Be it a match of any tournament between India and Pakistan, the excitement is at its peak. Now these two arch-rival teams will face each other in the ODI World Cup on October 14. Crores and billions of cricket fans of both countries are very excited about this match. However, even before the match, a major weakness of the Pakistan team has come to light.
Netherlands bowlers troubled:
Currently, the ODI World Cup 2023 is being played under the hosting of India. The first match of the tournament was played between New Zealand and England in Ahmedabad. In this, the Kiwi team registered an excellent victory by 9 wickets. The second match was between Pakistan and Netherlands in which the major weakness of the team captained by Babar Azam came to light.
Top order completely flopped:
In this match in Hyderabad, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first. Fakhar Zaman and Imam ul Haq came to open for Pakistan but both proved to be flops. Fakhar was out after scoring 12 runs in 15 balls and Imam was out after scoring 15 runs in 19 balls. After this, captain Babar Azam walked away after scoring just 5 runs. The performance of the Pakistani team in this match was not as good as was expected.
India can take advantage:
The lack of form in its top order can become a big problem for Pakistan in the World Cup. Captain Babar Azam could not touch double figures against a team considered weak like the Netherlands. Not only the team but the fans of Pakistan have a lot of expectations from Babar, who is on top in the ODI rankings. The match between India and Pakistan is to be held on 14th October in Ahmedabad itself. If there is such performance in that match, India can get a big advantage.
Half-centuries of Rizwan and Saud:
The Pakistani team, batting first in its first match of the ODI World Cup against the Netherlands in Hyderabad on Friday, was all out for 286 runs in 49 overs. For Pakistan, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel contributed 68-68 runs. Both of them made a partnership of 120 runs for the fourth wicket. Bas De Leede took 4 wickets for the Netherlands.
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