Here is the timeline of key moments & scorecard of the match 1 of the Group A clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 between Netherlands national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket Timeline held at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo on February 7.
Pakistan start their campaign with a win by beating Netherlands in a thriller by 3 wickets.
Netherlands national cricket team vs Pakistan national cricket Timeline Group A match 1 Colombo February 2026
Pakistan win the toss and elect to field first.
Michael Levitt and Max ODowd are solid and add 28, before Salman Mirza gets the latter for 5.
Levitt then departs soon after for 24.
Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann and Scott Edwards make useful contributions.
Abrar Ahmed and Saim Ayub peg Netherlands back and pick 4 wickets between them.
Salman Mirza claims figures of 3/24.
Netherlands are bowled oyt for 147 in 19.5 overs.
Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub start quickly in the chase and add 27, before Aryan Dutt gets the dangerous Ayub for a breezy 13 ball-24.
Dutt claims his second wicket and gets skipper Salman Agha for 12.
Sahibzada Farhan and Babar Azam anchor the innings and add 45, before Paul van Meekeren gets Sahibzada and Usman Khan in quick succession.
Pakistan lose wickets in clusters and slump from 98/4 to 114/7.
Faheem Ashraf’s blistering unbeaten 29 towards the end takes his side past the finishing line.
Pakistan win by 3 wickets and 3 balls to spare.
Player of the match- Faheem Ashraf
