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

Aryan Dutt to Saim Ayub, out Caught by van der Merwe!! In the air and taken! The dangerous Saim Ayub has to depart. 98.9kph, length ball around off, the left-hander looks to play the no-look lofted hit trying to go over mid-on/midwicket. The ball balloons up in the air off the leading edge and van der Merwe reverse-cups it. Saim Ayub c van der Merwe b Aryan Dutt 24(13) [4s-4 6s-1]

Aryan Dutt to Saim Ayub, no run, skips down the track to drive and inside-edges onto his pad

Aryan Dutt to Saim Ayub, FOUR, 98kph, nothing wrong with the ball. It's on a length and angling in towards off, Saim Ayub goes on the back foot and beautifully cut it through the small gap between backward point and cover-point. Ayub is off to a flier

Logan van Beek to Saim Ayub, no run, 140.1kph, fullish outside off, driven to extra cover

Logan van Beek to Saim Ayub, no run, 136.1kph, short of length outside off and Saim Ayub misses out on this occasion. Stands tall to cut hard, finds cover-point

Logan van Beek to Saim Ayub, FOUR, hat-trick of fours! 135.7kph, full on the pads, Ayub brings his bottom hand into play to whip it over midwicket

Logan van Beek to Saim Ayub, FOUR, in the air, safe and four! Logan van Beek bowls a length ball well outside off. Quick hands from Saim Ayub to cut it aerially over point. The fielder jumps to his left but the ball is well out of his reach

Logan van Beek to Saim Ayub, FOUR, 135.2kph, Ayub gives the charge to the pacer. Shimmies down and moves leg-side to flick with the swing. Sends this full ball through midwicket

Aryan Dutt to Saim Ayub, 2 runs, full around off and Saim Ayub drives through extra cover. Long-off cuts it off

Aryan Dutt to Saim Ayub, no run, appeal for lbw, turned down. Saim Ayub misses the glance against in-dart and wears it on the pad. Going down with the angle

Aryan Dutt to Saim Ayub, no run, good comeback from Aryan Dutt. Saim Ayub stays back to a fairly full ball and brings his bat down hurriedly to block it out. Looked like the arm ball from Dutt

Aryan Dutt to Saim Ayub, SIX, Saim Ayub gets going with a maximum. The left-hander shimmies down the pitch, doesn't allow the ball to spin, fetches it from outside off and bludgeons it over long-on

Aryan Dutt to Saim Ayub, no run, 92kph, round the wicket, in-drifter, Saim Ayub nudges it into the leg-side