Pakistan defeated Holland in a must win match in a pool match of the ICC T20 World at the Lords and qualified for the super eight round.

Pakistan skipper Younis Khan won the toss and elected to bat first against Holland. Pakistan set target of 176 runs in 20 overs with the help of brilliant batting performance of man of the match Kamran Akmal (41) and Misbah-ul-Haq (31 not out).

PM Seelaar took two wickets for Holland against Pakistan and Darren Nannes took one wicket while being economical.

Chasing target of 176 whole of the Holland team returned to pavilion for just 93 runs on the board. AN Kervezee was top scorer for Holland with 21 runs.

Shahid Afridi took four wickets and Saeed Ajmal took three wickets for Pakistan.

Pakistan is placed with Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Ireland in a group of the super eight round of the ICC T20 World Cup.