Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan broke Sarfaraz Ahmed’s record,becoming the first Pakistani wicketkeeper to score a half-century in aWorld Cup debut. In the ICC Men’s World Cup match played at Rajiv GandhiCricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Pakistan, opener Fakhar Zaman once againfailed 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 BabarAzam was out after scoring 5 runs. Imam-ul-Haq also got out after scoring15 runs.
After the top order’s failure, Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel stabilizedthe team and took the score past 150. Saud Shakeel displayed excellentbatting, scoring his second fifty of his One Day International career on 32deliveries, including 7 fours and a six.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan also contributed with a fine battingperformance, scoring 50 runs with the help of 6 fours. He is the firstPakistani wicketkeeper to score a half-century in a World Cup debut.Previously, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed had scored 49 runs in his firstWorld Cup match against South Africa in 2015. In the 29th over, SaudShakeel was dismissed after scoring 68 runs.
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan played an innings of 68 runs on 75deliveries and was dismissed. Imad Wasim also got out for 9 runs.
Prior to that, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and decidedto field first, saying that they would strive for success against Pakistanin the tournament’s opening match. On this occasion, Pakistan’s captainBabar Azam said they would aim to put pressure on the Netherlands with abig target.