COLOMBO (Kashmir English): Last-minute heroics from Faheem Ashraf earned Pakistan a victory over the Netherlands (Pak vs Ned) in the first match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo on Saturday.
Chasing a target of 148, Pakistan reached the total in the final over to secure a hard-fought victory.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed.
Netherlands: Michael Levitt, Max ODowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c/wk), Zach Lion Cachet, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Paul van Meekeren.
