Pakistan vs Netherlands Live, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: The Netherlands lost way in the later part of their innings after a strong start as Pakistan bowled them out for 147 in the opening match of the T20 World Cup 2026 in Colombo on Saturday. The Dutch milked 14 runs from the sixth over with the help of three boundaries to be 50/2 at the end of powerplay. But in the end, they ended at 147 all out in 19.5 overs, with Salman Mirza (3/24) returning best figures among Pakistani bowlers.

Netherlands were at a comfortable 79/3 in the halfway stage, hitting 12 fours and one six till then. The 40-run partnership for the fourth wicket between captain Scott Edwards (37 off 29 balls) and one-down Bas de Leede (30 off 25 balls) gave the Dutch hope of at least crossing the 150-run mark.

The minnows reached 100-run mark in 12.1 overs with seven wickets in hand. However, the Dutchmen lost their as they were reduced from 105/3 in 12.3 overs to be at 129/7 in 16.4 overs.

Brief SCORECARD

Netherlands: 147 all out in 19.5 overs (Scott Edwards 37, Bas de Leede 30; Salman Mirza 3/24, Saim Ayub 2/7, Mohammad Nawaz 2/38, Abrar Ahmed 2/23) vs Pakistan.

Pakistan national cricket team vs Netherlands cricket team match scorecard

Pakistan vs Netherlands head-to-head in T20Is

Pakistan have an 100% win record against Netherlands in the T20Is. Both teams have faced each other only twice in history with Pakistan winning on both occasions. Both matches came in T20 World Cups in 2009 and 2022.

Will Indian TV channels telecast PAK vs NED?

Star Sports is the official broadcaster of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in India. The Pakistan vs Netherlands clash will be televised live on Star Sports channels. Live streaming of Pakistan vs Netherlands will be available on JioStar app and website.

Pakistan vs Netherlands playing XIs

Pakistan: Salman Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan, Faheem Ashraf, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Khan, Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan

​Netherlands: Scott Edwards, Noah Croes, Max O’Dowd, Logan van Beek, Michael Levitt, Roelof van der Merwe, Colin Ackermann, Aryan Dutt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Kyle Klein, Bas de Leede