"Put in to bat on Saturday, the Dutch side were bowled out for 147 with one delivery left in their innings in Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club ground. list of 4 itemsend of list They then produced a lion-hearted effort with the ball, but dropping Faheem proved costly as the batter went on to smash 29 not out off 11 balls to secure Pakistan's victory with three balls to spare."
"Pakistan have been left with little margin for error in their bid to qualify for the Super 8 stage of the tournament following their decision to boycott their February 15 group match against archrivals India. The importance of winning their group matches against the minnows did not appear to be lost on them as Pakistan bowled out the Netherlands with a ball to spare."
Pakistan secured a nervy three-wicket win over the Netherlands with three balls remaining after Faheem Ashraf's unbeaten 29 off 11. The Dutch were bowled out for 147 with one delivery left at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club, having reached 100 in the 13th over before collapsing in the death overs and losing six wickets in 24 balls for 20 runs. Spinner Saim Ayub and Mirza claimed key late wickets to restrict the Netherlands. Pakistan face added pressure to win group matches after boycotting their February 15 fixture against India.
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