The ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 will see its second match of the tournament between Pakistan and Netherlands. On October 6, the Men in Green and Men in Orange will face each other at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. The match will start at 2:00 PM IST.
On one hand, a top batter like Babar Azam will take command of the Pakistan team in the World Cup, while on the other hand, the responsibility of the Netherlands team will be on the shoulders of Scott Edwards, famous for his calm and composed nature.
As of now, 6 ODI matches have been played between Pakistan and Netherlands, in which Pakistan has won 6 games while Netherlands has won 0 games. The Pakistan team is currently ranked second, while the Netherlands team is ranked fourteenth in the ICC ODI rankings.
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Here are top five players to watch out during Pakistan vs Netherlands, 2nd Match ICC ODI World Cup 2023:
1) Babar Azam
Babar Azam has 745 runs in 16 ODIs, the number 1 ranked ODI batter is the leading run-getter for Pakistan in 2023. He has hammered as many as 2 centuries and 6 half-centuries. He will definitely like to continue his extraordinary batting skills against Netherlands in today’s match.
2) Max ODowd
Max ODowd will be the other player to watch out for in today’s PAK vs NED match. The right-hand batter is the leading run-getter for Netherlands in ODIs this year. In 13 matches, he has hit 503 runs with 3 half-centuries at an average of 38.69.
3) Fakhar Zaman
In the eagerly awaited clash between Pakistan and Netherlands, Fakhar Zaman emerges as a key player to watch. He is the opener of Pakistani side. He smashed 644 runs from 16 innings at a batting average of over 45. The left-hand batter has slammed 3 hundreds and 1 fifty this year.
4) Scott Edwards
Scott Edwards is one of the key player to watch out for in today’s Pakistan vs Netherlands match in the ICC ODI World Cup. He will also keep the stumps for the team and bat in the middle order. He has held a wonderful form this year, hitting 438 runs in 13 ODI games averaging 43+.
5) Shaheen Afridi
Shaheen Afridi is one of the key player to watch out for Pakistan in the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup match against Netherlands. The left-arm pacer has picked as many as 24 wickets in 12 ODI games this year averaging 22.04. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker for Pakistan this year.