Pakistan win toss, elect to bat first in third ODI against Netherlands

ROTTERDAM: Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first in the final encounter of the three-match ODI series against the Netherlands, here on Sunday.

Pakistan made four changes in the playing lineup as Opener Abdullah Shafique received his ODI cap in the match while Shahnawaz Dahani, Muhammad Haris and Zahid Mehmood were also included.

Wicketkeeper Muhammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Imam-ul-Haq and Haris Rauf were rested for today’s match.

Meanwhile, the Netherlands are going with two changes in the playing XI as Opener Musa Ahmed and bowler Shariz Ahmad replaced Wesley Barresi and Tim Pringle.

Pakistan have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.

All the matches will be telecasted live on Pakistan’s first HD Sports channel – A Sports and will be simultaneously streamed on the digital platform of ARY Digital Network – ARY ZAP in crystal clear HD quality.

Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Haris (wicket-keeper), Agha Salman, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Wasim, Shahnawaz Dahani, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Zahid Mehmood

Netherlands:  Scott Edwards (captain and wicketkeeper), Vikramjit Singh, Musa Ahmed, Logan van Beek, Tom Cooper, Aryan Dutt, Viv Kingma, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, , Max O’Dowd, Shariz Ahmad