Summary

  • Pakistan dismiss Netherlands for 205 to win by 81 runs

  • De Leede hits superb 67 & Singh makes 52; Rauf takes 3-43

  • Pakistan bowled out for 286 off 49 overs

  • Shakeel & Rizwan both hit 68 to help Pakistan recover after slipping to 38-3; De Leede takes 4-62

  1. Pak 84-3published at 17 overs

    Rizwan 25, Shakeel 24

    Bas de Leede settles in on a good length for the majority of his over before trying to catch Mohammad Rizwan out with a bouncer to finish.

    It's pulled for a single, one of just three from the over.

  2. Postpublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Saud Shakeel is going nicely now but Netherlands will feel he should be back in the hutch.

    The left-hander got very lucky after his edge off Aryan Dutt was missed at slip...

  3. Postpublished at 10:41 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Roelof van der Merwe gets around a bit.

    He's a fan favourite at Somerset but he has played for three different Hundred teams in its three years of existence.

    He is a very reliable cricketer.

  4. drinks break

    Pak 81-3published at 16 overs

    A very tidy first over for Roelof van der Merwe.

    The Somerset left-arm spinner concedes just three singles to take us through to drinks.

  5. Postpublished at 10:38 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Ryan Campbell
    Former Netherlands coach on BBC Test Match Special

    Netherlands have achieved all that they have despite the fact that there are only eight turf wickets in the country.

  6. Pak 78-3published at 15 overs

    Bas de Leede into the attack and after a decent start, Saud Shakeel walks down and punches the ball over mid on for four.

    There was a cry of "catch!" but it was well wide of the fielder. Classy shot from Shakeel.

  7. Postpublished at 10:34 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    That bumper didn't go as Paul van Meekeren wanted but his first - in fact, it was the first ball he bowled today - could not have gone better...

  8. Pak 72-3published at 14 overs

    Pakistan are finally up and running in this contest it seems.

    Saud Shakeel adds the latest boundary, picking up on the short ball from Paul van Meekeren and just swivelling on it to send it through square leg.

    Lovely timing.

  9. Postpublished at 10:29 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Ryan Campbell
    Former Netherlands coach on BBC Test Match Special

    The loose deliveries are starting to creep in now. The Pakistan batters aren't going to miss out on those.

  10. Pak 67-3published at 13 overs

    Aryan Dutt completes his sixth over and can feel a little unfortunate not to have a wicket to his name as yet.

    However, he drops short to Mohammad Rizwan and the Pakistan right-hander is quickly onto it and belts it over the leg side for four.

  11. Postpublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Here is the wicket of Babar Azam - important in any game. He mistimed a pull shot off Colin Ackermann and was caught at mid-wicket...

  12. Postpublished at 10:26 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Ryan Campbell
    Former Netherlands coach on BBC Test Match Special

    Rizwan will be the player making the Dutch players nervous.

  13. Pak 62-3published at 12 overs

    Lovely punch down the ground from Saud Shakeel this time, it's pulled back just before the boundary but that's a very nice shot from the left-hander.

    A bit of momentum for Pakistan. Although the last time I said something along those lines, they lost two wickets in the next two overs.

  14. Postpublished at 10:24 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Ryan Campbell
    Former Netherlands coach on BBC Test Match Special

    Pakistan won't be panicking. They will just look to be busy and consolidate a bit, but the way Rizwan has started here is positive.

    He looks like he means business and he's trying to put the pressure back on the bowlers.

  15. Pak 57-3published at 11.3 overs

    Super shot down the ground from Mohammad Rizwan, picking the cutter from Paul van Meekeren and drilling the ball back past the bowler.

    Rizwan is the one Pakistan batter who has looked comfortable since coming in.

  16. Postpublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Oh, that was close. If you're the bowler here, you're just begging for something to go your way!

  17. Pak 53-3published at 11 overs

    Big missed opportunity!

    Saud Shakeel goes back to Aryan Dutt, gets an edge but Vikramjit Singh can't get a hand to it at slip.

    That was a catchable chance. The only reason it won't go down as a drop is that Singh didn't even get a fingertip on the ball.

    Will that prove to be a costly miss?

  18. Postpublished at 10:20 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    As well as the big wickets being taken, Netherlands' fielding has been excellent. They have saved plenty of runs and that has added to the pressure on Pakistan.

  19. Pak 48-3published at 10.3 overs

    How has that missed?!

    Aryan Dutt returns, gets sharp spin back in to Mohammad Rizwan and the inside edge whistles millimetres past the stumps and away for four.

    Rizwan was back trying to cut but the turn meant he ended up cramped for room and lucky not to depart.

  20. Postpublished at 10:16 British Summer Time 6 October 2023

    Kevin Howells
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    What an amazing start for the Netherlands. Could there be a huge shock on the cards?