Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, claimed that ever since their arrival in the neighboring nation, India, they have received excellent treatment. On October 6 at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, the Men in Blue opened their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign against the Netherlands.
After seven years, Pakistan has finally visited India. Their most recent trip there was in 2016 for the ICC T20 World Cup.
“Oh, they’re taking good care of themselves. Every player and member of the team is having fun. Yes, we’ll do our very best. teams today. We have faith in the openers. The starting players are Fakhar and Imam. In the pace department will be Shaheen, Haris, and Hasan. Sincerity be damned, [target looking at] 290-300+,” Babar stated during the throw.
On September 27, the Pakistan cricket team and the support staff members arrived in Hyderabad. At the airport, the squad was greeted by a sizable contingent of supporters. Babar was seen waiving his hand in response to admirers.
Scott Edwards, speaking about the game, declared that Pakistan should bat first after winning the toss. Being four down for 170 in 30 overs was the worst conceivable start for the Men in Green. One wicket each was taken by Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek, Colin Ackerman, and Bas de Leede. Muhammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel each scored 68 runs in the meanwhile.
Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c and wk), Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, and Paul van Meekeren make up the Netherlands playing XI.
Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, and Haris Rauf make up the Pakistani playing XI.