Pakistan gained the toss and determined to bowl first in opposition to the Netherlands within the inaugural match of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Sinhalese Sports activities Membership (SSC) Floor in Colombo on Saturday.
The event opener is prone to be affected by intermittent rain, with climate forecasts predicting cloudy circumstances all through the day and an rising likelihood of showers because the match progresses.
Pakistan and the Netherlands have confronted off twice prior to now, with the Males in Inexperienced rising victorious on each events, whereas the Flying Dutchmen stay with out a win.
Pakistan have been drawn in Group A alongside India, the USA, Namibia, and the Netherlands. The Inexperienced Shirts boycotted their match in opposition to arch-rivals India and at the moment are set to face the USA and Namibia on February 10 and 18 on the similar venue.
Taking part in XIs
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed.
Netherlands: Michael Levitt, Max ODowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(c/wk), Zach Lion Cachet, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Paul van Meekeren.
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