Pakistan to bat against Netherlands

June 18th, 2009 Pakistan set South Africa 150-RUN TARGET NOTTINGHAM - Pakistan scored 149 for four against South Africa in the first semi-final of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here Thursday. Brief score: Pakistan 149/4 in 20 overs (Shahid Afridi 51, Shoaib Malik 34; Wayne Parnell 1-26)

June 12th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan is banking upon its senior players to start the super-eight stage of the ICC Twenty20 World Championship on a winning note. Pakistan would take on Sri Lanka in the first game of the super-eight stage later this evening.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan fast bowler Sohail Tanvir has rejected reports about him being injured, saying he would come out with all guns blazing in the match against Sri Lanka on Friday. Tanvir said he struggled a bit on the ground during the match against the Netherlands due a slight muscular pain, but it was not of much concern.

June 10th, 2009 LONDON - Former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson expects Pakistan to qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 semifinals, after a morale-boosting victory over the Netherlands in a must-win Group C match. Lawson said that Pakistan have managed to find the sort of rhythm needed to win big games, and should go on to do well against their Pool F rivals Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Ireland.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by 82 runs in a World Twenty20 do-or-die Group B encounter and qualified for the Super Eight stage of the tournament at Lord's here Tuesday. Brief scores: Pakistan 175/5 in 20 overs (Kamran Akmal 41, Younis Khan 36; Pieter Seelaar 2-36).

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Scoreboard of the World Twenty20 Group B match between Pakistan and the Netherlands at Lord's here Tuesday. Pakistan: Kamran Akmal c Schiferli b Seelaar 41 (30) Salman Butt c Borren b ten Doeschate 18 (13) Shoaib Malik c Seelaar b Borren 30 (28) Younis Khan c de Grooth b Seelaar 36 (20) Misbah-ul-Haq not out 31 (20) Shahid Afridi b Nannes 13 (7) Fawad Alam not out 3 (2) Extras (lb 1, w 2) 3 Total (for five wickets in 20 overs) 175 Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Butt, 4.3 overs), 2-81 (Akmal, 9.6), 3-99 (Malik, 12.6), 4-152 (Younis, 17.5), 5-171 (Afridi, 19.3) Bowling: Dirk Nannes 4-0-26-1 Edgar Schiferli 4-0-36-0 Ryan ten Doeschate 4-0-42-1 Pieter Seelaar 4-0-36-2 Peter Borren 4-0-34-1 Netherlands (target: 176 in 20 overs) Darron Reekers c Tanvir b Aamer 13 (6) Alexei Kervezee st Akmal b Ajmal 21 (29) Bas Zuiderent b Afridi 13 (15) Peter Borren c Butt b Ajmal 2 (4) Ryan ten Doeschate st Akmal b Malik 14 (10) Tom de Grooth b Afridi 4 (7) Daan van Bunge st Akmal b Afridi 0 (2) Edgar Schiferli c Ajmal b Afridi 2 (6) Jeroen Smits not out 11 (17) Dirk Nannes st Akmal b Ajmal 6 (7) Pieter Seelaar b Gul 1 (2) Extras (lb 1, w 5) 6 Total (all out in 17.3 overs) 93 Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Reekers, 1.3 overs), 2-42 (Zuiderent, 7.1), 3-47 (Borren, 8.4), 4-49 (Kervezee, 8.6), 5-61 (de Grooth, 11.1), 6-61 (van Bunge, 11.3), 7-71 (ten Doeschate, 12.5), 8-74 (Schiferli, 13.3), 9-90 (Nannes, 16.4) Bowling: Sohail Tanvir 3-0-13-0 Mohammad Aamer 2-0-16-1 Umar Gul 2.3-0-14-1 Saeed Ajmal 4-0-20-3 Shahid Afridi 4-0-11-4 Shoaib Malik 2-0-18-1 Toss: Pakistan, chose to bat Man of the Match: Kamran Akmal (Pakistan)

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan scored 175 for five in 20 overs against the Netherlands in a Group B enounter of the World Twenty20 at Lord's here Tuesday. Brief scores: Pakistan 175/5 in 20 overs (Kamran Akmal 41, Younis Khan 36; Pieter Seelaar 2-36).

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan is on the verge of being eliminated from the ICC Twenty20 Championship, as they now need to win their match against The Netherlands by 60 runs to keep their hopes alive in the tournament. The team has its task cut out, and the players would need to perform out of their skins as Dutch morale is on a high after their win against England.

June 9th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan secured a place in the Super Eight stage of the World Twenty20 as they defeated the Netherlands by 82 runs in a crucial Group B encounter at the Lord's here Tuesday. Man of the Match Kamran Akmal hit a 30-ball 41 and skipper Younis Khan made 36 as Pakistan posted a formidable 175 for five in 20 overs.

June 7th, 2009 LONDON - Hosts England are as good as through to the the Super Eight stage in the World Twenty20 with an emphatic 48-run win over Pakistan in a Group B match. For England, who lost to the Netherlands in their opening match, it was a do or die encounter and they put up a spirited performance by getting a formidable 185 for five in 20 overs after being put to bat first by Pakistan at The Oval.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - England captain Paul Collingwood said the loss against the Netherlands in the Twenty20 World Cup opener would be hard to swallow. England recorded one of their worst cricketing defeats when they lost to the Dutch team by four wickets at Lord's Friday.

June 5th, 2009 LONDON - The Netherlands stunned hosts England with a thrilling four-wicket win in the World Twenty20 opener at Lord's here Friday. Put into bat first, England made 162 for five after Luke Wright top scored with 71 and Ravi Bopara 46.

June 5th, 2009 LONDON - Netherlands captain Jeroen Smits won the toss and opted to field against hosts England in the opening match of the World Twenty20 tournament at Lord's here Friday.

June 5th, 2009 LONDON - The Netherlands shocked hosts England by four wickets in a thrilling opening match of the World Twenty20 at Lord's here Friday. Brief scores: England 162/5 in 20 overs (Luke Wright 71, Ravi Bopara 46; Ryan ten Doeschate 2/35).

June 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Lord's wore the festive look of a final Wednesday as tens of thousands of fans packed the famed cricket ground for an ICC World Cup warmup tie between India and Pakistan. In contrast, matches involving South Africa and Sri lanka - let alone Netherlands vs.