Pakistan (148/7) defeat Netherlands (147) by 3 wickets in a tense last-over thriller in the opening game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026

[Sachin fan]

We are 5 down and required run rate is over 6.5 as well.

Run a ball in T20 is nothing

 

[Asif321]

Can we ever win with ease without pissing in pants at ICC events

 

[IAJ]

We gotta drop Babar and one of the seamers.

Don't know why he was brought back in first place after being dropped earlier. He flopped in BBL also?

 

[Dr_Bassim]

If Pakistan lose and boycott on 15th , we are out Cruel!

Pakistan will never boycott if they lose this.

They will figure out a way to play vs India if they lose today.

 

[Major]

Khawaja Nafay at No.4 can be our x-factor. He can be the difference maker.

No. He is as garbage as usman. He is just overhyped here

 

[Kianig89]

41 from 36 should not be difficult with a calculated approach

 

[RidiculousMan]

Pressure is on these all rounders. I reckon these next 2 overs will decide the game.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Pakistan will never boycott if they lose this.

They will figure out a way to play vs India if they lose today.

As if that will make a difference. We are still getting mauled.

 

[Asad T]

Pakistan will never boycott if they lose this.

They will figure out a way to play vs India if they lose today.

fan will boycott pak if they lose

 

[RidiculousMan]

41 from 36 should not be difficult with a calculated approach

Problem is Nawaz and Shadab aren't regular middle order players. They usually come out to bash. This is a different game

 

[amvbfm]

Usman is not much better with the gloves tbh.

Our batting is paper thin with both Babar and Usman in this team.

Agreed. The obsession with experience and bits and pieces players has meant we have compromised on specialist roles.

 

[Omer2002]

No. He is as garbage as usman. He is just overhyped here

He isnt that good but miles better than usman and be honest we dont have any good batters at all

 

[Shafi]

Usman Khan, Babar, Salman are not even fit for ODI let alone T20. Every tournament we bring these type of players and they cost us the match.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Next 2/3 times they go for a boundary will decide.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

So will be Pakistan be out of the 6 week tournament in the first 3 hours?

Probably

 

[Kianig89]

Quite an interesting game to begin th WC

 

[RidiculousMan]

Netherlands need 1 good over to break this game. Pakistan also need 1 good over to break this game.

 

[Asif321]

Embarrassing start to WC even if they win this

 

[Asad T]

If we lose a wicket now
it will be 60/40 in favor of nd

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Any other team would've finished this match by now.

 

[Aami]

This

You called it...

 

[Usman Chadda]

Have they forgotten how to bat?

 

[gazza619]

No. He is as garbage as usman. He is just overhyped here

Flight time from Peshawar to Columbu is about 9 hours

 

[Asif321]

Babar and Usman big culprits here

 

[TheSultan]

This game is done

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Nawaz and Farhan just swing their bat without any feet movement

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Hit done boundaries!!

 

[mango_bite77]

I have been telling you cant have Shadab, Nawaz and Faheem as batters.

And Shadab can't play at number 6, this means your tail starts when you are 4 down.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Nawaz just cannot score a single run lol

 

[Asif321]

And why this brain dead management isn’t playing Tariq

 

[gazza619]

Need one big over. Required run rate can create panic

 

[Shafi]

Maz sadakaz should be there ahead of Babar, nafay should play ahead of parchi Usman.

 

[batandballbattle]

stick with boycott desicion even if they lose, at least NRR won't tank further that way

 

[IAJ]

Last 6 overs only some 20 runs lol

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

What's this in the audience, man love under an umbrella?

 

[gazza619]

Nawaz just cannot score a single run lol

He is good when he has license to hit

 

[Asif321]

This is scary

 

[Shafi]

If we loose today we ill loose against USA who is far more better than NED team.

 

[Asad T]

And why this brain dead management isn’t playing Tariq

I think they were too overconfident, wanted him to rest and utilize him in the super-8

also brain dead of them to under-utilize saim with the ball

 

[adi_62941]

And why this brain dead management isn’t playing Tariq

They are waiting for india match. So that indian batters can beat sh*** out of him

 

[IAJ]

How is the DL situation?

 

[Usman Chadda]

This is why someone like Babar is criminal in a T20 line-up. When things are going well, you don't need an anchor. You need someone who plays for the team. This guy HAS to be benched, he contributes nothing to the team and puts unnecessary pressure on the rest of the batting line-up.

 

[Asad T]

great leave from nawaz

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Nawaz gone

 

[DRsohail]

Nawaz lol

 

[RidiculousMan]

That's the match! Pakistan have lost this

 

[Asif321]

Gone

 

[DRsohail]

Now the savior , the Lord Fahe m.

 

[batandballbattle]

nawaz gone
non starter of an innings

 

[G0rmintAunty]

US are no mugs with the bat scored 200 against India A in the warm ups and Namibia is full of SA players, this is going to be a tough group to qualify, looks like it won't matter the way this match is going.

 

[adi_62941]

Pakistan has lit up this WC. Hahahaha

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

114/6

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Six down, and this is a game.

 

[msb314]

Once a choker always a choker

 

[Zeshan547]

What a bkwas match Nawaz is having , he was just checked out mentally , it's like a perfect storm and all the nightmares of Pak fans getting materialized.

 

[Asif321]

I

That's the match! Pakistan have lost this

I can’t believe this

 

[TheSultan]

What a disgraceful innings

 

[amvbfm]

Specialist batsman in now

 

[Deewana Mastana]

They should've put the cameras on Hesson and co;

 

[Major]

He isnt that good but miles better than usman and be honest we dont have any good batters at all

Hes not miles better. He is same.

 

[IAJ]

Lol Wasim ki angrezi meray se bhi gai guzri hai; 'Neither-land'

 

[Usman Chadda]

Nawaz just wow.

The batters after the top three just froze.

Netherlands have this in the bag.

 

[Asif321]

Whole Pakistan team should kiss feet of shahbaz shareef .

 

[Asad T]

Wasim: Nawaz was in good form

wth

 

[Dr_Bassim]

Netherlands don't have the bowlers to win but Pakistan should be ashamed of this.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shadab gone too

Game over

 

[JattMaula]

Ranaji, please save Pakistan!

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Shadab gone too. Pakistan 114/7

 

[Omer2002]

I

I can’t believe this

I can believe this where is my friend who is always cussing me

 

[PakFan2010]

This is beautiful.

Mike Hesson deserves this for picking King Babar.

 

[hamzie]

Lmao it's over

 

[Asif321]

What the hell man

 

[IAJ]

7 down

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

We are not qualifying we dont deserve it

 

[saabir]

Poor batting display by Nawaz ..look like pakistan going to be the first team to Eliminate from WC that too inside 3 hours of tournament.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Are we going to have another opener for the WC which will echo throughout the tourney and all of us taking out calculators to figure out how we can go to next round, for the love of God, give us a normal WC opener for a change. I can only hope.

The curse continues

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistan just trolling us, bro. They are going to win comfortably in the end. They just wanted to make this match more entertaining for all, this being the opening match.

 

[batandballbattle]

no boundary since 10.4

 

[Asif321]

It’s out

 

[Energy]

Miserable b a s t a r d s. This team is absolutely laanati.