India national cricket team vs Netherlands national cricket team match Live Scorecard, T20 World Cup 2026: India beat Netherlands, stay unbeaten in group stage

India's Ishan Kishan, right, and Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo)

Current Update: India continued their flawless run in the T20 World Cup, finishing the group stage unbeaten. The Netherlands put up a fight, with Bas de Leede and Ackermann showing glimpses of promise, but they couldn’t quite trouble the Indian lineup. Max O’Dowd struggled once again, and Michael Levitt couldn’t find his rhythm. Varun Chakravarthy once again proved pivotal, spinning a web with his brilliant 3/14 in three overs. At the other end, Suryakumar Yadav managed the game smartly, giving Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya some bowling practice at the death, confident that India had the match under control. It was another example of India’s depth and composure, blending star power with clever strategies, and keeping their Super 8 campaign in perfect shape. Click here to check full scorecard India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bat first against the Netherlands national cricket team in their Group A encounter of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Wednesday. India enter the contest high on confidence after a commanding 61 run victory over arch rivals Pakistan, a result that sealed their qualification for the Super Eights. The Netherlands, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back from a heavy 93 run defeat to the United States and are aiming to close their campaign on a positive note. At the toss, Netherlands captain Scott Edwards admitted he would have preferred to bat as well, citing a good surface. He said playing in India is always special and stressed the need for a complete performance. Edwards acknowledged that his side had shown promise in patches with both bat and ball but had failed to put together a full game. The Dutch made one change, bringing in Noah Croes in place of Fred Klaassen. Suryakumar said the pitch looked solid and revealed that India trained on the same strip the previous evening, when there was a bit of dew. He explained the decision to bat was also influenced by plans to play on a similar surface later in the tournament. India made two changes, resting Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav , with Washington Sundar and Arshdeep Singh coming into the XI.Teams:Netherlands (Playing XI): Michael Levitt, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Zach Lion-Cachet, Noah Croes, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle KleinIndia (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

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