Pakistan, led by Babar Azam, will compete in the Cricket World Cup 2023 for the first time when they face the Netherlands in Match No. 2 of the tournament.

All eyes will be on Babar, who is the world's top batter according to the ICC ODI batting rankings.

Babar had two strong performances in the practise match and will be hoping to start the competition on a high note.

A century versus the Netherlands puts the Men in Green in good stead for the competition. Keep an eye on Pakistan's speed battery, which features players like Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf. 

Pakistan will undoubtedly miss the services of Naseem Shah, who has been ruled out due to a shoulder ailment. It will be intriguing to see who Pakistan plays in place of Naseem against the Netherlands. Only time will tell whether Mohammad Wasim Jr or Hasan Ali will be brought in.

Pakistan's spin-bowling department is another source of concern. Shadab Khan is off of form, and the other two bowlers, Usama Mir and Mohammad Nawaz, are below par. On the spinners' form, Pakistan's Director of Cricket Mickey Arthur stated, "The quality of the players that we have in those positions is undeniable."

So it's about ensuring that those guys are in a wonderful technical and mental state, and then hoping that they click tomorrow, and from there the confidence just builds and grows and increases. So I'm not concerned about the abilities of the players we have. There are amazing abilities there."

Pakistan Vs Netherlands World Cup 2203 Dream11 picks

Keepers – Mohammad Rizwan, Scott Edwards

Batsmen – Babar Azam (c), Imam Ul Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Max O Dowd

All-rounders – Colin Ackerman, Baas de Leede, Shadab Khan

Bowlers – Shaheen Afridi (vc), Haris Rauf

Pakistan Vs Netherlands Squads

Pakistan Squad: 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: 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

Pakistan Vs Netherlands Probable Playing 11s

Netherlands Probable XI: Vikramjeet Singh, Max O'Dowd, Wesley Baressi, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru/Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c, wk), Logan van Beek, Saqib Zulfiqar, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meerkeren, Aryan Dutt

Pakistan Probable XI: Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rau