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Shahid Afridi starred with the ball as Pakistan ended the Netherlands’s fairytale run at the World Twenty20 at Lord’s on Tuesday.
Leg-spinner Afridi took four wickets for just 11 runs in his four overs – the fourth best return in all Twenty20 internationals – as 2007 finalists Pakistan won by 82 runs to book their place in the second phase Super Eights.
The Dutch, shock four-wicket winners over England at Lord’s in Friday’s tournament opener, needed to make just 151 to get through and so deny Pakistan the minium 25-run margin of victory they required.
But Afridi, well supported by fellow spinner Saeed Ajmal (three for 20), sparked a collapse that saw the Dutch decline from 1-42 to 93 all out.
Victory saw Pakistan, beaten by 48 runs by England at the Oval on Sunday, join the hosts in the second phase after they had made 5-175 with wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal, who later made four stumpings, top-scoring with 41.
By contrast, no Dutch batsman made more than Alexei Kervezee’s 21.
The Dutch chase started briskly with Darron Reekers striking fours off left-arm quicks Sohail Tanvir and Mohammad Aamir.
But Afridi struck with his first ball when he bowled former Sussex batsman Bas Zuiderent for 13.
That left the Dutch 2-42 in the eighth over.
It was the start of a collapse from which they never recovered.
Tom de Grooth, who made 49 against England, could not repeat his heroics this time and was bowled by Afridi, better known as a hard-hitting batsman, who took three wickets in the space of 10 balls.
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