The second One-Day International (ODI) between Pakistan and the Netherlands takes place on Thursday at the Hazelaarweg Stadium in Rotterdam. Pakistan won an enthralling match between the teams on Tuesday, kicking off the series with a bang. The visitors held the hosts to 298-8 while defending 314. Continue reading for a look at the second game in the series. This ODI begins at 11:00 a.m. local time.
The Netherlands came within 16 runs of Pakistan’s total on Tuesday, putting them on course for one of their biggest wins in history. We’ll have to wait and see if they can take the next step in this match.
Pakistan will argue that the Netherlands were never going to beat their goal, but the hosts remained in the game for much longer than the visitors would have liked. We expect Pakistan to improve in this ODI.
Netherlands vs Pakistan
Match Details to Note
Match: Netherlands vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI (Rescheduled Match), Pakistan Tour of Netherlands 2022
Date: August 18, 2022 (Thursday)
Time: 2:30 PM IST
Venue: Hazelaarweg, Rotterdam
Netherlands Team News:
There were plenty of positives to take away from the home team’s loss in the first game of the series. Max O’Dowd, Wesley Barresi, and Bas de Leede – all players expected to make runs – did not make significant contributions on Tuesday, but if they can deliver in this match, the outcome could be different. We do not anticipate any changes to the XI.
Netherlands Squad
Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Tom Cooper, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards(w/c), Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Wesley Barresi, Vivian Kingma, Musa Ahmed, Ryan Klein, Shariz Ahmad, Arnav Jain
Players to watch out for:
Vikramkit Singh
On Tuesday, Vikramkit Singh, a 19-year-old left-handed opener, scored his highest score in this format. After scoring 65 runs on 98 balls, he will need to score more quickly in this game.
Scott Edwards
The captain continued his excellent ODI form with 71 not out from 60 balls in the first game. The average age for a 25-year-old is 42.38.
Logan van Beek
The 31-year-old Dutch bowler was the most expensive, but he did take the wickets of Babar Azam and Khushdil Shah on Tuesday. At the end of the innings, he also scored 28 runs off 24 balls.
Possible Playing XI:
Max O Dowd, Vikram Singh, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Scott Edwards (c) (wk), Teja Nidamanuru, Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Musa Ahmed
Netherlands Team Form
The Netherlands were defeated by the West Indies by 20 runs earlier this summer, but Tuesday’s defeat was their closest against top-tier opposition.
Pakistan Team News:
After missing the first ODI, left arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi is expected to miss this game as well. He suffered a knee injury during the team’s recent tour of Sri Lanka, but the management is hopeful that he will be available for the third ODI. In the first match, Agha Salman and Naseem Shah made their ODI debuts.
Pakistan Squad
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Khushdil Shah, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zahid Mahmood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Abdullah Shafique
Players to watch out for:
Babar Azam
Babar Azam has now scored more than 50 runs three times and 100 runs four times in his last eight ODI innings. On Tuesday, he had six fours and one six.
Fakhar Zaman
The experienced opener scored 109 runs off 109 balls in the first ODI. He now has a 46.41 average in this format.
Naseem Shah
When he dismissed Max O’Dowd, Teja Nidamanuru, and Tim Pringle on his ODI debut, the 19-year-old fast bowler became only the third Pakistani player to take three or more wickets in an ODI.
Possible Playing XI:
Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Khushdil Shah, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shahnawaz Dahani, Shaheen Shah Afridi
Pakistan Team Form
Pakistan is racking up ODI victories. They have won six straight games since their last loss at the end of March.
Netherlands vs Pakistan Top Team Batsmen
Our batting picks for the Netherlands are Max O’Dowd, Scott Edwards, and Bas de Leede. In this format, O’Dowd has a 43.33 average.
Our batsmen picks for Pakistan are Babar Azam, Imam ul-Haq, and Fakhar Zaman. Zaman has six ODI scores of 100 or more, including a best of 210 not out.
Netherlands vs Pakistan Top Team Bowlers
The top bowlers for the Netherlands are expected to be Logan van Beek, Tim Pringle, and Aryan Dutt. This summer, van Beek has been a consistent wicket-taker in IT20s.
Our bowling recommendations for Pakistan are Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Shadab Khan. In the final ODI against the West Indies, spinner Khan took 4-62.
Netherlands vs Pakistan Head to Head
Netherlands had previously lost ODIs against Pakistan by nine wickets, eight wickets, and 97 runs. The hosts’ defeat by only 16 runs on Tuesday was a significant improvement.
Netherlands vs Pakistan Head to Head Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | NED Won | PAK Won | Draw | NR | |
| Overall | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Netherlands vs Pakistan Toss Prediction
In the first game of the series, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. Both teams like to put up a total, so it would be surprising if either team chose to field first after winning the toss ahead of this game.
Netherlands vs Pakistan Pitch Report
In the first ODI, Mohammed Nawaz was the only spinner to take a wicket on this pitch. The surface had good carry, and we expect the pace bowlers to enjoy the wicket once more.
This game will have a mix of cloudy spells and sporadic sunshine. A shower is possible during the first few innings of the second game.
Netherlands vs Pakistan Prediction
On Tuesday, five players scored over fifty, with Fakhar Zaman converting his half-century into a three-figure total. We anticipate some high scores in this game, with both teams potentially reaching 300 points. We believe Pakistan will once again be too good for the Netherlands.
