Along with India, Pakistan will also begin preparations for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 with their first group-stage match to be played against Netherlands in Colombo. The PAK vs NED match will be the first game to be played on 7th February.
The following article contains a detailed preview of the PAK vs NED T20 World Cup match, including head-to-head record, their probable playing XI, pitch report and live streaming details of the second match of the series.
PAK vs NED T20 World Cup Match Preview:
Match date: Pakistan vs Netherlands match will be played on Saturday, February 7.
venue: This match will be held at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
Time: The match is scheduled to start at 11:00 am IST.
PAK vs NED Squad
Pakistan squad: Salman Aga (captain), Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafe, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan and Usman Tariq..
Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (captain), Colin Ackerman, Noah Croes, Fred Klaasen, Kyle Clyne, Michael Levitt, Jacques Lyon-Cashette, Max O’Dowd, Logan van Beek, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Tim van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib Zulfikar.
PAK vs NED Probable XI:
Pakistan playing eleven: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Aga (captain), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Faheem Ashraf/Usman Tariq, and Abrar Ahmed.
Netherlands playing XI: Max O’Dowd, Vikramjit Singh, Colin Ackerman, Scott Edwards (c/wk), Bas de Lied, Saqib Zulfikar, Kyle Clyne, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren and Roelof van der Merwe/Noah Kroes..
Key battles of PAK vs NED T20 World Cup match
salman agha vs roelof van der merwe
Pakistan’s captain, Salman Aga, has been in supreme touch for the team and is leading their batting with some command. Salman Agha, the icon of good batting in the middle order, may feel threatened by the experience of left-arm orthodox spinner Roelof van der Merwe.
Sam Ayub vs. Paul Van Meekeren
Pakistan’s left-handed batsman Saim Ayub has performed well with both bat and ball. Ayub will be hoping for a bright start for Pakistan and fast bowler Paul van Meekeren will take charge of the new ball to dismiss the Pakistan opener.
Max O’Dowd vs Shaheen Afridi
Whenever Netherlands has defeated its opponent, Netherlands opening batsman Max O’Dowd has played many excellent innings. Pakistan, who will be looking for an early advantage, will look to get him out early, and Shaheen Afridi will be their favorite man with the ball.
Scott Edwards vs. Abrar Ahmed
Dutch captain Scott Edwards has been the epitome of run-scoring, especially in the shortest format of the game. When he comes out to bat in the middle order, leg spinner Abrar Ahmed will play an important role.
Key players of PAK vs NED T20 World Cup match:
Major players of Pakistan: Salman Aga, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan and Shaheen Afridi
Major players of Netherlands: Scott Edwards, Max O’Dowd, Bas De Leede, Logan Van Beek and Paul Van Meekeren.
PAK vs NED T20 World Cup Match – Free Live Streaming & Telecast Details
TV broadcasting in India: The matches between the teams, including the Pakistan vs Netherlands clash, will be telecast live on Star Sports networks across India.
Online Live Streaming in India: Fans around the world can watch the match live on JioHotstar app. An active subscription will be required.
PAK vs NED T20 World Cup Match Weather and Pitch Report – Colombo
PAK vs NED: Weather report in Colombo
According to Accuweather, the temperature is going to increase slightly in this country surrounded by sea on all sides. The temperature will be around 33 degrees during the day and will now drop below 29 degrees as the match progresses.
There is a high probability of rainfall while the odds of rainfall are not more than 1.5, which means that if rainfall occurs much before the game it may not affect the game in any way.
PAK vs NED: Pitch report at Sinhalese Sports Club
The pitch is known as one of the most favorable batting tracks in Sri Lanka. It is a batsman’s paradise, with a batting-friendly track and a bullet-fast outfield.
The Colombo pitch offers nothing to the spinners; However, fast bowlers get an early advantage on this track, but since the bounce is quite low, it becomes flat even before the spinners come into play. However this has decreased in recent times, with the first innings total reaching 160-170 runs.
PAK vs NED Head-to-Head Records
Pakistan and the Netherlands have not played each other more than twice in the shortest format of the game. Notably, they have not faced each other in recent times, and their last match was in the 2022 World Cup.
Pakistan has won both the matches played between these two sides, while the game was played at Lord’s in 2009 and Perth in 2022. However, he is still yet to play his first match on Indian soil. Pakistan won the match by 6 wickets in the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.
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statistics |
Matchbox |
pak won |
ned won |
Drag |
Tied up |
N.R. |
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overall |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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In T20 World Cup |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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last 5 t20i |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
PAK vs NED T20 World Cup Match – Conclusion
The Pakistan team will be hoping to make a comeback in the ICC T20 World Cup after they were eliminated from the group-stage games of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. They will be hoping to take an early lead in the T20 World Cup.
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