ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
1st Match: Pakistan vs Netherlands | Pakistan won by 3 wickets
| Toss | Pakistan, who chose to field | Tournament | ICC Men'S T20 World Cup 2026 |
| Umpires
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Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and WR Knights | Match Date | 07 Feb 2026 |
| Match Referee | Sir Richie Richardson (West Indies) | Ground | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Colombo |
| TV Umpire | Richard Illingworth (England) | ||
| Player of Match | Faheem Ashraf (Pakistan) |
Netherlands Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Levitt | c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Mohammad Nawaz | 24 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 160.00 |
| 2 | Max ODowd | c Usman Khan b Mohammad Salman Mirza | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| 3 | Bas de Leede | c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz | 30 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 120.00 |
| 4 | Colin Ackermann | b Abrar Ahmed | 20 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 142.86 |
| 5 | Scott Edwards * † | c Sahibzada Farhan b Abrar Ahmed | 37 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 127.59 |
| 6 | Zach Lion-Cachet | c Mohammad Nawaz b Saim Ayub | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.50 |
| 7 | Logan van Beek | c Salman Ali Agha b Saim Ayub | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Aryan Dutt | c Sahibzada Farhan b Mohammad Salman Mirza | 13 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.50 |
| 9 | Roelof van der Merwe | c Salman Ali Agha b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| 10 | Kyle Klein | not out | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 11 | Paul van Meekeren | c Usman Khan b Mohammad Salman Mirza | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extra | lb 1, w 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 19.5 overs; 0 mins | 147 | 7.41 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-28 ; 2-31 ; 3-65 ; 4-105 ; 5-127 ; 6-128 ; 7-129 ; 8-139 ; 9-147 ; 10-147
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad Salman Mirza | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan Innings |
R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahibzada Farhan | c Roelof van der Merwe b Paul van Meekeren | 47 | 0 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 151.61 |
| 2 | Saim Ayub | c Roelof van der Merwe b Aryan Dutt | 24 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 184.62 |
| 3 | Salman Ali Agha * | c Michael Levitt b Aryan Dutt | 12 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 150.00 |
| 4 | Babar Azam | c Kyle Klein b Roelof van der Merwe | 15 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| 5 | Usman Khan † | b Paul van Meekeren | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Shadab Khan | c Scott Edwards b Logan van Beek | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| 7 | Mohammad Nawaz | c Scott Edwards b Kyle Klein | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| 8 | Faheem Ashraf | not out | 29 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 263.64 |
| 9 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | not out | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| 10 | Abrar Ahmed | Did not bat | ||||||
| 11 | Mohammad Salman Mirza | Did not bat | ||||||
| Extra | w 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 7 wickets; 19.3 overs; 0 mins | 148 | 7.59 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-27 ; 2-53 ; 3-98 ; 4-98 ; 5-100 ; 6-114 ; 7-114
Bowling |
Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan Dutt | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan van Beek | 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Klein | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul van Meekeren | 4.0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bas de Leede | 1.3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
