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Teams:

Netherlands (Playing XI): Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Pakistan (Playing XI): Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf

Babar Azam: We will try our best with the bat. We are looking at 290-300 plus

Scott Edwards: We will bowl first, might get a little bit easier under lights. For us it's about adjusting and see how the pitch is playing.

Toss time: Heads is the call from Scott and Heads it is...

Netherlands have won the toss and have opted to field

Toss time: Heads is the call from Scott and Heads it is...

Pitch report: "63 metres square, 65 metres on the other side. Straight is 75. Looks like a good wicket, little bit of dryness at the top but it is rock hard. Could get better under lights, lot of runs to be scored," reckon Pommie Mbangwa and Shane Watson.

Should Pakistan think about NRR already? New Zealand already sent out a strong message to the rest of the teams. Not just by winning, but winning with a thumping margin

Missed out following the WC opener? Well, after all the anticpation and hype ahead of the reprise of the 2019 WC finalists, England and New Zealand, it's safe to say that the game was a dampener.

How is the weather looking like? Thankfully, there are no signs of rain on the radar. It is currently around 32 degrees

What to expect? "There was very little assistance for the bowlers in the warm-up games as teams comfortably notched up scores of around the 350-run mark (even as the quality of bowling and fielding was far from its peak). While totals would be expected to be slightly lesser, 350 may not necessarily be a safe score," reckons our correspondent Aayush Puthran.

Recent Match

Cricket World Cup 2023, 2nd Match, Hyderabad, Oct 6th, 2023

Pakistan

(48.6 ov) 286/10

Netherlands

(40.6 ov) 205/10

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