T20I Men's World Cup, Game 1, Group A Netherlands v Pakistan 7/2 1600hrs @ Sinhalese Sports Club Ground

[Gough]

Netherlands from, Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Noah Croes, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Max O'Dowd, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib Zulfiqar
Pakistan from, Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq

 

[ioppolo]

Neither hosts playing in the opening two games of the world cup is weird.

 

[Plugger35]

Pakistan winning the toss and choosing to bowl first

In good news the weather looks better than predicted there but in not so good news Matthew Hayden is one of the commentators

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

fmd why is Hayden commentating

 

[Bedi]

NL showing us how it's done. Making Aust look like idiots by comparison

 

[Bedi]

Pakistan winning the toss and choosing to bowl first

In good news the weather looks better than predicted there but in not so good news Matthew Hayden is one of the commentators

The evening games are the main worry in Sri Lanka in terms of rain

 

[Plugger35]

A good start for the Dutch.

Shaheen getting clobbered again like he was when he bowled for the Brisbane Heat.

 

[Bedi]

Great catch

 

[010203]

Another great catch.

 

[Bedi]

Holy cow. Ridiculous catch

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Fielded awful in the BBL but Babar has turned into Steve Smith in the field since leaving the Sixers

Edit: probably just didn't care rather than fielded awful, don't remember him dropping catches

 

[Plugger35]

Babar and Shaheen combining for another great catch.

 

[Plugger35]

Appropriate names for the two mascots, Blaze and Tonk.

 

[Plugger35]

Abrar knocking over Ackermann who was playing some nice shots.

 

[Bedi]

Seeing bit of a capitulation here

 

[Plugger35]

The Pakistan spinners are ripping through the Dutch batsmen like they ripped through the Aussie batsmen.

 

[010203]

In not so good news Matthew Hayden is one of the commentators

fmd why is Hayden commentating

Imagine a stint featuring Big Dos and Danny Morrison.

 

[ioppolo]

Implosion by the Netherlands here. Scott Edwards needed to be better, exposed the tail way too early.

 

[Plugger35]

A disappointing finish to that innings after a pretty good start, I can't see that total of 147 being enough.

 

[Bedi]

There's the breakthrough

 

[010203]

If the USA can beat Pakistan, so can the Netherlands. Not saying the boilover will happen mind you.

 

[Plugger35]

If the USA can beat Pakistan, so can the Netherlands. Not saying the boilover will happen mind you.

You can never write off a choke from Pakistan but they are looking like winning this pretty comfortably at the moment.

 

[Cleavy]

Imagine a stint featuring Big Dos and Danny Morrison.

 

[Bedi]

Another timely wicket to Holland

 

[Plugger35]

Dutt strikes again.

This situation should suit Babar though with the run rate required only around 6 an over.