T20 World Cup: Pakistan win toss, opt to field first against Netherlands

2026-02-07 - 05:16

COLOMBO – Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first against Netherlands in first match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo today. The tournament runs from 7 February to 8 March, with the Super 8s beginning on 22 February, the semi-finals scheduled on 4 and 5 March. Salman will be making his mega-event debut. So far, he has captained Pakistan in 43 T20Is, winning 27 of those. 🚨 TOSS & PLAYING XI 🚨 Pakistan win the toss and opt to bowl first against Netherlands 🏏 Our team for the first match of the ICC #T20WorldCup 2026 🇵🇰#PAKvNED | #BackTheBoysInGreen | #WeHaveWeWill pic.twitter.com/4Y6mqLK2SY — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 7, 2026 Since the conclusion of the Asia Cup 2025, Green Shirts have played 13 T20Is, out of which, they have won 10, losing just three. Most recently, Pakistan registered their first-ever T20I clean sweep since 2018 over Australia in a three-match T20I series held at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Pakistan squad: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk) and Usman Tariq Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Noah Croes, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Max O’Dowd, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib Zulfiqar Pakistan v Netherlands T20 World Cup 2026 today: Broadcast, live streaming, live score details