PAK vs NED Highlights: Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by 3 wickets in a close match. Faheem Ashraf narrowly avoided defeat for Pakistan.

Pakistan narrowly escaped defeat

Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by three wickets in a close match. Faheem Ashraf narrowly avoided defeat; otherwise, Pakistan would have faced a major upset in the T20 World Cup 2026. In the match played in Colombo, the Netherlands, batting first, were all out for 147 runs. In response, Pakistan won a thrilling victory in the final by three wickets remaining.

No batsman for the Netherlands could score a big innings, but captain Scott Edwards and Bas de Leede contributed 37 and 30 runs respectively. Michael Levitt's 24 and Colin Ackermann's 20 helped the Netherlands reach 147.

Pakistan had a target of 148.

Chasing the target of 148 runs, Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan played an innings of 47 runs.