PAK vs NED Dream11 Prediction: ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 1, Fantasy Cricket Tips For Pakistan vs Netherlands

Pakistan will clash against the Netherlands in the first game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Saturday, February 7.

Led by Salman Ali Agha, Pakistan is entering this encounter on the back of a 3-0 T20I series win over Australia at home earlier this month. Meanwhile, the Scott Edwards-led Netherlands are entering this campaign after suffering a 0-2 T20I series defeat to Bangladesh away from home in way back in September 2025.

PAK vs NED, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 1 Details

Match: PAK vs NED, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 1

Time & Date: 11:00 AM IST, Saturday, February 7

Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo

PAK vs NED, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 1 Probable XIs

Pakistan

Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha (c), Usman Khan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed.

Netherlands

Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Scott Edwards (c and wk), Saqib Zulifqar, Timm van der Gugten, Michael Levitt, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren, Roelof van der Merwe.

PAK vs NED, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 1 Pitch Report

With the average first innings score being 156 in the two T20Is played here, we can expect batters and bowlers to do exceptionally well on this even surface. Any score above 180 would be a tough ask for the chasing side.

PAK vs NED, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 1 Top Picks

Mohammad Nawaz

Mohammad Nawaz ended the T20I series against Australia as the leading wicket-taker, scalping seven wickets from three games.

Shadab Khan

Shadab Khan scalped four wickets from three games against Australia. Moreover, he can support with the willow in hand.

PAK vs NED, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 1 Captain picks

Saim Ayub

Saim Ayub emerged as the second-leading run-getter, accumulating 119 runs from three games at an average of 39.67 in the T20I series against Australia.

Salman Ali Agha

Captain Salman Agha was the leading run-scorer of the T20I series against Australia, amassing 120 runs from three innings.

PAK vs NED, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team

Scott Edwards, Aryan Dutt, Saim Ayub (c), Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Ali Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz (vc), Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed.

PAK vs NED, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team

Aryan Dutt, Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Salman Ali Agha (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Kyle Klein.

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