan, Dutt to bowl the first over

PAKISTAN vs NETHERLANDS (1st INNING)

ROTTERDAM: Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first in the first ODI of the three-match series on Tuesday.

Playing XI:

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam*, Mohammad Rizwan†, Agha Salman, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim , Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah

Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, SA Edwards*†, W Barringle, LV van Beek, A Dutt, VJ Kresi, TLW Cooper, AT Nidamanuru, MP ‘Dowd, BFW de Leede, TJG Kingma

ROTTERDAM: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the first encounter of the three-match ODI series against the Netherlands, here on Tuesday.

For Pakistan Naseem Shah and Salman Ali Agha will play their debut ODI match.

The match will be telecasted live on Pakistan’s first HD Sports channel – A Sports and will be simultaneously streamed on the digital platform of ARY Digital Network – ARY ZAP in crystal clear HD quality.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Agha Salman, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz,

Netherlands:  Scott Edwards (captain and wicketkeeper), Vikramjit Singh, Wesley Barresi, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Aryan Dutt, Viv Kingma, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Tim Pringle, Max O’Dowd.

READ: Agha, Naseem set to make ODI debut today against Netherlands

ROTTERDAM: Young pacer Naseem Shah and all-rounder Salman Agha are ready to receive their ODI caps as the two players will feature in their debut white-ball match today during the series opener between Pakistan and Netherlands. 

Both Naseem and Agha have already represented Pakistan in the red-ball format.

“It was a dream to represent Pakistan. Although I have already made a debut, I have the same feelings today as well ” said Naseem Shah in a video posted by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on its official Twitter account.

.@SalmanAliAgha1 and @iNaseemShah – Pakistan's ODI debutants today against the Netherlands 👏#NEDvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/JkX7j4iKOf

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 16, 2022

“I cannot express my feelings in words. This will be a memorable moment for me and my family,” expressed Agha.

Agha further stated that the team has unity and consensus within its ranks and there is no such distinction between seniors and juniors in the team.

It is pertinent to mention that the first encounter of the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and the Netherlands will begin today at 2:00 PM (PST).

Meanwhile, the second and third ODI will be played on August 18 and 21.

All the matches will be telecasted live on Pakistan’s first HD Sports channel – A Sports and will be simultaneously streamed on the digital platform of ARY Digital Network – ARY ZAP in crystal clear HD quality.

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KARACHI: ARY Digital Network has once again announced an exciting update for sports lovers in Pakistan as it has exclusively acquired TV and digital rights for the upcoming ODI series against the Netherlands.

After successfully acquiring the rights to the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar in 2022, the next two La Liga seasons, and FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, ARY Digital Network has now successfully secured the rights to the Pakistan ODI series against the Netherlands. Viewers in Pakistan can watch the event live on A Sports or stream it through the ARY ZAP application.

ARY acquires TV and digital rights for Pakistan v Netherlands ODI series!

Watch your favorite cricketing stars in HD, live on #ASportsHD and #ARYZAP!

Starting tomorrow at 2 p.m. Pakistan Time.#Cricket #Pakistan #NEDvPAK pic.twitter.com/bNaCdsPPZB

— ASports (@asportstvpk) August 15, 2022

The ODI series will kick off on August 16 as Pakistan take on the Netherlands in the first ODI. The second and third ODI, however, will be played on August 18 and 21 respectively. All three matches of the series will embark at 2:00 PM according to Pakistan Standard Time (PST).

Known for promoting sports in the country, Mr Salman Iqbal- who also owns Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Karachi Kings- has the honour of launching Pakistan’s first HD sports channel A-Sports in October 2021.

A-Sports has previously aired ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, PSL Season 2022 and Karachi Open Squash Championship among other major sports events and will air the forthcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 and ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

Pakistan’s first HD Sports channel also airs the ongoing Formula 1 Grand Prix Season 2022-23.

ARY ZAP, the popular app owned by ARY Digital Network, live-streamed the ODI series between Pakistan and West Indies, earlier in June and cricket fans will also be able to experience the home T20I series against England in crystal clear HD quality.

England’s tour of Pakistan, after 17 years Catch the action, Exclusively on ARY ZAP with Free HD LIVE STREAMING
Download the app now…
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— ASports (@asportstvpk) August 3, 2022

 

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ROTTERDAM: Pakistan ace-pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is set to miss the first two matches of the upcoming ODI series against the Netherlands, confirmed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday.

According to the PCB, the left-arm pacer has been ruled out of the first two games as he is currently undergoing rehabilitation after he pulled a knee injury during the Sri Lanka tour.

Meanwhile, Pakistan captain Babar Azam has the opportunity to set another record for himself as a century in the forthcoming ODI series will make him the first Pakistan captain to score 10 tons.

Wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan, on the other hand, needs to score 18 runs in the upcoming series to complete one thousand runs in ODI cricket.

Earlier Babar, in a press conference ahead of the team’s departure for the Netherlands also hinted at Shaheen’s possible absence as he revealed that the left-arm pacer will be rested at least for the first two ODIs, while at the same time expressing his desire for Shaheen to regain his fitness before Asia Cup 2022.

“We’re looking long-term at his fitness and health. We want him to play a game against the Netherlands if he’s fit and be ready for the Asia Cup,” Babar said.

“We have eleven trump cards. Each of them can be a matchwinner on their day. I have faith in every one of them, whether batters or bowlers,” he maintained.

Despite a knee injury, Shaheen was named for the upcoming Asia Cup.

Besides Shaheen, Pakistan all-format captain Babar also opened up on the ouster of the right-arm pacer Hasan Ali by stating that the latter has a chance to regain his form by playing domestic cricket.

“Our fast-bowling bench strength is excellent. They’ve now got an opportunity to showcase their skills. This is how you expand your pool,” Babar asserted.

“Yes, he’s (Ali) not in form, but it’s not like he has to prove anything. Domestic cricket is coming up. He’ll play that and make a strong comeback hopefully,” he maintained.

It is pertinent to mention here that the three-match ODI series between Pakistan and Netherlands will kick start on August 16. Whereas, the Green Shirts will start their Asia Cup 2022 campaign on August 28 against India.

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THE HAGUE: National cricket team celebrated the country’s 76th Independence Day on Sunday in a ceremony held here at the Pakistani Embassy as the Green Shirts are currently touring the Netherlands for three-match ODI series. 

Speaking on the occasion, national men’s team skipper Babar Azam said that he felt proud to be a Pakistani and referred to his teammates as ambassadors of the country.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared pictures of the national team and other members of the Pakistani contingent attending the ceremony on its official Twitter account.

پاکستان کرکٹ ٹیم کی جانب سے تمام اہل وطن کو جشن آزادی مبارک#PakistanAt75 #IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/Rqrp9k0xIi

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 14, 2022

“I feel proud of being a Pakistani. We all are ambassadors of Pakistan” said Babar while addressing the ceremony.

“We feel delighted when overseas Pakistanis raise Pakistani flags inside international grounds,” he added.

“It gives us joy when fans boost our confidence by showing their support. We always strive to make our country proud,” he said.

He further hoped that the team would give their best performance in the upcoming series against the Netherlands and claimed that the players were in sublime form.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Babar Azam-led national side will lock horns against the hosts in Rotterdam for three 50-over matches on August 16, 18 and 21.

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