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

van der Merwe to Shadab Khan, 1 run, flighted delivery outside off - driven into the gap wide of cover-point for a single

van der Merwe to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, tossed up on off, nudged wide of the bowler for a single

van der Merwe to Babar Azam, out Caught by Kyle Klein!! Oh dear! Are Pakistan imploding? Babar Azam was one batter who could've taken this chase deep, but he looks to go over the top and holes out to long-off - was nicely tossed up on off and Babar ran down the pitch, he's undone in the flight though and skews a mistimed lofted drive, high and to the right of long-off - Klein runs to his right and completes a fine catch. All of a sudden, Pakistan have slipped from 98 for 2 to 100 for 5. Babar Azam c Kyle Klein b van der Merwe 15(18) [4s-1]

van der Merwe to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on off - a half-forward prod as Babar defended

van der Merwe to Shadab Khan, 1 run, van der Merwe tosses one just outside off - chipped down to long-off for a single, brings up Pakistan's 100

van der Merwe to Babar Azam, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - Babar finds the gap past cover with the drive for a single

van der Merwe to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run, 88.4kph, low full toss, Farhan flicks through midwicket

van der Merwe to Sahibzada Farhan, no run, 85.7kph, fraction short and Farhan chops it to extra cover

van der Merwe to Babar Azam, 1 run, push-drives this full ball to the left of cover

van der Merwe to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run, 83.1kph, full again, drifting in towards off, Farhan drives to long-off off the front foot

van der Merwe to Babar Azam, 1 run, full on middle-leg, driven along the ground to long-on

van der Merwe to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run, 86.5kph, tossed up and full outside off, Farhan leans forward to drive it to long-off

van der Merwe to Babar Azam, no run, 85.1kph, Babar Azam comes down the track, almost yorks himself and jams it back at the bowler who then throws the ball to make the batter go back

van der Merwe to Babar Azam, no run, 86.6kph, pushes this full ball to short extra cover

van der Merwe to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run, 87.3kph, length ball with a bit of spin, stabbed to the left of long-off

van der Merwe to Babar Azam, 1 run, 83.5kph, very full, driven hard along the ground to long-off

van der Merwe to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run, 86.7kph, fraction short outside off, cut to deep extra cover

van der Merwe to Babar Azam, 1 run, 79.1kph, flighted delivery from round the wicket, full on middle-leg, flicked to deep midwicket