Pakistan Beats Netherlands in Tense T20 Win
Pakistan opened their ICC Men T20 World Cup 2026 campaign on a thrilling note defeating the Netherlands by a margin of one run at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in the Netherlands on Saturday. On a target of 148, the Green Shirts were pursuing but they had won in a close call.
It was the important role of Opener Sahibzada Farhan who scored 47 runs on 31 balls with four boundaries and two sixes. His performance established a good base on the pursuit of Pakistan. But it was Faheem Ashraf who had taken the center stage. He entered at a very grave moment, and with 11 balls made 29, two fours and three sixes. His outbursting cameo made sure that Pakistan was propelled to the finish line.
The Netherlands went first in the batting with 147 runs in 19.5 overs. Notable contributions were made by Skipper Scott Edwards, Bas de Leede, Michael Levitt and Colin Ackermann. Nevertheless, the disciplined bowling prevented Pakistan to set the target far out.
Captain Salman Ali Agha gave the bowlers on his side a compliment and emphasized the performance of Faheem. It was important to limit them to 148. The slipaway game can come when the overs are bad, and Faheem played even better, said he. He also looked back at the problems faced over the middle overs, that he had to be able to take pressure better.
Agha emphasized the need to complete games and finish them. When a batter is set he must drive it out of the field and put an ending to the game. That is what we cannot do so well nowadays, but that is what we should concentrate on in the future, he added.
Pakistan is now setting eyes on their second match which is against USA on February 10 at the same venue. The team will strive to bring this momentum forward to the next game with impressive performances by Farhan and Ashraf. The question of whether Pakistan will be able to keep off their winning streak at the tournament will be one that fans would be keen to understand.
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