Pakistan took on the Netherlands in both team's first game of the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup. Batting first, Pakistan were given a big scare by the Netherlands, who took early wickets and had Pakistan rocking after the fall of Babar Azam. 

Saud Shakheel and Rizwan were able to stead the ship though and despite wickets for Bas de Leede, Pakistan managed to reach a good score of 286. 

In response Netherlands did threaten a couple of times, as Bas de Leede, once again, batted very well. However, the pace of Haris Rauf and Shaheen Afridi was too much, and Pakistan ended up winning by 81 runs. 

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Pakistan Survive Netherlands Scare In 2023 Cricket World Cup Opener

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