PAK VS NED - 29th Match, Super 12 Group 2, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2022

Finally a win for Pakistan who get their first points of the tournament. They were too good for Netherlands who just had no answers with the bat, getting blown away for 91. But this is only a small step in the right direction. Pakistan will face more difficult tests ahead, and will have to watch out for other results as well, starting with the next game. It's the big one between India and South Africa. Hop tabs to catch all the action from there. Cheers!

Azam: Very happy. Performed very well in the bowling and in the batting. Length was crucial. Everyone executed their plans. In my opinion we could chase better than this. But a win always gives you confidence. We'll try to do our best in the next matches and win.

Edwards: It was still the right decision to bat first. We thought if we got a score on the board, we'll give the bowlers a chance to defend it. Just not good enough today. Couldn't get partnerships together, couldn't string any boundaries. Bowlers always put their efforts in, but 90 was never going to be enough.

Shadab Khan | Player of the Match: I just tried to bowl it at the stumps, that was my plan, just to keep it simple. I have bowled against few of their players in county cricket, so I know how they play. All our bowlers bowled well. The fast bowlers put pressure in the powerplay, and I took wickets because of that pressure built. We didn't finish the game well in the last couple of matches, but we managed to do it today.

18:13 Local Time, 10:13 GMT, 15:43 IST: Pakistan haven't quite raced to the target, but it's still a massive margin of victory after a superb bowling effort earlier. Mohammad Rizwan was able to get some runs under his belt today, scoring 49 off 39 balls to lead the chase. Not only is this Pakistan's first win of the tournament, it's also their first-ever T20I win in Australia. The bowlers take the credit for this one. It was a ruthless performance to blow Netherlands away with high pace and quality spin, allowing for a comfortable chase.

Brandon Glover to Shadab Khan, FOUR, Shadab advances, gets a full toss and punches it through extra cover! Pakistan get their first points of the tournament

Brandon Glover to Shadab Khan, no run, back of a length on middle, turned to midwicket

Shadab Khan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Brandon Glover to Masood, out Caught by van Meekeren!! With just one run to get, Masood perishes. Short and wide, Masood throws his hands at it, and it flies off a thick edge straight to third man. Masood c van Meekeren b Brandon Glover 12(16)

Brandon Glover to Masood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Brandon Glover to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, dug in short, Iftikhar gets on top of the bounce and pulls it through square leg

Brandon Glover to Iftikhar Ahmed, 4 runs, half-volley on the pads, and it's flicked away through midwicket. It's such a long chase for the fielder that the batters have enough time to run four

Brandon Glover [2.0-0-13-1] is back into the attack

van Meekeren to Masood, 2 runs, good length on middle, Masood flicks it through midwicket

van Meekeren to Masood, no run, banged in short, Masood gets underneath and evades

van Meekeren to Iftikhar Ahmed, 1 run, brilliant save! This was cut hard and it was travelling. On top of that van Beek was standing in quite close at backward point. But he shows sharp reflexes diving to his left to get a hand on it

van Meekeren to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, back of a length just outside off, blocked to point

van Meekeren to Iftikhar Ahmed, no run, short of length delivery that rushes onto Iftikhar, climbs onto him and hits close to the glove as he fends it into the pitch

Iftikhar Ahmed, right handed bat, comes to the crease

van Meekeren to Rizwan, out Caught by Edwards!! Rizwan falls one short of fifty! This is fuller than a length just outside off, he looks to work it through the on-side and gets a faint inside edge through to the keeper. Edwards hangs onto a low catch. Rizwan c Edwards b van Meekeren 49(39) [4s-5]