Edwards shared his ideas within the post-match presentation, saying, “It is a bit disappointing. Firstly, we bowled and fielded nicely. We thought they had been par. We thought we had a very good likelihood at 2 for 120. In all probability a little bit of intuition. So lots of our bats, bowl and spin. De Leede is a high quality cricketer in all three departments. His innings was superior, simply wanted somebody to be with him. It is a recreation that bought away. We all know they’ve high quality bowlers however they took wickets which held us again.”
He additionally talked about Logan van Beek, who performed an important position within the Netherlands’ World Cup journey however gave the impression to be coping with an harm. “I feel he was fairly eager to get on the market. We’ll assess that and see the place he is at,” Edwards added.
Turning to the match itself, Pakistan had by no means been defeated when defending a complete of 275 or extra in ODIs, boasting 14 consecutive victories underneath such circumstances. After batting first, Pakistan set a goal of 286 on the board, and their tempo assault, led by Haris Rauf, secured an 81-run victory.
On the midway level within the chase through the second innings, the Netherlands appeared comfy, sustaining a run charge simply above 5 and nonetheless having seven wickets in hand. Nevertheless, Shadab Khan’s entry into the assault modified the course of the sport.
He ended the 70-run partnership by dismissing Vikramjit for 52, whereas Haris Rauf eliminated Teja Nidamanuru and skipper Scott Edwards for scores of 5 and 0, respectively. Mohammad Nawaz later dismissed Bas de Leede for 67, giving Pakistan management over the match.
After Leede’s dismissal, Pakistan’s victory was all however assured, with their collective bowling effort guiding them to a snug 81-run win as they restricted the Netherlands to 205.
(With ANI inputs)
