PAK vs NED Dream11 Prediction, World Cup 2023: Pakistan will kick off their World Cup 2023 campaign against the Netherlands at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Friday, October 6.
Pakistan, who were the number ranked ODI team ahead of the World Cup 2023, would be looking for an easy win to kick off their campaign. The Babar Azam-led side has recently struggled, failing to qualify for the final of Asia Cup 2023. They also lost the two warm-up matches in Hyderabad ahead of the World Cup 2023.

However, there were a lot of positives as well. All their batters except for the three openers Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique had good outings. Leg-spinner Usama Mir had a good outing against Australia, while Mohammad Nawaz showed promise with both the bat and ball.
But Pakistan bowling unit looked in a bit of trouble. Naseem Shah is out with injury and Haris Rauf was hit for as many as 97 runs in nine overs against Australia. There is a toss up between Hasan Ali and Mohammad Wasim Jr for the third pacer's spot.
Netherlands, on the other hand, have nothing to lose. They did exceptionally well in the qualifiers and would be looking to turn up the heat in the main event as well. Eyes will be on the likes of Bas de Leede and Max ODowd.
Pakistan squad for World Cup 2023: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Agha Salman, Usama Mir, Abdullah Shafique
Netherlands squad for World Cup 2023: Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Wesley Barresi, Scott Edwards(w/c), Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Teja Nidamanuru, Roelof van der Merwe, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Paul van Meekeren, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Sybrand Engelbrecht, Shariz Ahmad
Wicketkeeper : Mohammad Rizwan
Batter: Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Max ODowd, Saud Shakeel
All-rounder: Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Bas de Leede
Bowler: Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf
Pakistan Predicted Playing 11 vs Netherlands: Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam(c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz/Usama Mir, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
Netherlands Predicted Playing 11 vs Pakistan: Vikramjit Singh, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackerman, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards (c and wk), Teja Nidamanuru Roelof van der Merwe, Logan Van Beek, Ryan Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meerken.
No chances of rain in Hyderabad on Friday, October 6. With a temperature of 32 degree celsius, the humidity will hover around 51 percent.
Series: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Match: Pakistan vs Netherlands Match 2 of ODI World Cup 2023
Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Start Time: 2:00 PM IST
Channels: Star Sports Network
Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar