All-rounder Bas de Leede left an indelible mark, but the Netherlands went down to Pakistan by a whopping 81 runs at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal on Friday.

The 23-year-old, who followed in his father Tim’s footsteps of playing in the World Cup, turned on the heat to steal the show. But  it went in vain in the end. Bas demonstrated that he is a mean and attacking bowler to return with four wickets. He then enlivened the proceedings with a gutsy counterattack that kept the Netherlands in the hunt before he was bowled by left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz for a 68-ball 67 (6x4, 2x6). The Netherlands’s challenge faded away as Pakistan began their campaign on a winning note.