ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26
Completed
Netherlands
147/10
(19.5 ov)
VS
Pakistan
148/7
(19.3 ov)
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
Match 1 · T20 · 7 Feb 2026
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Key performer
SCORECARD
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Mohammad Nawaz | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 |
c Usman Khan b Salman Mirza | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz | 30 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
b Abrar Ahmed | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
c Sahibzada Farhan b Abrar Ahmed | 37 | 29 | 3 | 1 |
c Mohammad Nawaz b Saim Ayub | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
c Agha Salman b Saim Ayub | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
c Sahibzada Farhan b Salman Mirza | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
c Agha Salman b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c Usman Khan b Salman Mirza | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 3 (wd 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 1)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
Salman Mirza (2wd) | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
c RE van der Merwe b PA van Meekeren | 47 | 31 | 4 | 2 |
c RE van der Merwe b A Dutt | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 |
c M Levitt b A Dutt | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
c K Klein b RE van der Merwe | 15 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
b PA van Meekeren | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
c SA Edwards b LV van Beek | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
c SA Edwards b K Klein | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
not out | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
not out | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 2 (wd 2, nb 0, b 0, lb 0) · Target 148
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
K Klein (1wd) | 3.0 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
PA van Meekeren (1wd) | 4.0 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| 1.3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
TIMELINE
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Fantasy points
| Player | Points |
|---|---|
Saim Ayub · Pakistan | 80 |
Salman Mirza · Pakistan | 75 |
Sahibzada Farhan · Pakistan | 71 |
A Dutt · Netherlands | 65 |
Mohammad Nawaz · Pakistan | 64 |
PA van Meekeren · Netherlands | 62 |
SA Edwards · Netherlands | 58 |
Abrar Ahmed · Pakistan | 50 |
RE van der Merwe · Netherlands | 45 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi · Pakistan | 38 |
M Levitt · Netherlands | 37 |
Faheem Ashraf · Pakistan | 37 |
K Klein · Netherlands | 35 |
BFW de Leede · Netherlands | 34 |
Agha Salman · Pakistan | 31 |
LV van Beek · Netherlands | 25 |
CN Ackermann · Netherlands | 24 |
Babar Azam · Pakistan | 24 |
Usman Khan · Pakistan | 16 |
ZB Lion-Cachet · Netherlands | 10 |
Shadab Khan · Pakistan | 8 |
MP O'Dowd · Netherlands | 6 |
Pakistan won by 3 wickets
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