NED vs PAK, 2nd ODI Highlights: Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman made unbeaten half-centuries as Pakistan eased to a seven-wicket win over the Netherlands in the second one-day international in Rotterdam on Thursday to complete a series victory. Pakistan captain Babar Azam, the world's top-ranked ODI batsman, scored 57 off 65 balls before Rizwan and Salman led the tourists home in their pursuit of 187 with 16.2 overs to spare. Dutch seamer Vivian Kingma removed openers Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq cheaply as Pakistan stuttered early, but Azam and Rizwan steadied the innings before Salman finished it off by blasting his first ODI fifty. Azam passed fifty for the 38th time in 89 ODI innings but top-edged off-spinner Aryan Dutt to Bas de Leede at midwicket, ending an 88-run stand with wicketkeeper Rizwan. (SCORECARD)
Here are the Highlights of 2nd ODI Between Netherland and Pakistan from Rotterdam
NED vs PAK, 2nd ODI Live Scorecard
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That is all from this game! Pakistan win the series but there is still one more game to go. The third ODI will be played on 21st August at 2.30 pm IST (9 am GMT). Do join us for the build up as well. Cheers!
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Babar Azam, the skipper of Pakistan says they had a good start with the ball and they made good use of the conditions and later the spinners did well and he is happy with how the team played. Reckons there is moisture in the wicket earlier on and that is why they wanted to bowl first. Credits Agha Salman for the way he played and he has impressed and he hopes he can continue.
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Scott Edwards, the skipper of Netherlands says at the start he knew it wasn’t going to be easy, it is not easy to come back from being 3 down in no time by Cooper and Bas de Leede played really well. States 250 would have been a good total but they just could not get going in the lower order. Adds the wicket does play well for spinners but he is disappointed with the way they got out. Ends by saying they are looking forward to the next game.
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Mohammad Nawaz is the Player of the Match for taking three wickets. He says he enjoyed the conditions and it felt like Karachi. Adds he wants the batters to go after him as there are more chances of wickets. States he just wants to give his 100 percent and he just wants to perform well.
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Earlier, Netherlands opted to bat first but the decision proved to be a wrong one as no one apart from Bas de Leede and Tom Cooper made an impact. They ended with an under-par score. Credit to the Pakistani bowlers who were exceptional with the ball. Later, it was a comfortable chase by the visitors as Babar Azam, Rizwan and Salman scored a fifty.
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Netherlands had very less to bowl at! They started brilliantly by taking two wickets early on but after that, they allowed a couple of partnerships to build which was enough to take the game away from them. Vivian Kingma was decent with the ball but it was very hard for the bowlers to play with a low score. The others tried hard but it just didn't happen for the Dutch team.
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A pretty easy win in the end for Pakistan and with this, they clinch the series as they go 2-0 up. Pakistan were rocked back early as both the openers fell quickly but Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan eased things out by playing some delightful stroke and notched a stand worth of 88. Babar fell after scoring his fifty but till then Pakistan were in a good position. Rizwan and Agha Salman later chased down the target pretty easily with both scoring a half-century.
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33.46Vivian Kingma to
SIX! Fifty for Afgha Salman! He does bring it up! His first in ODIs and what a way to bring it up. Brilliant. That is also the winning runs. He ends the game in style too! Fuller and on middle, this is heaved over the long on fence for a biggie. PAKISTAN WIN BY 7 WICKETS!
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33.34Vivian Kingma to
FOUR! Up and over! Fuller and on off, Salman lifts it over mid off for a boundary. Two more needed and Agha needs a biggie for a 50.
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33.22Vivian Kingma to
Two more! Now just a big hit away! Fuller and on off, this is lofted over cover. it is more sliced, two taken.
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33.14Vivian Kingma to
FOUR! Up and over! 8 needed now! Full and on off, this is lofted over mid off for a boundary.
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32.66Tim Pringle to Mohammad Rizwan
SIX! All the way! Pakistan now two more hits away! On middle, the slog sweep is out again but this time it is hit in the air and it clears the mid-wicket fence.
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32.52Tim Pringle to Mohammad Rizwan
Plays the sweep again, this time he gets it past the mid-wicket fielder. Two taken.
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32.40Tim Pringle to Mohammad Rizwan
This is swept but to short fine leg.
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32.30Tim Pringle to Mohammad Rizwan
On middle, kept out.
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32.24Tim Pringle to Mohammad Rizwan
FOUR! Out comes the slog sweep, this is hit over mid-wicket and in the gap between the two men in the deep. Boundary.
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32.10Tim Pringle to Mohammad Rizwan
Tossed up on off, defended.
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On middle, this is kept out.
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31.51to Mohammad Rizwan
Shorter and on middle, this is pulled through mid-wicket for one.