Pakistan vs Netherlands, 1st Match, Group A, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Abrar Ahmed to van der Merwe, 1 run, loopy delivery outside off - van der Merwe leans forward and drives it down to long-off

Abrar Ahmed to Aryan Dutt, 1 run, a leading edge on the flick and the ball lobs wide of cover-point - was spinning away and Aryan Dutt was looking to work it against the turn, closed the face of the bat and got lucky

Abrar Ahmed to van der Merwe, 1 run, tossed up on middle and leg - heaved over mid-wicket for a single

Abrar Ahmed to Aryan Dutt, 1 run, the wrong 'un from Abrar, Aryan Dutt shuffles across and tucks it in front of mid-wicket for a single

Abrar Ahmed to van der Merwe, 1 run, pushed through just outside off - dabbed in front of point for a quick single

Abrar Ahmed to van der Merwe, no run, Abrar tosses one well wide of off, driven straight to the fielder at cover

Abrar Ahmed to Edwards, out Caught by Sahibzada Farhan!! A one-handed top-edge on the sweep and Edwards has holed out to deep backward square leg - Another well-set batter fails to go deep for NED, tossed up around off and Edwards went for another sweep, but it's Abrar's extra bounce which lands him in trouble, has no control over the shot, the bottom-hand comes off and Sahibzada Farhan holds onto a simple catch, right in front of the ropes. Edwards c Sahibzada Farhan b Abrar Ahmed 37(29) [4s-3 6s-1]

Abrar Ahmed to Edwards, no run, Abrar tosses one just outside off - driven straight to the fielder at cover

Abrar Ahmed to Edwards, 2 runs, slower and wider of off - Edwards backs away on the cut and gets a thick top-edge, runs fine and he's back for the second

Abrar Ahmed to Zach Lion Cachet, 1 run, flighted delivery on middle and leg - punched down to long-on for a single

Abrar Ahmed to Zach Lion Cachet, no run, slower and at the stumps, was the wrong 'un - Zach Lion Cachet pushes forward and gets an under-edge to the on-side

Abrar Ahmed to Edwards, 1 run, Abrar tosses one aroun doff, pushed towards the non-striker and the bowler gets caught up with Zach Lion Cachet, allowing the run'

Abrar Ahmed to Bas de Leede, 1 run, 90.7kph, flatter in trajectory, Bas de Leede jabs it to long-on

Abrar Ahmed to Bas de Leede, no run, 92.5kph, spinning away a bit outside off, Bas de Leede shoulders arms and that's inside the tramline

Abrar Ahmed to Bas de Leede, FOUR, that's a freebie from Abrar Ahmed. Short and wide of off, Bas de Leede goes on the back foot to slap the cut through cover. Hits uppishly with the spin but through the gap

Abrar Ahmed to Edwards, 1 run, 89.5kph, legbreak outside off, Edwards stays back to bunt it to long-on

Abrar Ahmed to Edwards, no run, 81.2kph, flighted delivery, full and drifting in a bit, Edwards gets forward to push it back to the bowler

Abrar Ahmed to Bas de Leede, 1 run, 87.9kph, fullish ball, Bas de Leede shimmies down the track to hoick across the line and inside-edges to deep midwicket

Abrar Ahmed to Ackermann, out Bowled!! Abrar Ahmed strikes in his first over! 85.7kph, scrambled seam, may have been the carrom ball, Ackermann stays in his crease to work it through the on-side and drags it onto his stumps via an inside edge. Abrar roars in delight. Ackermann b Abrar Ahmed 20(14) [4s-4]

Abrar Ahmed to Ackermann, FOUR, moves leg-side, gets down low and nails the sweep shot to send it through vacant midwicket. No one's stopping that

Abrar Ahmed to Ackermann, no run, 89.2kph, lbw appeal, turned down. Spins back in from a length, Ackermann goes back to flick and misses to get hit high on the leg. Probably missing leg

Abrar Ahmed to Bas de Leede, 1 run, shimmies down, gets close to the pitch of this flighted ball and drives to long-on

Abrar Ahmed to Ackermann, 1 run, length ball, Ackermann closes the bat-face early and gets a leading edge towards cover-point

Abrar Ahmed to Bas de Leede, 1 run, starts with an in-turner, Bas de Leede turns it through midwicket off the back foot