Live Cricket Scorecard - PAK vs NED Match 1, Pakistan tour of ICC MT20 WC, 2026

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Pakistan vs Netherlands MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

Pakistan
Saim Ayub
Sahibzada Farhan
Salman Agha (C)
Babar Azam
Usman Khan (W)
Shadab Khan
Mohammad Nawaz
Faheem Ashraf
Shaheen Afridi
Salman Mirza
Abrar Ahmed

Netherlands
Max O'Dowd
Michael Levitt
Bas de Leede
Scott Edwards (C) (W)
Colin Ackermann
Zach Lion-Cachet
Logan van Beek
Roelof van der Merwe
Aryan Dutt
Kyle Klein
Paul van Meekeren

Pakistan vs Netherlands MATCH INFO

Toss:Pakistan, who chose to field
Umpires:Kumar Dharmasena (SL), Wayne Knights (NZ) and Richard Illingworth (ENG)
Match Referee:Sir Richie Richardson (WI)
Match Date:Sat, 07th Feb 2026

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MANHATTAN

NED - INN PAK - INN

4
19.3: Bas de Leede to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR! Pakistan win by 3 wickets. A game-defining knock from Faheem Ashraf as he finishes things off in style with 29 off 11 balls. Full toss, wide of off, Faheem Ashraf pumps this wide to the fielder at sweeper cover and the ball bounces just in front of the fence and goes over it for four.

0
19.2: Bas de Leede to Faheem Ashraf, Slower bumper, around off. Faheem Ashraf goes for the hook but misses.

1
19.1: Bas de Leede to Shaheen Afridi, Good length on middle and leg, Shaheen pulls this to deep square leg for a run.

End of over 19
PAK143/7
PAK Batting F Ashraf 25(9) S Afridi 4(8)

4
18.6: Logan van Beek to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR! Edged and gone for four. 24 off this Logan van Beek over and this game has changed on its head. Good length around off, Faheem Ashraf swings at it, gets the outside edge and the ball races between the keeper and short third for a boundary. 5 needed off 6 balls.

6
18.5: Logan van Beek to Faheem Ashraf, SIX! Third biggie off the over and Faheem Ashraf has played a blinder here. Slower one, good length, on the pads, Faheem Ashraf slogs this deep into the crowd towards the deep square leg region for a telling six.

0
18.4: Logan van Beek to Faheem Ashraf, Wide yorker, around off, Faheem Ashraf looks to get bat on ball but misses.

6
18.3: Logan van Beek to Faheem Ashraf, SIX! Salt on the wounds of the Dutch side as Faheem Ashraf smashes another biggie. Hard length, around off, Faheem Ashraf stands his ground and smashes up and over the fence towards the long off region for yet another biggie. 15 off 9.

2
18.2: Logan van Beek to Faheem Ashraf, DROPPED! That's what pressure does to you. Low full toss, slower around off, Faheem Ashraf goes after it, miscues it off the cue end and hits this to the right of Max O'Dowd at long on. Max runs to his right and does the hard work but as he falls on the deck, the ball pops out and Faheem Ashraf gets a lifeline. A couple more taken.

6
18.1: Logan van Beek to Faheem Ashraf, SIX! Pressure reliever for Faheem Ashraf and that Pakistan dugout. Good length on middle and leg, Faheem Ashraf stays leg side to it and slogs this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six. 23 needed now off the last 11 balls.

End of over 18
PAK119/7
PAK Batting S Afridi 4(8) F Ashraf 1(3)

0
17.6: Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, Slower one, short and on leg, fingers rolled on this from Paul. Shaheen Afridi goes for a pull again but misses yet again.

0
17.5: Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, Some spice from the pacer as Paul van Meekeren bangs this short and on leg, Shaheen Afridi backs away and looks to pull but misses.

2
17.4: Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, Back of a length, wide of off, Shaheen Afridi chips this behind the fielder at mid off and takes a couple here.

1
17.3: Paul van Meekeren to Faheem Ashraf, Full and wide of off, Faheem Ashraf drives this to deep point for a single.

1
17.2: Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, Clever from Paul as he follows Shaheen Afridi to his leg and cramps the batter for any sort of room. Shaheen Afridi edges this off the inside, onto his pads for a single as the ball rolls through silly point.

0
17.1: Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, Around that nagging length, going across the batter. Shaheen Afridi looks to block but gets beaten.

0
19.5: Salman Mirza to Paul van Meekeren, OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Salman Mirza wraps things up here. He hits the length hard and on middle. Paul van Meekeren backs away and has a big heave across the line. He loses his bottom hand and gets a thick outside edge behind, where the keeper, Usman Khan, makes no mistake. Netherlands have been bowled out for 147.

0
19.4: Salman Mirza to Aryan Dutt, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust. Salman Mirza bowls this fuller, on middle and leg, takes pace off. Aryan Dutt has a no-look slog at it but only manages to get a top edge due to the lack of pace on the ball. It goes miles in the air towards deep square leg, where two fielders converge, but the calling from Sahibzada Farhan is good. He moves to his left, settles under it and takes a fine catch. Nine down for Netherlands.

2
19.3: Salman Mirza to Aryan Dutt, Pitched up and around off, Aryan Dutt drills it away, beating extra cover, but the fielder in the deep runs to his right and makes a good sliding stop. Two taken.

0
19.2: Salman Mirza to Aryan Dutt, Salman Mirza bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, on middle. Aryan Dutt sways away and tries to upper cut it but it is a bit too quick for him.

1
19.1: Salman Mirza to Kyle Klein, Short of a length and outside off, Kyle Klein cuts it to deep point for a single. Good result for the Dutch as Dutt is back on strike.

End of over 19
NED144/8
NED Batting A Dutt 11(5) K Klein 1(1)

4
18.6: Shaheen Afridi to Aryan Dutt, FOUR! Powered away! Shaheen Afridi misses the yorker again, serves this full and outside off. Aryan Dutt extends his arms to get right underneath it and smacks it through extra cover for a boundary.

1
18.5: Shaheen Afridi to Kyle Klein, Full and wide of off, Kyle Klein drives this to sweeper cover for a run.

0
18.4: Shaheen Afridi to Roelof van der Merwe, OUT! IN THE AIR...GONE! Change of pace works for Shaheen Afridi. He serves this full again and on off. Roelof van der Merwe looks to take it on and slogs across the line but goes through his shot a bit too early. Gets a top edge as the ball flies in the air towards mid off, where Salman Agha backtracks, gets under the high ball and pouches it safely with a reverse cup. Netherlands are 139/8 now.

0
18.3: Shaheen Afridi to Roelof van der Merwe, Swing and a miss! Misses the yorker and bowls a full delivery, around off, Roelof van der Merwe has a big swing across the line only to connect with thin air.

0
18.2: Shaheen Afridi to Roelof van der Merwe, Shaheen Afridi nails the wide yorker, outside off, Roelof van der Merwe fails to dig it out.

0
18.1: Shaheen Afridi to Roelof van der Merwe, Run out chance...missed! Fuller delivery and around off, Roelof van der Merwe opens the face of his bat and drives it wide of backward point. He sets off for the run without looking at the ball. Saim Ayub dives to his left to make a fine stop. He gets up, takes aim but misses the shy at the batter's end. Roelof van der Merwe was nowhere near the crease.

End of over 18
NED139/7
NED Batting van der Merwe 4(5) A Dutt 7(4)

1
17.6: Abrar Ahmed to Roelof van der Merwe, Gives this one some more air, full and on off, Roelof van der Merwe forces it down to long off for one more. Massive change of events as Netherlands are now found struggling to even touch 150. This is exceptional death bowling from the Men in Green.

1
17.5: Abrar Ahmed to Aryan Dutt, Uppish but safe! This is slower through the air, full and on off, turns away. Aryan Dutt looks to clip it across the line but fails to read the spin. It goes off the leading edge but drops safely in the vacant extra cover region. They cross.

1
17.4: Abrar Ahmed to Roelof van der Merwe, Flighted, full and on middle, Roelof van der Merwe goes down and slogs it towards deep mid-wicket for another run.

1
17.3: Abrar Ahmed to Aryan Dutt, Quicker and shorter, on middle, Aryan Dutt nudges it out towards mid-wicket for a run.

1
17.2: Abrar Ahmed to Roelof van der Merwe, Flatter, shortish and on off, Roelof van der Merwe gets hurried but manages to stab it out towards backward point for a single.

0
17.1: Abrar Ahmed to Roelof van der Merwe, Flights it up, full and around off, Roelof van der Merwe cannot get under it and mistimes the drive towards short cover.

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ICC MT20 WC, 2026 Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

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