Salman Mirza was brought back into the attack and ended up conceding a single off the first delivery. He followed it up with a bouncer

The third delivery was struck hard but cut short by a good fielding effort at the boundary.

Sahibzada Farhan held onto a good catch, as Salman Mirza claimed the wicket of Aryan Dutt on the fourth delivery. He claimed his second wicket of the over on the very next ball, with Paul van Meekeren edging the ball to wicket-keeper Usman Khan for an easy catch.

The Netherlands have set a target of 148 for Pakistan.

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