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

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

Shadab Khan to Ackermann, FOUR, full and drifting in towards middle, Ackermann is down on one leg to sweep it fiercely through square leg

Shadab Khan to Ackermann, 1 run, 85.1kph, fraction short and Ackermann punches it to long-off

Shadab Khan to Ackermann, no run, 84.9kph, length ball outside off, cut to backward point

Shadab Khan to Ackermann, 1 run, 88.3kph, tossed up and full from over the wicket, Ackermann drives to long-off off the front foot

Salman Mirza to Ackermann, leg byes, 1 run, walks across to play across the line, he actually attempted a sweep shot. Misses this full delivery to get hit on the pad outside the line of off-stump

Salman Mirza to Ackermann, no run, 132.6kph, angling away on a length, Ackermann heaves across the line and misses. Beaten by the lack of bounce

Salman Mirza to Ackermann, wide, way over the batter's head as Salman Mirza bowls the bouncer

Salman Mirza to Ackermann, FOUR, second boundary for Ackermann. Overpitched by Salman Mirza at 124.4kph and the right-hander firmly off-drives. Beats the diving mid-off fielder to his right

Salman Mirza to Ackermann, no run, 132.7kph, full outside off, driven to cover

Salman Mirza to Ackermann, FOUR, uppish, safe and four! Short of length, Ackermann forehand-slaps it straight of mid-on. No need to run for that

Mohammad Nawaz to Ackermann, 1 run, a slip in place, Nawaz bowls a full in-drifter onto the pads, clipped to deep square leg