Mohammad Nawaz struck a major blow as he removed the form batter Bas de Leede who was looking good and dominated the middle phase of the game. Netherlands were 50/2 in 6 overs and were well-placed out in the middle. But they lost Colin Ackermann to Abrar Ahmed when the score was 65 in 8 overs. Then Scott Edwards join Bas in the middle as they looked to navigate the Dutch in the middle overs.
Bas de Leede and Scott Edwards consolidated for a while and played the next few overs really well as Pakistan were left a little scratching for answers one has to say that. The 100 came up for the Dutch and both the batters had gotten themselves in. Pakistan were in search of a breakthrough and then Nawaz had to stand up for Pakistan.
Mohammad Nawaz roars back and gets rid of Bas de Leede
Netherlands crossed the 100-run mark in 12.1 overs and then Bas de Leede hit a boundary off Nawaz to take the score to 105. But the left-arm spinner hit back by getting rid of Bas de Leede for a good looking 30 off 25 balls with 4 fours to his name. And he did so in fine fashion.
Nawaz slowed it up full and around the off-stump. Bas de Leede backed away and got down and tried to take on the bowler. But he played it against the spin and ended up mistiming it down to long-off. Babar Azam got to his right and took the catch easily in the end around his chest as the Dutch lost their 4th wicket for 105 in the 13th over. Zach Lion-Cachet came out to bat next.
Scott Edwards showed his class after that alongside the new batter as the Netherlands went to a solid looking 123/4 in 15 overs.
What Lies Ahead In the Final Phase
The match remains in the balance and all eyes will be on captain Scott Edwards and what he is able to do with the other batters around him. The score is 123/4 after the completion of the middle phase. Netherlands will want to score 160-170 to put some pressure on Pakistan. Pakistan will look to keep them around 150. Let’s see how the next phase pans out for both teams.
The match is in the balance and it’s all to play for in this match.
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