Netherlands vs Pakistan, 1st Match
Group A 2026 · T20I · · Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (Netherlands 147, Pakistan 148/7).
- Netherlands: 147 (19.5 ov)
- Pakistan: 148/7 (19.3 ov)
Match report
Netherlands (NLD) faced Pakistan (PAK) in the 1st Match of Group A 2026, a T20I match, at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. Play began on Saturday, 7 February 2026 at 05:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Kumar Dharmasena and Wayne Knights, with Chris Gaffaney as match referee.
Netherlands made 147 in 19.5 overs, with Scott Edwards top-scoring on 37 from 29 balls. Salman Mirza was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 24. Pakistan made 148/7 in 19.3 overs, with Sahibzada Farhan top-scoring on 47 from 31 balls. Paul van Meekeren was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 20.
Result: Pakistan won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining). Faheem Ashraf was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Netherlands · 1st innings: 147 (19.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Levitt | c Shaheen Afridi b Mohammad Nawaz | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 160 |
| Max O'Dowd | c Usman Khan b Salman Mirza | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Bas de Leede | c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz | 30 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 120 |
| Colin Ackermann | b Abrar Ahmed | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 142.86 |
| Scott Edwards | c sub b Abrar Ahmed | 37 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 127.59 |
| Zach Lion-Cachet | c Mohammad Nawaz b Saim Ayub | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 112.5 |
| Logan van Beek | c Salman Agha b Saim Ayub | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aryan Dutt | c Sahibzada Farhan b Salman Mirza | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 162.5 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | c Salman Agha b Shaheen Afridi | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Kyle Klein | not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Paul van Meekeren | c Usman Khan b Salman Mirza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 3
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Salman Mirza | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6.26 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | 9.5 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 |
| Saim Ayub | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
Pakistan · 1st innings: 148/7 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | c Roelof van der Merwe b Paul van Meekeren | 47 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 151.61 |
| Saim Ayub | c Roelof van der Merwe b Aryan Dutt | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 184.62 |
| Salman Agha | c Michael Levitt b Aryan Dutt | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 150 |
| Babar Azam | c Kyle Klein b Roelof van der Merwe | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Usman Khan | b Paul van Meekeren | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | c Scott Edwards b Logan van Beek | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Scott Edwards b Kyle Klein | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Shaheen Afridi | not out | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Faheem Ashraf | not out | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 263.64 |
Extras: 2 · Did not bat: Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryan Dutt | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Logan van Beek | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 11.5 |
| Kyle Klein | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 7.67 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 |
| Paul van Meekeren | 4 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| Bas de Leede | 1.3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 8.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (PAK, Bas de Leede): 5 runs, 148/7 – 4 • 1
- Over 19 (PAK, Logan van Beek): 24 runs, 143/7 – 4 6 • 6 2 6
- Over 18 (PAK, Paul van Meekeren): 4 runs, 119/7 – • • 2 1 1 •
- Over 17 (PAK, Logan van Beek): 1 runs, 115/7 – • • 1 • • W
- Over 16 (PAK, Kyle Klein): 3 runs, 114/6 – W • 1 1 • 1
- Over 15 (PAK, Aryan Dutt): 4 runs, 111/5 – 1 1 • 1 1 •