Pakistan

Imam-ul-Haq

Fakhar Zaman

Babar Azam (C)

Mohammad Rizwan (W)

Saud Shakeel

Iftikhar Ahmed

Shadab Khan

Mohammad Nawaz

Hasan Ali

Shaheen Afridi

Haris Rauf

Netherlands

Vikramjit Singh

Max O'Dowd

Colin Ackermann

Bas de Leede

Teja Nidamanuru

Scott Edwards (C) (W)

Saqib Zulfiqar

Logan van Beek

Roelof van der Merwe

Aryan Dutt

Paul van Meekeren

Bastiaan Franciscus Wilhelmus de Leede

Benjamin Edwin Fletcher

Colin Niel Ackermann

Daniel Tarric Doram

Frederick Jack Klaassen

Kyle Klein

Logan Verjus van Beek

Maxwell Patrick O'Dowd

Michael Levitt

Noah Roderick Joseph Croes

Paul Adriaan van Meekeren

Roelof Erasmus van der Merwe

Ryan Klein

Saqib Mohammad Zulfiqar

Scott Andrew Edwards

Shariz Ahmad

Sikander Ali Zulfiqar

Anil Teja Nidamanuru

Timm van der Gugten

Timothy James Gerard Pringle

Vivian Jilling Kingma

Wesley Barresi

Zach Benjamin Lion-Cachet

Abdullah Shafique

Abdul Samad

Abrar Ahmed

Asif Khan Afridi

Mohammad Babar Azam

Faheem Ashraf

Faisal Akram

Hasan Nawaz

Haseebullah Khan

Mohammad Hussain Talat

Khawaja Muhammad Nafay

Mohammad Haris

Mohammad Rizwan

Mohammad Wasim

Naseem Abbas Shah

Noman Ali

Sahibzada Farhan

Saim Ayub

Sajid Khan

Salman Ali Agha

Mohammad Salman Mirza

Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shan Masood Khan

Usman Khan

Usman Tariq

Cricket

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023

Pakistan began their ICC Cricket World Cup campaign with a comprehensive win over the Netherlands at the Rajeev Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad on Friday.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam during ODI World Cup 2023 match against Netherlands in Hyderabad on October 6, Friday.

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WATCH: Babar, Babar chants erupt in Hyderabad stadium, Pakistan captain's reaction goes viral

The incident occurred when Babar Azam introduced Haris Rauf into the attack after the completion of eight overs during the Netherlands' innings.

Babar Azam patted Haris Rauf on the neck before hilariously slapping his premier pacer during match against Netherlands.

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Watch: Babar Azam slaps Haris Rauf in live ODI World Cup match between Pakistan and Netherlands; fans react as video goes viral

The tension between the two cricketers brewed when Haris Rauf was looking to wrap up the Netherlands innings and was bowling with fierce pace.

Haris Rauf and Paul van Meekeren were involved in a heated exchange during Pakistan's match against Netherlands.

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Watch: Haris Rauf and Paul van Meekeren indulge in heated on-field verbal fight before Pakistan pacer has the last laugh; video goes viral

The moment first came to light during the 21st over when Pakistan was fielding. It was observed that the boundary cushion was shifted nearly a foot from its designated position.

Pakistan fielder during match against Netherlands in Hyderabad.

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World Cup 2023: Bas de Leede was lauded by Netherlands captain Scott Edwards for his all-round performance in the losing cause against Pakistan

Bas de Leede celebrates after taking Iftikhar Ahmed's wicket (Getty Images)

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Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede creates colossal ODI record with half-century and four-fer against Pakistan

Pakistan vs Netherlands, ODI World Cup 2023: Bas de Leede on his World Cup debut scored a half-century and took a fifer against Babar Azam's side.

Bas de Leede winks at Haris Rauf (Screengrab: Hotstar)

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Injured by Haris Rauf's short ball in T20 World Cup 2022, Bas de Leede gives a wink after smoking six off bouncer

Pakistan vs Netherlands, ODI World Cup 2023: Bas de Leede's all-round show went in vain as Dutch batters failed to chase down 287 and lost by 81 runs.

Mohammad Rizwan appeals for a stump out against Bas de Leede (Getty Images)

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Babar’s Pakistan struggles against determined Bas de Leede but starts World Cup campaign with comprehensive 81-run win

Pakistan vs Netherlands, ODI World Cup 2023: Bas de Leede went for runs at nearly seven runs per over but helped in keeping Pakistan's score below 300.

Bas de Leede (left) and father Tim (right) (Getty Images)

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Like father, like son: Bas de Leede repeats Tim's World Cup 2003 feat with four-wicket haul against Pakistan

Pakistan vs Netherlands, World Cup 2023: This was the first time Babar Azam returned to pavillion without scoring a half-century against the Dutch.

Babar Azam's wicket to Colin Ackermann (Screengrab: Hotstar)

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After bashing part-time Aussie spinners in warm-up game, Babar Azam falls into South Africa-born Dutch spinner's trap

Netherlands invited Pakistan to bat first in their ODI World Cup opener against Babar Azam's Pakistan at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad.

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam (left) and Netherlands captain Scott Edwards in this frame.

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PAK vs NED: Netherlands put Babar Azam's brigade to bat first, know playing XIs of both the sides

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Harmanpreet Kaur starred with an unbeaten 71 to guide the Mumbai Indians to their highest successful chase in the WPL, leading a thrilling seven-wicket win over the Gujarat Giants. After early setbacks, Harmanpreet and Amanjot Kaur steadied the innings, with Nicola Carey finishing the job, while Harmanpreet also became the first Indian to cross 1,000 WPL runs.


Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets.

Harmanpreet Kaur scored 71 runs against Gujarat Giants.

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Harmanpreet Kaur playing a shot

Harmanpreet Kaur’s 71 leads Mumbai Indians to record WPL chase against GG

Gujarat Giants all-rounder Anushka Sharma is expected to be out for the next few matches after she sustained an injury while fielding against the Delhi Capitals

Anushka Sharma to be out of action for Gujarat Giants

Anushka had sustained an injury during the clash against Delhi Capitals

Gujarat Giants' Anushka Sharma plays a shot during the Women's Premier League (WPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Giants and UP Warriorz at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai (via Getty)

Big blow for Gujarat Giants as all-rounder to be out of action due to injury

Grace Harris stole the show with a stunning 85 off just 40 balls as Royal Challengers Bengaluru easily beat UP Warriorz by nine wickets in their Women’s Premier League clash. Chasing 144, Harris raced to the fastest fifty of the season in only 22 balls, hitting 10 fours and five sixes.

RCB defeated UP Warriorz by nine wickets

Grace Harris’ smashed fastest half-century in WPL 2026.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's captain Smriti Mandhana (L) and her teammate Grace Harris run between the wickets

WPL 2026: Grace Harris blasts 85 as RCB crush UP Warriorz by nine wickets

The three matches of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 will likely to be played in closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium because of municipal corporation elections in Navi Mumbai on January 15. Local police have told the BCCI that they will not be able to provide enough security for the Mumbai Indians vs UP Warriorz match scheduled on election day.


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WPL 2026 matches will likely to be played without spectators due to local elections.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Smriti Mandhana with WPL Trophy 

Explained: Why some of WPL 2026 matches likely to be played without spectators

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Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah stressed that Minnesota’s long-term goals come before committing to J.J. McCarthy as the franchise quarterback.

Adofo-Mensah refused to guarantee McCarthy’s QB1 status, emphasizing flexibility and playoff ambitions.

The Vikings plan to bring in competition at quarterback after McCarthy’s injury-hit and inconsistent season.

J.J. McCarthy #9 of the Minnesota Vikings warms up prior to the start of the game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on December 21, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift spend quality time in Los Angeles 

Football

Barcelona have reopened talks with Manchester United over Marcus Rashford, pushing for a reduced fee as they eye a permanent move without triggering the €30 million option.


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Pakistan vs Netherlands Stats

Match Stats

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Series Stats

Most Runs

Best Strike Rate

Most 4s

Most 6s

Most Wickets

Virat Kohli

IND

765 Runs 11 Matches•11 Inns

Rohit Sharma

IND

597 Runs 11 Matches•11 Inns

Quinton de Kock

SA

594 Runs 10 Matches•10 Inns

Rachin Ravindra

NZ

578 Runs 10 Matches•10 Inns

Daryl Mitchell

NZ

552 Runs 10 Matches•9 Inns

David Warner

AUS

535 Runs 11 Matches•11 Inns

Shreyas Iyer

IND

530 Runs 11 Matches•11 Inns

KL Rahul

IND

452 Runs 11 Matches•10 Inns

Rassie van der Dussen

SA

448 Runs 10 Matches•10 Inns

Mitchell Marsh

AUS

441 Runs 10 Matches•10 Inns

Aiden Markram

SA

406 Runs 10 Matches•10 Inns

Dawid Malan

ENG

404 Runs 9 Matches•9 Inns

Glenn Maxwell

AUS

400 Runs 9 Matches•9 Inns

Mohammad Rizwan

PAK

395 Runs 9 Matches•8 Inns

Ibrahim Zadran

AFG

376 Runs 9 Matches•9 Inns

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11 Matches•11 Inns

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10 Matches•10 Inns

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10 Matches•9 Inns

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11 Matches•11 Inns

530 Runs

11 Matches•11 Inns

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11 Matches•10 Inns

448 Runs

10 Matches•10 Inns

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10 Matches•10 Inns

406 Runs

10 Matches•10 Inns

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9 Matches•8 Inns

376 Runs

9 Matches•9 Inns