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

Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, no run, this is terrific bowling from Paul van Meekeren - just 4 off it - slower short ball and Shaheen has no pace to work with as he looked to pull, bounces through to Edwards

Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, no run, slower short ball from Paul van Meekeren - bowled into the pitch and Shaheen can't connect on the swing

Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, 2 runs, slower ball that was pushed across the left-hander - no pace on the lofted drive and Shaheen mistimes the lofted drive, skewed it over mid-off and he's back for the second

Paul van Meekeren to Faheem Ashraf, 1 run, slower short ball outside off - punched square on the off-side for a single

Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, 1 run, on a length and angling into the left-hander - Shaheen had backed away and the ball deflects off the pad to the off-side

Paul van Meekeren to Shaheen Afridi, no run, short of a good length and pushed across the left-hander, Shaheen Afridi pokes and is beaten by the angle

Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, back of a length wide of off, dabbed to third man

Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, short of a good length and angling across the left-hander, Nawaz throws his hands on the cut and missed

Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Nawaz, wide, short and down leg, Nawaz looks to pull and misses. Not too far away from the glove but it's been wided

Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Nawaz, no run, banged in short by van Meekeran, Nawaz ducks under and lets it go

Paul van Meekeren to Shadab Khan, 1 run, short of a good length and just outside off, dropped with soft hands towards cover-point and they're off for a quick single

Paul van Meekeren to Mohammad Nawaz, 1 run, pitched up outside off, driven along the ground to sweeper cover

Paul van Meekeren to Shadab Khan, 1 run, length ball, knocked in front of cover with soft hands for a quick single

Paul van Meekeren to Shadab Khan, no run, fuller length delivery outside off - driven straight to the fielder at mid-off - a double-wicket maiden from van Meekeren

Paul van Meekeren to Shadab Khan, no run, banged in short and holding its line outside off - Shadab drops his wrists and sways away from the line

Paul van Meekeren to Shadab Khan, no run, a big shout for caught behind, but umpire Wayne Knights shakes his head, on a length and angling down leg, past Shadab's flick on its way to the keeper

Paul van Meekeren to Usman Khan, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Two in the over and Paul van Meekeren is making Netherlands believe - short of a good length and just outside off, too close to cut and Usman attempts to manufacture something out of nothing - brings the bat down with an angle and drags an inside edge back onto his own stumps. Can NED slice through and put Pakistan under pressure now? Usman Khan b Paul van Meekeren 0(2)

Paul van Meekeren to Usman Khan, no run, on a good length and angling back into the right-hander - Usman shuffles across and defends it to mid-on

Paul van Meekeren to Sahibzada Farhan, out Caught by van der Merwe!! A sharp catch and NED keep themselves interested - it's 41-year old Roelof van der Merwe with a superb catch. Banged in short and just outside off - Farhan was shaping for the pull, hops across and cannot get on top of the bounce, a bit of a top-edge as the ball lobbed down towards long-on, van der Merwe sprints across to his right, times the slide perfectly and comes up with a sublime effort. Soft hands and he ensured that the ball didn't pop out when he landed on the ground. Sahibzada Farhan c van der Merwe b Paul van Meekeren 47(31) [4s-4 6s-2]

Paul van Meekeren to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run, short ball and Farhan swivels across to pull it to deep midwicket

Paul van Meekeren to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, streaky boundary! 131.5kph, Farhan swings hard to heave this shortish ball over midwicket. Bounces more, top-edge and the ball flies over the keeper's head

Paul van Meekeren to Sahibzada Farhan, no run, 114kph, slower ball on a full length and that's been bunted to mid-on

Paul van Meekeren to Babar Azam, 1 run, 136kph, short ball and Babar Azam pulls to deep midwicket

Paul van Meekeren to Sahibzada Farhan, 1 run, 138.9kph, full ball, knocked towards mid-on

Paul van Meekeren to Sahibzada Farhan, FOUR, Sahibzada Farhan grets Paul van Meekeren with a boundary. Overpitched delivery on the stumps, Farhan drills it between the bowler and the non-striker. He doesn't bother to run