Wicketkeeper Batsman Mohammad Rizwan breaks Sarfraz Ahmed's historic record
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan broke Sarfaraz Ahmed's record, becoming the first Pakistani wicketkeeper to score a half-century in a World Cup debut. In the ICC Men's World Cup match played at Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Pakistan, opener Fakhar Zaman once again failed in the second match and was dismissed for 12 on an individual score.
On behalf of the Netherlands, Wien Baek took a wicket, and captain Babar Azam was out after scoring 5 runs. Imam-ul-Haq also got out after scoring 15 runs.
After the top order's failure, Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel stabilized the team and took the score past 150. Saud Shakeel displayed excellent batting, scoring his second fifty of his One Day International career on 32 deliveries, including 7 fours and a six.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan also contributed with a fine batting performance, scoring 50 runs with the help of 6 fours. He is the first Pakistani wicketkeeper to score a half-century in a World Cup debut. Previously, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed had scored 49 runs in his first World Cup match against South Africa in 2015. In the 29th over, Saud Shakeel was dismissed after scoring 68 runs.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan played an innings of 68 runs on 75 deliveries and was dismissed. Imad Wasim also got out for 9 runs.
Prior to that, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and decided to field first, saying that they would strive for success against Pakistan in the tournament's opening match. On this occasion, Pakistan's captain Babar Azam said they would aim to put pressure on the Netherlands with a big target.
