ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Pakistan vs Netherlands, 2nd Match – Toss Update, Playing XIs

The second match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match will be played between Pakistan and the Netherlands. While the Babar Azam-led Pakistan are the firm favourites for the game, Scott Edwards-led Netherlands can pose a threat for them as well.

However, the Netherlands have won the toss and they have opted to field first. A firework from Pakistan batters is likely to be seen in the game as well.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Who said what at the toss?

Babar Azam: “We will try our best with the bat. We believe in our openers, Imam and Fakhar. Shaheen is there as well. Hasan is back in the side. We are looking at 290-300 plus.”

Scott Edwards: “We will bowl first, might get a little bit easier under lights. We got some quality bowlers and spinners who can bowl in the powerplay. For us it’s about adjusting and see how the pitch is playing.”

Playing XIs:

Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren

Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf