Rishabh Raj's video: Pakistan vs Netherlands 2nd Match World Cup 2023 PAK vs NED Preview Toss Match Report

When: Friday, October 6, 2023, 2:00 PM IST Where: Pakistan vs Netherlands, Match 2, ICC Men's World Cup 2023, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad What to expect: There was very little assistance for the bowlers in the warm-up games as teams comfortably notched up scores of around the 350-run mark (even as the quality of bowling and fielding was far from its peak). While totals would be expected to be slightly lesser, 350 may not necessarily be a safe score. Teams: Pakistan While Mickey Arthur has admitted that he is clear with his plans, there are just three possible toss-ups. Fakhar Zaman & Abdullah Shafique, Saud Shakeel & Agha Salman, and Mohammad Wasim Jr & Hasan Ali. Hasan, who bowled with the new ball in the second warm-up game, didn't bowl in the nets a day ahead of the contest. They are also likely to back Fakhar to come good despite his recent struggles. Tactics & Strategy: If there is one spin department that has fared worse than Pakistan in the current World Cup cycle, it's Netherlands' spin attack. Having conceded at an average of 53.43, Pakistan's middle order would look to dominate against them through the middle overs, a period where they have a tendency to slow down. Likely XI: Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf Netherlands: With seven of their top players missing the last time they took the field in an international contest, the best of Netherlands should be available finally. Tactics & Strategy: Fakhar Zaman was struggling against the full-pitched moving delivery early on in recent games as well as in the nets. Logan van Beek's skills could come in handy to exploit that weakness and give the team a strong kick on in the innings Likely XI: Vikramjeet Singh, Max O'Dowd, Wesley Baressi, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru/Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c, wk), Logan van Beek, Saqib Zulfiqar, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meerkeren, Aryan Dutt