The

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toured the Netherlands to play three

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(ODI) matches in August 2022. The ODI series formed part of the inaugural

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. It was the first bilateral ODI series between the two teams.

Background

Pakistan were originally scheduled to tour the Netherlands in July 2020 to play three ODI matches, ahead of their tour of England. It would have been the first bilateral series between the two sides. Pakistan were also scheduled to play a two-match

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(T20I) series against Ireland following this series. However, on 22 April 2020, the Dutch government announced that it had banned all events in the country, both sports and cultural, until 1 September 2020 due to the

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. In April 2022, both the

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(PCB) and the

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(KNCB) agreed on rescheduling the series for August 2022. Later the same month both cricket boards agreed the itinerary for the tour, with all the matches taking place in

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Squads

ODI series

1st ODI

2nd ODI

3rd ODI

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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