By Admin 
The 36th match of T20 World Cup 2026 is being played today between India and Netherlands at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and decided to bat first. There have been 2 changes in India’s playing 11. Vice-captain Akshar Patel is out along with Kuldeep Yadav. Arshdeep Singh has returned and Washington Sundar is also playing.
India’s playing 11
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicket keeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.
Netherlands playing 11
Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Lied, Colin Ackerman, Scott Edwards (wk/c), Jack Lyon-Cashette, Noah Kroos, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Clyne.
Arshdeep Singh has returned to India’s playing 11, who was dropped in the match against Pakistan. Actually that match was held in R Premadasa Stadium, in which there was more help for the spinners. Arshdeep has returned to Ahmedabad. Akshar Patel has been left out along with Kuldeep Yadav. Washington is playing beautifully today. Let us tell you that Team India has confirmed its place in the Super-8, while Netherlands’ journey for T20 World Cup 2026 is over.
India vs Netherlands match details
- Match Number: 36
- Time: from 7 pm onwards
- Toss: at 6:30
- Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Team India’s journey so far
India defeated USA by 29 runs in its first match, in which Suryakumar Yadav played an inning of 84 runs. In the second match, Team India registered a big victory of 93 runs over Namibia. After this, India defeated Pakistan in a one-sided match in Colombo and confirmed its place in the Super-8. India is at first place in the points table of Group A with 6 points.
Netherlands is out
Netherlands had performed brilliantly against Pakistan in its first match, however the team missed the upset. After this the team defeated Namibia by 7 wickets, but after that lost badly to USA. After losing 2 out of 3 matches, Netherlands is out of the race for Super-8.