The 1st Match of the T20 World Cup 2026 is being played between Netherlands and Pakistan at the SSC Cricket Ground (Sinhalese Sports Club) Sri Lanka.
Live scorecard, complete with all the necessary statistics and numbers, for the match between Netherlands and Pakistan will appear below:
Result
1st Match , T20 World Cup 2026 at SSC Cricket Ground (Sinhalese Sports Club) Sri Lanka, Feb 07 2026
148 / 7
(19.3/50 ov, target 148)
Pakistan beat Netherlands by 3 wickets
MAN OF THE MATCH: Faheem Ashraf
Netherlands innings (20 overs maximum)
| Batsmen |
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 bowled b Abrar Ahmad |
20 |
14 |
4 |
0 |
142.86 |
| Scott Edwards c Sahibzada Farhan b Abrar Ahmad |
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 Agha Salman 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 Agha Salman b Shaheen Afridi |
4 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
44.44 |
| Kyle Klein* |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| Paul Van Meekeren c Usman Khan b Salman Mirza |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
| Total |
Fall of wickets
- (Max O'Dowd at 28 runs in 3.1 overs),
- (Michael Levitt at 31 runs in 4.2 overs),
- (Colin Ackermann at 65 runs in 7.6 overs),
- (Bas de Leede at 105 runs in 12.4 overs),
- (Scott Edwards at 127 runs in 15.6 overs),
- (Logan van Beek at 128 runs in 16.2 overs),
- (Zach Lion Cachet at 129 runs in 16.4 overs),
- (Roelof Van Der Merwe at 139 runs in 18.4 overs),
- (Aryan Dutt at 147 runs in 19.4 overs),
- (Paul Van Meekeren at 147 runs in 19.5 overs),
| Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
E |
| Shaheen Afridi |
3.0 |
0 |
28 |
1 |
9.33 |
| Salman Mirza |
3.5 |
0 |
24 |
3 |
6.26 |
| Mohammad Nawaz |
4.0 |
0 |
38 |
2 |
9.5 |
| Shadab Khan |
4.0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
6.5 |
| Abrar Ahmad |
4.0 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
5.75 |
| Saim Ayub |
1.0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
Pakistan innings (20 overs maximum)
| Batsmen |
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 |
| Agha Salman 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 bowled 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 |
| Faheem Ashraf* |
29 |
11 |
2 |
3 |
263.64 |
| Shaheen Afridi* |
5 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
55.56 |
| Extras |
| Total |
Fall of wickets
- (Saim Ayub at 27 runs in 2.4 overs),
- (Agha Salman at 53 runs in 4.5 overs),
- (Sahibzada Farhan at 98 runs in 11.1 overs),
- (Usman Khan at 98 runs in 11.3 overs),
- (Babar Azam at 100 runs in 12.4 overs),
- (Mohammad Nawaz at 114 runs in 15.6 overs),
- (Shadab Khan at 114 runs in 16.1 overs),
| Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
E |
| Aryan Dutt |
4.0 |
0 |
33 |
2 |
8.25 |
| Logan van Beek |
4.0 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
11.5 |
| Kyle Klein |
3.0 |
0 |
23 |
1 |
7.67 |
| Roelof Van Der Merwe |
3.0 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
4.33 |
| Paul Van Meekeren |
4.0 |
1 |
20 |
2 |
5 |
| Bas de Leede |
1.3 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
8.67 |
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