Faheem Ashraf hits an unbeaten 29 off 11 balls as Pakistan are given a major scare by the Netherlands in a thrilling opening game at the T20 World Cup.

Faheem Ashraf turned on the fireworks late on as his little cameo helped Pakistan beat the Netherlands by three wickets in a tensed game at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

Faheem Ashraf smashed an unbeaten 29 off 11 balls as Pakistan scrambled past the Netherlands by three wickets to avoid a massive shock in the curtain-raiser of the T20 World Cup in Colombo on Saturday.

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Pakistan, Feb. 7 -- COLOMBO - Pakistan's T20 captain Babar Azam pulled off a sensational catch on the boundary, aided by Shaheen Shah Afridi, to dismiss in-form Dutch batter Michael Levitt in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 opener at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Saturday.

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Pakistan were in huge trouble in their chase of 148 against the Netherlands at the T20 World Cup 2026; however, they managed to survive it after Faheem Ashraf's fireworks.