ODI World Cup 2023: Match 2, PAK vs NED Stats & Records at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Pakistan (PAK) and the Netherlands (NED) will play their first match in the 2023 ODI World Cup on October 6 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. 

Pakistan will come into the contest after a 14-run loss to Australia in a warm-up match at the same venue. Iftikhar Ahmed (83), Babar Azam (90), and Mohammad Nawaz (50) were the stars with the bat, while Usama Mir picked up two wickets, and Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Haris Rauf all bagged one wicket each. Pakistan will be looking to win this match and get off to a good start in the tournament. 

The Netherlands' two warm-up matches were interrupted by rain, with the first ending in a no result and the second abandoned without a toss. Max O'Dowd and Vikramjit Singh, who have aggregated 503 and 441 runs in ODIs in 2023 each, and Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek, who have picked up 15 and 12 wickets respectively, and will be key players for the Netherlands in their upcoming match against Pakistan. However, the Netherlands will be looking to give Pakistan a strong fight and win the match. Pakistan will be the favourites to win this match, but the Netherlands will put them to the test 

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Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium Pitch Report: 

The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is a batter-friendly venue in limited-overs cricket, as the pitch in the second innings assists medium pacers and spinners. The ball slows down on the bat, and the surface starts to turn 

PAK vs NED Head-to-Head Record:

Pakistan has won all six ODIs played against the Netherlands, including the two ODI World Cup matches 

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium ODI Records 

In seven ODIs played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, pacers have taken 65 wickets at an average of 39.56, while spinners have taken 30 wickets at an average of 41.23. The batting team has won four matches, while the chasing team has won three. The average first-innings total at this venue is 288. Teams winning the toss would look to bat first. 

X-Factors for Pakistan vs Netherlands 

Babar Azam will be the X-factor player for Pakistan against the Netherlands. He has been in excellent form with the bat in 2023, scoring 745 runs at an average of over 49.00, including two centuries and six half-centuries. He also has a good record against the Netherlands, having scored 222 runs in three ODIs at an average of 74.00, with three half-centuries. 

Max O'Dowd will be the x-factor player for the Netherlands against Pakistan. He has been in good form with the bat in 2023, having scored 503 runs at an average of 38.69, with three half-centuries. He will be one of the key players for the Netherlands against Pakistan.