India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup boycott dispute takes a turn
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Pakistan has won the toss and elected to field against the Netherlands in the opening game of the T20 World Cup.
Defending a modest total of 147, the Dutch bowlers staged a remarkable comeback after a steady start by Pakistan.
Faheem Ashraf smashed an unbeaten 29 off 11 balls as Pakistan scrambled past the Netherlands by three wickets to avoid a massive shock in the curtain-raiser of the T20 World Cup in Colombo on Saturday.
Faheem Ashraf turned on the fireworks late on as his little cameo helped Pakistan beat the Netherlands by three wickets in a tensed game at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
COLOMBO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The Netherlands nearly pulled off a major upset before Faheem Ashraf's breezy cameo secured a nervy three-wicket win for Pakistan in their Group A match at the Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday.
The post appeared moments after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reiterated that the Salman Ali Agha-led side would not take the field against India
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