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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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
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Weather Report
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Team Form (Last 5 matches)
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Probable Playing XI
Pakistan
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Agha Salman (C), Usman Khan (wk), SH Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, S Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq
Bench : Khawaja Nafay, FK Zaman, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza
Netherlands
S Edwards (C), MP O'Dowd, Colin Ackermann, M Levitt, RE van der Merwe, K Klein, PA van Meekeren, BFW de Leede, Fred Klaassen, Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek
Bench : N Croes, Saqib Zulfiqar, Z Cachet, T van der Gugten
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
40%
Pace Bowling
60%
Spin Bowling
45%
Batting Pitch
150
Average Score
55%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
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.
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
Babar Azam PAK | BAT
Babar Azam is the leading run getter for Pakistan in this format with more than 4000 runs and he will be a good option to have for this match
Logan van Beek NED | BOWL
Logan Van Beek will give points with both bat and ball. He has played 31 T20Is and scored 102 runs while also picking up 36 wickets
Shaheen Afridi PAK | BOWL
Shaheen Afridi will spearhead the bowling attack for Pakistan and has picked up 128 wickets in 98 T20I matches. Back him to do well.
Max O'Dowd NED | BAT
Max O Dowd has scored 2309 runs in his T20I career and will be a top pick against this opposition.
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Khawaja Nafay
PAK | BAT
Noah Croes
NED | BAT
Teams will be updated after Toss
Last Updated On - Feb 6 2026 8:41 PM
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