All-rounder Faheem Ashraf emerged as the hero for Pakistan, hammering 29 off 11 balls in a stunning late assault to snatch a dramatic three-wicket win over the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup opener here on Saturday.

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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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

Pakistan clinched a final over thriller, after having thrown away a game they had dominated for most parts, to avoid a huge scare at the hands of the Netherlands in the T20 World Cup opener in Colombo.

Pak vs Ned Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Faheem Ashraf played an unbeaten 29-run knock off 11 balls to help Pakistan defeat the Netherlands by three wickets in Colombo.

Pakistan vs. Netherlands in the 2026 T20 Cricket World Cup is available to live stream for free on ICC.TV.

Netherlands have caused an upset here and there in the past but O'Dowd is confident they are capable of inflicting more damage this time