The 2023 will be the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International cricket tournament contested by men’s national teams and organized by the International Cricket Council. It is scheduled to be hosted by India from 5 October to 19 November 2023.

Pakistan vs Netherlands, 2nd Match

Brace yourself for a scintillating contest as Pakistan (PAK) gears up to battle the Netherlands (NED) on the lush green of Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, in the Cricket World Cup 2023’s ODI segment. Historically, Pakistan has had the edge, narrowly edging out the Netherlands in their recent ODI match by a tight margin of just nine runs.

Pakistan just clashed with the Aussies in a thrilling pre-tournament face-off, where Australia set a massive score of 351 runs. Although Pakistan displayed a valiant effort, they missed the mark by just 14 runs. Babar Azam was the star player, smashing 90 runs, while Iftikhar Ahmed played a pivotal innings of 83 runs.

Conversely, the Dutch squad had their face-off against Australia cut short due to rain. Despite the weather’s interference, Australia managed to put 166 runs on the board in 23 overs. The Netherlands’ bowling unit was led by the dynamic trio of Roelof van der Merwe, Bas de Leede, and Logan van Beek, each snagging two wickets.

Team Line-ups:

Pakistan FK Zaman, Babar Azam (C), Abdullah Shafique, IU Haq, SH Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), S Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali On Standby: Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Mohammad Wasim, Usama Mir

Netherlands MP O’Dowd, W Barresi, BFW de Leede, SA Engelbrecht, Colin Ackermann, Vikramjit Singh, RE van der Merwe, S Edwards (C), Logan van Beek, AT Nidamanuru, Shariz Ahmad On Standby: Saqib Zulfiqar, R Klein, Aryan Dutt, PA van Meekeren

Pitch Intel The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium track is set to be a batsman’s dream, but there’s room for the quick bowlers to shine. The thrill intensifies, as chasing is the go-to tactic here. So, who’s got the upper hand? Time will tell, but this promises to be a nail-biter! 😉

CRICDICTIONS PICK

Oct 06 2023 02:30 PM
2nd Match (D/N), Hyderabad
Netherlands
Pakistan
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Netherlands Squad

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

Pakistan Squad

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

Womens Big Bash League 2025

Match

1st

65.22%
accuracy

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2nd

61.9%
accuracy

Match

3rd

56.52%
accuracy

Toss

1st

73.91%
accuracy

Toss

2nd

59.09%
accuracy

Toss

3rd

58.33%
accuracy

Rank Updated on Nov 27 2025 02:39 PM

CSA T20 Challenge 2025

Match

1st

74.07%
accuracy

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2nd

62.96%
accuracy

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3rd

57.69%
accuracy

Toss

1st

61.54%
accuracy

Toss

2nd

61.54%
accuracy

Toss

3rd

59.26%
accuracy

Rank Updated on Nov 27 2025 02:39 PM

ABU DHABI T10 LEAGUE 2025

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59.09%
accuracy

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2nd

57.14%
accuracy

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3rd

52.38%
accuracy

Toss

1st

61.9%
accuracy

Toss

2nd

57.14%
accuracy

Toss

3rd

55%
accuracy

Rank Updated on Nov 27 2025 02:39 PM

The Ford Trophy 2025-26

Match

1st

61.54%
accuracy

Match

2nd

80%
accuracy

Match

3rd

80%
accuracy

Toss

1st

77.78%
accuracy

Toss

2nd

66.67%
accuracy

Toss

3rd

50%
accuracy

Rank Updated on Nov 23 2025 06:42 PM