Pakistan vs Netherlands 1st Match ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights

Watch the highlights of Pakistan vs Netherlands 1st Match ICC T20 World Cup 2026 - ICC World Twenty20 International tournament of the 1st T20I match played between Netherlands and Pakistan at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo on 07th February 2026.

Faheem Ashraf took Pakistan over the line © Getty Images

Faheem Ashraf's whirlwind 11-ball 29* powers Pakistan pulled off a thrilling three-wicket victory over Netherlands, despite a Netherlands bowlers fightback in a tense finish game of the opening match of a T20 World Cup.

Match Stats :

Pakistan chased 148 was their highest successful run-chase against Netherlands in T20I international, previous highest chase was 92 at Perth in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Netherlands' 50 for 2 was their ninth highest powerplay total in T20 international and It is the Netherlands' highest powerplay total against Pakistan in T20Is, Their previous highest-powerplay-total against Pakistan was 37 for 1 at Lord's in the 2009 World Twenty20. Netherlands' 147 was their highest score against Pakistan in T20 international, previous highest was 93 at Lord's in the 2009 World Twenty20 and It is their seventh highest total in the T20 World Cup. Pakistan's 61 for 2 was their joint 14th highest powerplay total in T20 international and It is the Pakistan's highest powerplay total against Netherlands in T20Is, Their previous highest-powerplay-total against Netherlands was 50 for 1 at Lord's in the 2009 World Twenty20.

Netherlands bowled out for 147 in 19.5 overs with top scorer by Scott Edwards struck 37 off 29-balls including 3-fours & a six.

Baas de Leede cracked a 30 off 25-balls including 4-fours, Michael Levitt blasted a 24 off 15-balls included 3-fours & a six with strike rate of 160.

Colin Ackermann cracked a 20 off 14-balls contained 4-fours with strike rate of 142.85 and Aryan Dutt hit 13 off 8-balls included 2-fours with strike-rate of 162.50.

Pakistan best bowler by Salman Mirza picked up 3-wickets for 24-runs in 3.5-overs, Saim Ayub captured 2-wickets for 7-runs in an over, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz both took 2-wickets and one for Shaheen Shah Afridi.

Pakistan chase down the target of 148 for 7 in 19.3 overs with top scorer by Sahibzada Farhan blasted a 47 off 31-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 151.61.

Faheem Ashraf hammered a unbeaten 29 off 11-balls, Saim Ayub struck 24 off 13-balls included 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 184.61 and Babar Azam scored 15 off 18-balls contained a boundary.

Netherlands best bowler by Paul van Meekeren, Aryan Dutt both took 2-wickets, Roelof van der Merwe, Kyle Klein and Logan van Beek each took one-wickets.

Faheem Ashraf named Player of the match for his match-winning power-hitting batting performance to smashed a unbeaten 29 off facing 11-balls including 3-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 263.63.

                   

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