Netherlands won the toss and sent Pakistan in to bat in their Cricket World Cup encounter at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday morning.
Pakistan selected Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz as frontline spinners, along with fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Hasan Ali.
The Netherlands, the only Associate team in the World Cup, has spin options in Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, and Saqib Zulfiqar.
Teams:
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf
Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (captain), Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren