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Pakistan team defeated the Netherlands convincingly by 81 runs with the help of a brilliant 120-run partnership between the Mohammad Rizwan-Saud Shakeel pair and also a 64-run partnership for the lower wicket between Mohammad Nawaz-Shadab Khan also played a key role in them reaching a respectable total of 286 runs on board.
The Netherlands ended up losing this match despite a brilliant all-round performance from Bas de Leede who scored 67 runs with the bat and also took a four-wicket haul (4/62) with the ball.
Numbers and Stats from PAK vs NED game:
2 - Bas de Leede became the only second player from the Netherlands to score a fifty and pick a four-wicket haul in an ODI WC match.
Players to score fifty-plus runs and pick four-plus wickets in an ODI WC match:
- Duncan Fletcher vs Australia in Nottingham, 1983 [Debut WC game]
- Ian Botham vs Australia in Sydney, 1992
- Neil Johnson vs Kenya in Taunton, 1999 [Debut WC game]
- Maurice Odumbe vs Bangladesh in Johannesburg, 2003
- Feiko Kloppenburg vs Namibia in Bloemfontein, 2003
- Yuvraj Singh vs Ireland in Bengaluru, 2011
- Tillakaratne Dilshan vs Zimbabwe in Pallekele, 2011
- Wahab Riaz vs Zimbabwe in Brisbane, 2015
- Shakib Al Hasan vs Afghanistan in Southampton, 2019
Bas de Leede vs Pakistan in Hyderabad (India), 2023 [Debut WC game]
3 - Pakistan have defeated the Netherlands three out of three times in the Men's ODI World Cup.
Pakistan vs Netherlands in men's ODI World Cup:
Pakistan won by 8 wickets in Lahore in 1996
Pakistan won by 97 runs in Paarl in 2003
Pakistan win by 81 runs in Hyderabad (India), 2023
Overall, Pakistan have a 7-0 head-to-head record against the Netherlands in ODIs.
This was Pakistan's first ODI World Cup victory on Indian soil.
4 - Bas de Leede became the fourth bowler to take a four-wicket haul for the Netherlands in the Men's ODI World Cup.
Best bowling figures for the Netherlands in men's ODI WC:
Tim de Leede - 4/35 vs India in Paarl, 2003
Feiko Kloppenburg - 4/42 vs Namibia in Bloemfontein, 2003
Adeel Raja - 4/42 vs Namibia in Bloemfontein, 2003
Bas de Leede - 4/62 vs Pakistan in Hyderabad (India), 2023
64 - Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan had a 64-run partnership for 7th wicket in this game.
Highest seventh (or) lower wicket partnership for Pakistan in men's ODI World Cup:
Azhar Mahmood-Wasim Akram: 74 vs WI in Bristol, 1999
Mohammad Yousuf-Wasim Akram: 66* vs SCO in Chester-le-Street, 1999
Abdul Razzaq-Umar Gul: 66 vs NZ in Pallekele, 2011
Sarfaraz Ahmed-Wahab Riaz: 64 vs AUS in Taunton, 2019
Mohammad Nawaz-Shadab Khan: 64 vs NED in Hyderabad (India), 2023
67 - Bas de Leede scored 67 runs in his debut ODI World Cup match.
Highest Score by a batsman for the Netherlands in debut ODI World Cup game:
Bas de Leede - 67 vs Pakistan in Hyderabad (India), 2023
Daan van Bunge - 62 vs India in Paarl, 2003
Ryan ten Doeschate - 57 vs South Africa in Basseterre, 2007
Vikramjeet Singh - 52 vs Pakistan in Hyderabad (India), 2023
68 - Both Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel scored 68 runs in their debut ODI WC game itself.
Highest score by a batsman for Pakistan in debut ODI WC:
Mohsin Khan - 82 vs SL in Swansea, 1983
Asad Shafiq - 78* vs ZIM in Pallekele, 2011
Ramiz Raja - 76 vs SL in Hyderabad (Sind), 1987
Umar Akmal - 71 vs KEN in Hambantota, 2011
Saud Shakeel - 68 vs NED in Hyderabad (India), 2023
Mohammad Rizwan - 68 vs NED in Hyderabad (India), 2023
120 - Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel had a 120-run partnership for 4th wicket in this game.
Highest fourth (or) lower wicket partnership for Pakistan in men's ODI World Cup:
Imran Khan-Zaheer Abbas: 147* vs NZ in Nottingham, 1983
Imran Khan-Shahid Mahboob: 144 vs SL in Leeds, 1983
Babar Azam-Haris Sohail: 126 vs NZ in Birmingham, 2019
Mohammad Rizwan-Saud Shakeel: 120 vs NED in Hyderabad (IND), 2023
