T20 World Cup 2026: India beat the Netherlands by 17 runs in the 36th match of the T20 World Cup 2026. They won the toss, chose to bat first in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium, and put up 193 for 6. The Netherlands fought hard, but finished at 176 for 7. With this win, India stayed unbeaten in Group A, winning all four matches. Pakistan followed them into the Super 8, winning three out of four.
In this clash, India’s top order just didn’t click again. Abhishek Sharma had another rough day, making it three straight innings without a run. Shivam Dubey was the star with the bat as he lit up the stadium with a cracking half-century. Bas de Leede led the way for the Netherlands with the bat.
Dubey was the key for India, smashing 66 off just 31 balls. He hammered four boundaries and cleared the ropes six times. Suryakumar Yadav added 34 from 28, Tilak Verma chipped in with 31 off 27, and Hardik Pandya kept things moving with a quick 30 from 21. Ishan Kishan swung hard for his 18 off 7. Rinku Singh stayed not out on 6 at the end. For the Dutch, Logan van Beek grabbed 3 wickets, Aryan Dutt took 2, and Kyle Klein picked up 1.
The Netherlands put up a fight with Bas de Leede scoring 33. Jack Lyon-Cachet added 26, Noah Cross stood unbeaten on 25, Michael Levitt made 24, and Colin Ackermann chipped in 23. Max O’Dowd made 20. Scott Edwards got 15, and van Beek was not out on 4. Aryan Dutt didn’t score.
Varun Chakravarthy did the damage with the ball for India, picking up 3 wickets. Dubey helped out with 2, while Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah took one each. India made two changes for this game: Arshdeep Singh came in for Kuldeep Yadav, and Washington Sundar replaced Axar Patel. The Netherlands made one change to their lineup.
Brief Score
India-193/6 (Shivam Dube 66; Logan van Beek 3/56)
Netherlands-176/7 (Bas de Leede 33; Varun Chakravarthy 3/14)
India beat Netherlands by 17 runs
India’s playing 11: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.
Netherlands’ playing 11: Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (wicketkeeper), Jack Lyon-Cachet, Releof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Noah Cross.
