PAK vs NED Dream11 Prediction, 1st Match, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

Pakistan will be up against the Netherlands in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026

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Preview

Pakistan will be up against the Netherlands in the opening match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. We are in the carnival of the biggest event in T20 cricket. Pakistan arrives confident after winning 3-0 against Australia and they will be high on confidence. Salman Ali Agha will lead the side and they have a good squad. The spinners, in particular, are really good and they will be keen to do well. Pakistan plays all their games in Sri Lanka, so that is an advantage for them. Meanwhile, the Netherlands is no stranger to ICC events. In the past, they have shown that they can upset the big teams. Scott Edwards will captain the side and they will be looking to bank on some experience to do well here.

Match Information

Pakistan vs Netherlands, 1st Match, Group A

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 7 Feb 2026, Sat, 11:00 AM IST, Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Match Starts In

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Weather Report

stadiumSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Clouds

24.4°C

humidity91% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Pakistan vs Australia
W

PAK

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AUS

PAK vs AUS

Pakistan vs Australia
W

PAK

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AUS

PAK vs AUS

Pakistan vs Australia
W

PAK

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PAK vs AUS

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
L

SL

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PAK

SL vs PAK

Injury and availability news

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Pitch Report

The surface at Sinhalese Sports Club is a bit on the slower side. The batters will have to be patient early on in their innings. They will have to adapt to the conditions before they can start playing high-risk strokes. The average first-innings score at this venue is 150 runs

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Pace Bowling

60%

Spin Bowling

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45%

Batting Pitch

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150

Average Score

55%

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Player Picks

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Saim Ayub PAK | BAT

Saim Ayub has been in good form at the top of the order for Pakistan. He can also bowl a few overs of spin which makes him a good captaincy pick.

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8.5
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Shadab Khan PAK | ALL

Shadab Khan is a quality all-rounder and has scored 891 runs while also picking up more than 100 wickets in T20Is. Back him to do well

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

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7.5

Khawaja Nafay

PAK | BAT

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7.5

Noah Croes

NED | BAT

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Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Feb 6 2026 8:41 PM

Players
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Team 1

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Head To Head
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Scott Edwards

8.5

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Babar Azam

9

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Sahibzada Farhan

7

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Agha Salman

9

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Mohammad Nawaz

8.5

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Saim Ayub
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7

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Shadab Khan
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8.5

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Roelof van der Merwe

8

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Logan van Beek

8.5

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Abrar Ahmed

8.5

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Naseem Shah

8.5

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