We could chase better than this: Babar Azam

Babar Azam; (right) Mohammad Rizwan during his 49 yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was a relieved man after finally getting a win in the T20 World Cup, but said the batters could have done better while chasing a small total against The Netherlands in the T20 World Cup here on Sunday.

Pakistan bowlers set the tone by dismissing The Netherlands for a lowly 91-9, but their batting was not as clinical as they lost four wickets to achieve the target in 13.5 overs with ICC's No. 1 ranked T20 batter Mohammed Rizwan managing 49 off 39 balls at an unimpressive strike-rate of 125.64.

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"I am very happy. Team did well with the ball and bat. I think the length was crucial. They needed to bowl on a good length because there was bounce on the surface. Everyone executed well," Azam said during the post-match presentation.

"In my opinion we could chase better than this. But win always gives you confidence. We are taking the good things forward to the next game."

Brief scores
The Netherlands 91-9 in 20 overs (C Ackermann 27, S Khan 3-22, M Wasim 2-15) lost to Pakistan 95-4 in 13.5 overs (M Rizwan 49; B Glover 2-22) by six wickets

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