In the second clash of the ICC World Cup 2023, Pakistan will play the Netherlands. The coin will be flipped at 1:30 pm and the match will commence at 2:00 pm in Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

India's arch-rivals Pakistan is going to play cricket in India after 7 years. Pakistan's captain Babar Azam is all ready with his side to begin the campaign on the other hand, Scott Edwards will be leading the Netherlands in this year's World Cup edition.

Squad:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht

Pakistan and the Netherlands have faced each other in eight ODI matches, out of which Pakistan has won all eight of them. The Netherlands has featured in 4 editions of World Cups i.e. 1996, 2003, 2007 and 2011. Pakistan has featured in 12 World Cup editions till now and this is the 13th time Pakistan is participating in the tournament

Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan have very good numbers against the Netherlands in ODIs. Also, Pakistan speedster, Haris Rauf strikes well in the middle. The last time both the teams faced each other was in August 2022 in which Babar Azam smashed 91 runs in 125 deliveries

In the same match, Netherlands batsman Vikramjit Singh smashed 50 runs in 85 balls and Tom Cooper played a knock of 62 runs in 105 balls. The faceoff between both the teams in ICC World Cup 2023 is just few hours away