Pakistan continued their rich form during Netherlands tour as the Men in Green white-washed the hosts in a 3-match ODI series. After beating Netherlands men in first two one-day internationals, Pakistan pacers notched up crucial win in the final 50-over game by guiding visitors to register 9-run win on Sunday at Hazelaarweg, in Rotterdam.
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After Pakistan managed to post 206/10 in 49.4 overs owing it to skipper Babar Azam's 91 off 125 balls, bowlers stepped up in low scoring game to register close win in the game. In response to Pakistan's 206, Netherlands batter Vikramjit Singh scored valiant 50 off 85 deliveries and skipper Tom Cooper added crucial 62 runs off 105 balls. While, Netherlands batters were hoping to register solitary win in the bilateral contest, Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah and Mohammad Wasim Jr ran riot against opponent batting by clinching five and four wickets respectively.
In the absence of senior pacer Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah took the responsibility on his shoulder as he stunned the batters with his incredible bowling spell. Naseem's best came against Netherlands batter Mus Ahmed who was batting at 11 in the second innings. But, Naseem's unplayable inswinger completely left the batter surprised as the ball went into dislodge the stumps.
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For his outstanding bowling spell through out the series which included 10 wickets in three games including a fifer, Naseem Shah was awarded Player of the Match award. After Netherlands tour, Pakistan men's cricket team will travel UAE to participate in T20 Asia Cup 2022 as their campaign will kick start on August 28 against arch-rival India.
