“Tim Southee’s also got through training really well. It was wonderful to witness his return to the bowling crease and his participation in some fielding as well. He will just get the final X-ray done this morning and then we will have a call after that, but it’s all looking good for selection now and into the rest of the tournament,” he said, sounding upbeat.

The BCCI has faced numerous challenges in organizing this prestigious event. Criticisms surfaced about the World Cup schedule, and confusion over venues and a ticketing scandal further added to the troubles. The 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup is set to commence on October 5 and conclude on November 19. The tournament features 10 teams, including Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka.

In the run chase, the Dutch got an opening partnership of 59 runs in 8.2 overs. The two openers Max O’Daoud played two effective innings of 35 off 35 balls and Vikramjit Singh 39 off 31 balls. A 33-run partnership came for the second wicket. Bas de Leeds scored an unbeaten 30* off 30 balls. The Netherlands lost three wickets in the next 9 runs and fell under a bit of pressure. But de Leeds and Tim Pringle’s 17-ball 20* partnership helped the Netherlands win with 3 balls in hand.

Captain Babar Azam scored 74 runs off 85 balls from the bat. In the end, Shadab Khan and Aga Salman played a strong inning. Shadab remained unbeaten on 48 off 28 balls and Salman remained unbeaten on 27 off 16 balls. For the Dutch, Bass de Leide and Ben Beek took two wickets each.

The Netherlands also did not play badly in the chase of 315 runs. Captain Scott Edwards scored 71 *, Vikramjit and Tom Cooper scored 65 runs to take them to 298 runs for 8 wickets in 50 overs. Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah took three wickets. Haris Rauf also got equal wickets.

Fakhar Zaman was the man of the match. With this victory of 16 runs, Pakistan took a 1-0 lead in the series.

Ripon will join the T20I squad at the end of New Zealand’s ODI series against the Irish. The Kiwis will then play two T20Is and an ODI against Scotland. In the last series of the Europe tour, New Zealand will play two T20Is against the Netherlands.

New Zealand Cricket said in a statement that according to the ICC’s eligibility policy, a player representing an associate country can play for a full member. But once listed in the squad for a full-member international match, he will no longer be able to return for an associate or affiliated country.

New Zealand squad against Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands

Mitchell Santner (captain), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Dan Cleaver, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Milne, Darrell Mitchell, Jimmys Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Michael Ripon, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, and Blair Tickner.

Pieter made his debut for the Netherlands in 2006. He became the captain of the team in 2018. He has scored 322 runs in 56 one-day matches for the Netherlands. He took 55 wickets. Peter has scored 591 runs in 77 T20 matches. Peter has taken 58 wickets in T20Is. Peter last took the field in the first one-day match against England on June 17. In that match, England scored 498 runs, which is a world record in one-day cricket. Peter was not on the team in the second match due to back pain.

Scott Edwards will replace Pieter as captain of the Netherlands team. The 25-year-old wicketkeeper has long been one of the mainstays in the Netherlands batting line-up.

Pieter was also very successful as a captain. It was under him that the Dutch became the champions in the 2021 T20 World Cup qualifiers.