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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

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.

T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan made a mess of an easy chase of 148, but was saved by Faheem Ashraf, who scored 29 in 11 balls. Despite the win, Pakistan would be upset with how the game went, and the trajectory of the match could hurt Pakistan later.

Cricket fans in the U.S. can also watch the T20 World Cup for free using a VPN. All 2026 matches will be shown for free on ICC.tv in certain countries (see the full list here). If you’re traveling or live outside of those countries, you can still access the free T20 World Cup livestreams using a VPN .

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