PERTH, Australia: Pakistan on Sunday registered their first victory at the ICC World Twenty20 by beating Netherlands by 6 wickets – potentially avoiding shock elimination.

The Green Shirts kept alive their slim hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Men's T20 World Cup with a comfortable six-wicket win over the Netherlands. Chasing 92 for victory, they won with 37 balls to spare, opener Mohammad Rizwan hitting 49 off 39 balls. Netherlands posted a turgid 91-9 in Perth, with Colin Ackermann scoring 27 and spinner Shadab Khan taking 3-22. Pakistan need to beat South Africa on Thursday and Bangladesh next Sunday and hope results go their way to progress. The Netherlands are eliminated, with a third successive defeat leaving them bottom of Group 2, a place lower than Pakistan.

"I am very happy with the performance with bat and ball,” said Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. "We could have chased down the score without losing three or four wickets,” he said. “But a win always gives you confidence and we take good things into our next matches."

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 31 2022

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