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

[batandballbattle]

rana hi cricket cricket hi rana hai

 

[JattMaula]

Legendary inning by Faheem.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Pakistan always brings the entertainment. Most watchable team in every sense

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Netherlands lost out to Faheem not Pakistan

 

[TeymurBlake]

Get Rana at No.5 & bring Nafay for Babar at No.4.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

@sweep_shot Bring out the dancing gifs

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Lol six by faheem.

Devyani aur Rajni ke liye achi khabar nahi hai.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Lol, Pakistan did almost all they could to lose, but did'nt quite manage in the end.

 

[Shafikapeo]

Congratulations Pakistan, Hard luck Netherlands

 

[amvbfm]

extremely lucky win. One dropped catch spoiled everything for the Dutch.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

What a pathetic win, why i got my hopes up for this team is beyond me

 

[Aviator]

How many losses will it take for people to finally accept that Nawaz is a match loser?

 

[light]

Congrats on your first 2026 WC win. What a tense match

 

[TeymurBlake]

You guys need to understand.

It's about the entertainment, close calls & a single delivery to change the game.

All this in mind, Babar is playing this knock.

Farhan is the one who is ruining this.

I can't believe this became a reality.

 

[Aami]

well done Faheem...his best inns since that warm up game against Bangladesh 2017

 

[Major]

Devyani aur Rajni ke liye achi khabar nahi hai.

Lol, they gone back into hiding

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

MOTM Faheem

 

[Sachin fan]

What a pathetic win, why i got my hopes up for this team is beyond me

Lucky teams win world cups more than strong teams

 

[kingusama92]

Ice in his veins. Wow.

Amazing stuff from Faheem after the stupidity from the others.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

This team ain't going anywhere, made a close match minnow and then there is another one next game

 

[Aami]

Nos 1 to 7..dubb ke marr jao!

 

[NeVerMind]

well done Faheem...his best inns since that warm up game against Bangladesh 2017

Was about to say the same thing!

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Rana Razzaq Stokes.

 

[JattMaula]

I thus dub Faheem as,

THE LION OF COLOMBO!

 

[Aami]

Was about to say the same thing!

haha...i was there with my kids.

 

[Sachin fan]

Devyani aur Rajni ke liye achi khabar nahi hai.

Lol, they gone back into hiding

Yes, we are all terrified that you won a last over thriller vs Netherlands, literally shaking in our boots. Congrats on the amazing win

 

[Bhaijaan]

Congratulations to all my friends in Pakistan. Some jittery moments but in the end a comfortable victory. Well done guys!!

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Rana Ab Deviliers saved Pakistan from enormes embarrasment.

 

[jnaveen1980]

THis is lke gazillionth collapse for this team.

 

[Theo_14]

Rana taking us back to Razzaq 2010s era in Abu Dhabi. Such composure and elegance in his hitting. He really saved Pakistans’ shame.

 

[Energy]

What a lucky win really. The dibbly's almost squeezed a win over the mentally weak Babar and his cronies.

 

[PakPremi]

Rana of Pak cricket and Pak Passion, both saviours of Pak Crucket

 

[Major]

Yes, we are all terrified that you won a last over thriller vs Netherlands, literally shaking in our boots. Congrats on the amazing win

Bhai tu pakistani forum per ata, trigger hota snd rona satart kardeyta

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

This team does nt deserve Pak Fans

 

[Asif321]

We can’t afford Usman and Babar anymore . Get Fakhar and nafay . Also Tariq should play from now on

 

[Aviator]

Please boycott match against India...

 

[Sachin fan]

If after this, India loses against USA, it will be the perfect Sunday for Pakistan fans.

 

[batandballbattle]

feel for netherlands, they had us scared for a long time
guess they now feel our pain of a dropped chance costing a game

 

[Omer2002]

What a pathetic win, why i got my hopes up for this team is beyond me

Never have any hopes on these my friend awful batters awful balance of team

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistan has broken many hearts with such close tense wins, previously against India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh etc.

They like to troll everyone into beliebing they losing.

 

[Kianig89]

So Pakistan won amid all the chaos , collapses and brain fades

 

[Sachin fan]

Rana taking us back to Razzaq 2010s era in Abu Dhabi. Such composure and elegance in his hitting. He really saved Pakistans’ shame.

They were literally bowling half volleys to him in the last 2 overs, which they didnt before. On this pitch short pitch was working and he was unable to hit them, but they tried yorkers and served up easy half volleys

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Collapse was Triggered by Ghanta King who sucked the momentum out of this Chase that was rolling along the carpet. One of the worst t20 players after Misbah

 

[Major]

Chalo jee, ab hum sakoon sey boycott ker skatay hai

 

[PakFan2010]

Commentators are saying that Pakistan looks a formidable unit.

 

[shah9425]

Rana does not need cricket
Cricket needs Rana

Hang your head in shame fraud king

 

[Sachin fan]

Collapse was Triggered by Ghanta King who sucked the momentum out of this Chase that was rolling along the carpet. One of the worst t20 players after Misbah

Yeah, he changes the entire momentum of the game. If there was another batsman who could have kept going, Pakistan wouldn't have been in this situation.

 

[NeVerMind]

haha...i was there with my kids.

9 years to play another innings like that!

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Rambo doing interview in urdu

 

[Major]

They were literally bowling half volleys to him in the last 2 overs, which they didnt before. On this pitch short pitch was working and he was unable to hit them, but they tried yorkers and served up easy half volleys

Yar bhai we know. We are not calling faheem a legend to literally consider him sobers.

Its just a running joke where faheem is like the chuck norris of pakistan cricket

 

[Sachin fan]

Commentators are saying that Pakistan looks a formidable unit.

They are, a very balanced unit on such pitches.

 

[saabir]

Wow what a match..never knew this Faheem Ashraf is that good with the bat.All the pak fans were saying he is useless in the side but Mike Hesson proved all fans wrong. Good for the tournament pakistan team is so entertaining

 

[Major]

Rana does not need cricket
Cricket needs Rana

Hang your head in shame fraud king

Once rana lost a final, till this date the winner never recieved their trophy

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Yeah, he changes the entire momentum of the game. If there was another batsman who could have kept going, Pakistan wouldn't have been in this situation.

There is no concept of anchoring in this format. People like Suryavanshi are playing at 200 in ODI and our ghnta king is playing Test match in T20

 

[Major]

Wow what a match..never knew this Faheem Ashraf is that good with the bat.All the pak fans were saying he is useless in the side but Mike Hesson proved all fans wrong. Good for the tournament pakistan team is so entertaining

Still issue is babar and usman as keeprr

 

[kingusama92]

They really need to sit Babar. Enough of this madness.

 

[Theo_14]

They were literally bowling half volleys to him in the last 2 overs, which they didnt before. On this pitch short pitch was working and he was unable to hit them, but they tried yorkers and served up easy half volleys

They were poor deliveries no doubt still required execution, skill and composure.

 

[PakFan2010]

Fakhar and Khawaja need to be in the team.

 

[Hellion]

Congrats to Pakistan on this mighty win. India very lucky not to face this spin attack and Faheem

 

[gazza619]

You only live once and being a Pakistan cricket team fan just isn’t worth it. Can’t imagine how many people had heart attack today

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Rana gotta bowl on these pitches we can drop Salman for some matches and drop Babar bring in Fakhar and Khawaja for the next match.

Good thing is the players will be well rested on 15th so a few high adrenaline moments is not too bad for them.

 

[Rajdeep]

Kya mazaa aa jaata....had Netherlands pulled it off.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Never a dull day in Pakistan kirkit, bro.

 

[Aami]

9 years to play another innings like that!

Ill take it lala...

 

[hks222]

Kya mazaa aa jaata....had Netherlands pulled it off.

Ab hum USA se maza lengy aaj

 

[DeadlyVenom]

You only live once and being a Pakistan cricket team fan just isn’t worth it. Can’t imagine how many people had heart attack today

Spare a thought for @Bhaijaan he had 8-9 troll threads ready to press post and then Faheem ruined his hard work. Wonder how is his heart is feeling.

 

[Aami]

Kya mazaa aa jaata....had Netherlands pulled it off.

abhi to party shuru hui hai...

 

[Hellion]

Pakistan has broken many hearts with such close tense wins, previously against India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh etc.

They like to troll everyone into beliebing they losing.

It's like going up against 11 Heart Break Kids in a team . You never know from where that sweet chin music is coming

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

You only live once and being a Pakistan cricket team fan just isn’t worth it. Can’t imagine how many people had heart attack today

Normal fans have it okay. Now imagine the people who bet on cricket.

There were probably people who bet on Netherlands to win and then this happens.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

You only live once and being a Pakistan cricket team fan just isn’t worth it. Can’t imagine how many people had heart attack today

My Cousins almost had one. his heart beat crossed 100 .. i had to give him water.. and im being serious

 

[Major]

Spare a thought for @Bhaijaan he had 8-9 troll threads ready to press post and then Faheem ruined his hard work. Wonder how is his heart is feeling.

Thank god devadwal has to go through a post approval process. He was going through the same

 

[saabir]

Still issue is babar and usman as keeprr

Their replacement like Fakhar are equally medicore . Shame they did not select Hasan Nawaz , Samad, Niazi , Maaz Sadaqat or Khushdil for middle order. Babar and Fakhar are not good enough for T20.

 

[Classic123]

Unlucky Netherlands. They almost defended the small total. At one stage it looked like Pakistan would chase it in 15 overs.

 

[IAJ]

Spare a thought for @Bhaijaan he had 8-9 troll threads ready to press post and then Faheem ruined his hard work. Wonder how is his heart is feeling.

LOL. And also don't forget posters like @Major wishing Pakistan to lose. This fake guy have attacked every other poster over the years and today he showed his true colours himself.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Unbelievable innings from Faheem Ashraf. Right up there with the cameos of Asif Ali and Carlos Bairthwaite!

If Pakistan plays India now. They better watchout

 

[Rajdeep]

Spare a thought for @Bhaijaan he had 8-9 troll threads ready to press post and then Faheem ruined his hard work. Wonder how is his heart is feeling.

Wont lie, this is hurting. Lets be honest, you would be doing the same if a minnow was on the verge of beating India but just misses.

 

[Ball Blazer]

My Cousins almost had one. his heart beat crossed 100 .. i had to give him water.. and im being serious

It should have been an easy win. Anyways,

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Unlucky Netherlands. They almost defended the small total. At one stage it looked like Pakistan would chase it in 15 overs.

Ideally that is how most teams would've chased it with and so should've Pakistan but the middle order messed up big time as they just seem to play themselves in with dots rather than rotation of strike as the least.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Wow... close match. Well done Dutch, congrats Pak

 

[Vikram1989]

For few overs, pcb and agha may have seriously regretted their decision