The Netherlands team concluded its T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a 17-run defeat against India on Wednesday. Netherlands captain Scott Edwards praised the Indian batsmen and said that the host team has tremendous firepower till the lower order.

After scoring 193 runs losing 6 wickets at Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday, Team India won the match by restricting Netherlands to the score of 176/7.

Aryan Dutt took 2 wickets for just 19 runs in 4 overs against India. Praising Aryan, the captain said, “We started very well. Full credit goes to Aryan, he has been performing brilliantly for the last few years. He gave a tough challenge to the Indian batsmen. Throughout the match we felt that we are in the competition.”

The Indian team could score only 118 runs after losing 4 wickets in 15 overs of play. After this, Shivam Dubey and Hardik Pandya batted stormily and took India to the score of 193. The captain of Netherlands has admitted that Indian batsmen have tremendous potential.

He said, “We know that they (India) have tremendous firepower till the lower order. In such a situation, it was really brilliant to keep them under control for 14-15 overs. Maybe some chances were missed, there was lack of execution at some places and such players make you pay for that. We knew that we had to take wickets continuously. They had four wickets fallen in the 16th over, which means they had wickets left, and in the end they scored runs quickly in a few overs.”

Netherlands played 4 matches in the T20 World Cup 2026, in which with 1 win this team stood fourth in the points table of Group A. The captain said, “Coming to India, you always learn a lot because the conditions are different, the grounds are smaller, the wickets are very flat, the crowd and the atmosphere are also different. As a team, we were good in many phases, but missed important moments. As a team, we pride ourselves on playing well in big moments. We played very good cricket, but there were some moments where we missed. When you play only four matches, it is very important to capitalize on those moments.”

Roelof van der Merwe Took Flying Catch: The match between India and Netherlands in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 took place last night i.e. on 18 February. This match was played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, Roelof van der Merwe of Netherlands took a surprising catch while flying in the air. Let us tell you, he is 41 years old but he showed the agility of a 21 year old young player. Van der Merwe has previously played international cricket for South Africa, while in 2015, Roelof van der Merwe made his international debut for the Netherlands. He is part of the Netherlands team in this T20 World Cup.

Roelof van der Merwe took the catch of Tilak Verma

In the match against India at Narendra Modi Stadium, Roelof van der Merwe of Netherlands took the catch of Tilak Verma. Tilak Verma shot the last ball of the 9th over to the right of long off. Van der Merwe was fielding there. He ran towards his right, flew into the air and caught the ball with both hands. In this way he ended the innings of Tilak Verma.

Undoubtedly, the Greatest ever catch by 41-year-old Roelof van der Merwe in T20 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/3YqgqGROY4

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Tilak Verma is not getting runs from his bat.

Tilak Verma is one of the leading batsmen of Team India. However, in this tournament he has scored runs but is not able to play freely. In this match, Tilak scored 31 runs on 27 balls. He scored 25 runs on 24 balls against Pakistan, 25 runs on 21 balls against Namibia and 25 runs on 16 balls against America. Tilak Verma had surgery before the T20 World Cup and he could not play the T20 series against New Zealand.

Van der Merwe has taken such catches before too

Talking about Roelof van der Merwe, he has experience of playing 372 T20 International matches. In this he has scored 3215 runs along with taking 342 wickets. Van der Merwe is a left arm spin bowler. He keeps taking amazing catches on the field. In the 2022 T20 World Cup, he took the catch of David Miller while running backwards. Because of that catch, Netherlands won over South Africa.

India vs Netherlands Highlights: India has defeated Namibia by 17 runs. In this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Team India batted first and scored 193 runs. In response, the Netherlands team could score only 176 runs. Shivam Dubey’s half-century and Varun Chakraborty’s 3 wickets had a special contribution in India’s victory.

Captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 34 runs and Tilak Verma scored 331 runs for Team India, which came to bat first after winning the toss. But the most powerful performance in batting was of Shivam Dubey, who played a stormy innings of 66 runs in 31 balls. Dubey hit 4 fours and 6 sixes in this innings. Hardik Pandya also played an inning of 30 runs.

Netherlands fought till the end

Netherlands, who came to chase the huge target of 194 runs, had a very poor and slow start. The run rate of the Netherlands team in the first 8 overs was around 6. After that, Colin Ackerman and Bas de Leede made a quick partnership of 49 runs and took the scoreboard forward. Ackerman scored 23 runs and De Leede scored 33 runs. Netherlands’ score till 15.5 overs was 125/6 and their big defeat seemed almost certain.

Jack Lyon and Noah Kross created such a storm with the bat that they kept the Netherlands’ hopes of victory alive till the last over. Both added 47 runs in just 23 balls. Netherlands had to score 46 runs in the last 2 overs to win. 18 runs came in the 19th over, due to which the Dutch team had to score 28 runs in the last over. In the 20th over, Shivam Dubey gave only 10 runs and also took one wicket.

This was the fourth consecutive victory of the Indian team in the group stage of T20 World Cup 2026. Team India is unbeaten in the tournament so far and now it has to play its first match with South Africa in the Super-8 on 22 February.

India vs Netherlands Score: Batting first, India scored 193 runs. In this match being played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Team India won the toss and chose to bat first. Contrary to expectations, the Netherlands bowlers performed strongly and Aryan Dutt in particular impressed. Shivam Dubey scored a stormy half-century for India.

Team India’s opener Abhishek Sharma, who came to bat first, was out on 0. This is the third time in this World Cup, when Abhishek was out without opening the account. Ishan Kishan got the start, but he was out after scoring 18 runs in 7 balls. Tilak Verma once played a slow innings, contributing 31 runs. Captain Suryakumar Yadav also kept the Indian innings under control in the middle overs and scored 34 runs.

Shivam Dubey’s storm

Shivam Dubey came to bat in the 9th over of the innings. He scored only 6 runs in the first 11 balls of his innings. After that, he scored the remaining 44 runs in the next 14 balls and completed his half-century in just 25 balls. This is Dubey’s first fifty in the T20 World Cup. Dubey scored 66 runs in 31 balls and in this innings he hit 4 fours and 6 sixes.

Apart from him, Hardik Pandya also showed his strength with the bat. Hardik scored 30 runs in 21 balls. The Indian team had scored only 76 runs in the first 11 overs. Indian batsmen scored 117 runs in the last 9 overs. The biggest contribution in this was the partnership of 76 runs between Shivam Dubey and Hardik Pandya. The Indian team scored 4 sixes in the last 9 balls, but also lost 2 wickets.

The most effective bowler for Netherlands was Logan van Beek, who took 3 wickets. Whereas Aryan Dutt took 2 wickets. Kyle Cline also managed to take one wicket.

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Abhishek Sharma Stats T20 World Cup: Abhishek Sharma has made an unwanted record in his name. He has become the first Indian batsman in the history of T20 World Cup to be out on zero in his first 3 innings. He was also out without opening the account in the match against Netherlands on 18th February. Earlier, Abhishek had not been able to score any runs even against USA and Pakistan.

Abhishek Sharma is the first Indian in the history of T20 World Cup to be out on ‘0’ in his first 3 World Cup innings. Before him, this record was in the name of Ashish Nehra, who was out without scoring runs in the first 2 innings of his T20 World Cup career. Nehra could never score any runs in the T20 World Cup.

Hat-trick of 0, shameful record

Abhishek Sharma has scored a hat-trick of ‘zero’ in the first 3 innings of his T20 World Cup career. Let us tell you that this is Abhishek Sharma’s first T20 World Cup. He became the victim of a golden duck against USA. At the same time, even after playing 4 balls against Pakistan, he was not able to score any runs. Now against Netherlands he was out on the third ball without opening the account.

6 innings, four times 0

This bad record of the Indian opener has been going on since before the T20 World Cup. He has been out on zero 4 times in the last 6 T20 innings. In the last 6 T20 innings, Abhishek Sharma has been able to score only 98 runs including one half-century, in which he has been out on zero four times.

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IND vs NED Playing XI: India won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India has made 2 major changes in its playing eleven for this match. Axar Patel has been rested, while Kuldeep Yadav is also out of this match. Washington Sundar has got a chance to play his first match in this World Cup, while Arshdeep has returned to the last-11.

India’s playing eleven: Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh.

Netherlands playing eleven: Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas De Leede, Colin Ackerman, Scott Edwards (wk/c), Zach Lyon-Cashette, Noah Cross, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Clyne

The Indian team has already gone to the Super-8 of the T20 World Cup. On the other hand, Netherlands has been eliminated, as Pakistan has become the second team from Group A to go to Super-8. Washington Sundar has returned from injury, it will be interesting to see what order he is made to bat.

The pitch of Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is helpful for batting. So far in the T20 World Cup 2026, the maximum score on this ground has been 213 runs and teams have been regularly scoring above 150.

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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.

T20 World Cup 2026: The Indian team, which has performed brilliantly in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, is now going to play its last match of the group stage against Netherlands. The Indian team, which has already made it to the Super-8, can take the field in this match with some changes. The team management seems to be in a mood to test the bench strength in this match.

The players sweated profusely during the practice session held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Especially young batsman Abhishek Sharma was seen spending a long time in the nets. His bat did not work in the initial matches, so a big innings is expected from him in this match.

Kuldeep and Hardik may get rest

According to reports, the team management can rest spinner Kuldeep Yadav and all-rounder Hardik Pandya in this match. In their place, fast bowlers Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj are likely to get a chance. With this the team would like to further strengthen its bowling combination. However, indications have already been received regarding the play of main fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, which will maintain balance in the bowling attack.

Batsmen practiced against spin

In the practice session, batsmen like Tilak Verma and Rinku Singh also made special preparations against spin bowling. The team management wants the middle order to be ready to score runs in any situation.

The Indian team would like to end this match with a win and enter the Super-8 with confidence. At the same time, young players will also have a great opportunity to prove themselves through this match. If these changes happen, then Team India may be seen taking the field against Netherlands with a new strategy.

India’s probable playing 11

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.

Pakistan May Be Out Of The Super 8s Of The T20 World Cup 2026: The biggest match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 took place between India and Pakistan last night i.e. on 15 February, in which Pakistan suffered a crushing defeat by 61 runs. R of Colombo. In this match played at Premadasa Stadium, India scored 175 runs. In reply, the entire Pakistan team was reduced to just 114 runs. This defeat has not only broken Pakistan’s pride, but their hopes of reaching Super 8 are also under threat.

Pakistan is in bad shape on the points table

With the defeat against Team India, Pakistan has moved to third place in the points table of Group-A. Now Pakistan has only one way left to reach Super-8, they will have to win their last match against Namibia on Wednesday i.e. 18th February at any cost. If they beat Namibia, they will qualify for the Super 8 with 6 points.

If Pakistan loses, USA’s luck will shine

If Pakistan loses their last match against Namibia, they will be directly out of the tournament. In such a situation, the door to Super 8 may open for USA. However, America’s qualification will also depend on the match between India and Netherlands. If Netherlands beats India, then the decision will be based on Net Run Rate (NRR), which looks quite difficult. It will be very difficult for Team India to defeat a weak team like Netherlands in the T20 World Cup.

Team India reached Super 8

After the brilliant performance against Pakistan, Team India remains on top in Group-A. The next match of the Indian team will be against Netherlands in Ahmedabad on Wednesday i.e. 8th February. Victory in this match will further strengthen India’s position, whereas in case of defeat, the equation of the group can become quite complicated. However, currently Team India is the first team from its group to go to Super 8.