- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.3 and something does give! Leg stump smashed out of the ground, and Abhishek goes 0, 0 and 0! Back of a length on middle and off, and this seems to skid in with the angle. Abhishek has a wild swipe at it, which was perhaps coming after the two dots. Seems to miss it (may have gotten an inside edge, at best) and leg stump is left in an absolute heap. Third duck in a row for Abhishek, and he cannot buy a run at the moment! 0/14.2 bowled off the elbow, and Dutt has two! Kishan cannot believe what has transpired! This is shortish again, tailing into leg stump. Kishan has a mow at it and swings too early. The ball first bounces up off the thigh pad and then kisses the bicep before rolling onto the stumps. Kishan tried to keep the ball away but was unable to do so. Netherlands' off-spin ploy has yielded two wickets! 39/28.6 sliced in the air, and van der Merwe pulls off a special effort at long off! Full and wide, enticing Tilak to go downtown. He tries to smash this over long off but the bat face opens upon contact. The ball is arrowed towards long off, where van der Merwe moves to his right and then takes it reverse-cupped while falling to the turf. Brilliant, brilliant work, and India are now three down! 69/313.3 straight to fine leg, and the India captain is outta here! This is a full ball on leg and there to be hit. SKY moves across and laces it too. But the problem is that he hits it flat and straight to the sweeper, stationed a little squarer than usualy. Simple enough catch, and India's captain has to walk back! 110/419.2 caught on the fence, and Dube's party is over! What a party it has been, though, and the crowd stands up to applaud an innings that has dug India out of a hole. This is short and climbing up near the front shoulder. Dube gets inside the line and hooks it towards fine leg, who takes the catch and then realizes he might go over. Flicks it into the air, returns to the field of play and completes the catch. Dube departs for 66, which is also his highest T20I score! 186/519.6 caught on the fence, and India finish with 193! Change-up on a length wide outside off. Hardik tries to pop this over long off but cloths it a touch. van der Merwe, stationed a few yards inside the fence at long off, moves to his left and does the rest. Another vital cameo by Hardik, and this looks like a pretty good score now! 193/6Extras8 (b 1, w 7)TOTAL193/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.65)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Abhishek Sharma, 0.3 ov), 2-39 (Ishan Kishan, 4.2 ov), 3-69 (Tilak Varma, 8.6 ov), 4-110 (Suryakumar Yadav, 13.3 ov), 5-186 (Shivam Dube, 19.2 ov), 6-193 (Hardik Pandya, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB A Dutt 4 0 19 2 4.75 16 3 0 0 0 LV van Beek 4 0 56 3 14 6 3 5 2 0 CN Ackermann 3 0 36 0 12 5 2 3 1 0 K Klein 4 0 38 1 9.5 6 2 2 2 0 BFW de Leede 4 0 28 0 7 6 1 1 2 0 RE van der Merwe 1 0 15 0 15 1 0 2 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR7.5 superb take on the fence, and Hardik has a wicket! Bashed into the track outside off. Levitt's eyes light up and he thinks he can tonk this into the stands. Does not generate the requisite power, though, and that brings Sundar into play at deep mid wicket. He leaps up, takes the catch and then maintains his balance to stay inside the field of play. Top work! 51/25.4 leg stump out of the ground, and Chakravarthy breaks through! Seems like the googly, floated up full on middle and off. The ball spins back in, not that O'Dowd knew much about it. A hoick across the line fetches absolutely nothing, and his leg stump is left in a mess! 35/113.6 Dube has a wicket, and he breathes a sigh of relief! Speared across full and wide. de Leede throws the kitchen sink at it and only musters a healthy outside edge. The ball flies to Varun at short third but he does well to cling on. Netherlands five down now! 112/512.1 Ackermann has another slog but this time, he perishes! And it is Chakravarthy with the breakthrough again. Incoming ball on a length on off. Ackermann gives it all he has but only gets the height he wants. Not enough distance and Rinku pouches it comfortably at deep mid wicket! 94/312.2 does him like a dinner, and Dutt is outta here! Googly on a full length just outside off. Spins in and Dutt has no idea where this is spinning. He has a swing at it, rather ambitiously, and misses the ball by a fair distance. Hears the rattling of the stumps soon after and Chakravarthy is on a hat-trick, again! 94/415.5 stumps pinged, and Bumrah has the last laugh! Rattled in on a length on middle and off. Edwards moves across, trying to sweep Bumrah over short fine leg. Not the wisest plan in the world that. He gets beaten for pace and hears the ball thunder into middle stump moments later. Bumrah on the board now! 125/619.4 third time is the charm for Dube! This is a low full toss outside off. There to be hit too but ZLC doe not get under it enough. Pings it off the toe-end and Sundar, under the high ball at long on, makes no mistake! 172/7Extras6 (lb 2, w 4)TOTAL176/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.8)Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Max O'Dowd, 5.4 ov), 2-51 (Michael Levitt, 7.5 ov), 3-94 (Colin Ackermann, 12.1 ov), 4-94 (Aryan Dutt, 12.2 ov), 5-112 (Bas de Leede, 13.6 ov), 6-125 (Scott Edwards, 15.5 ov), 7-172 (Zach Lion-Cachet, 19.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Arshdeep Singh 3 0 22 0 7.33 9 4 0 0 0 JJ Bumrah 3 0 17 1 5.66 11 3 0 1 0 Washington Sundar 4 0 36 0 9 3 3 1 0 0 CV Varun 3 0 14 3 4.66 9 1 0 1 0 HH Pandya 3 0 40 1 13.33 2 4 2 1 0 Abhishek Sharma 1 0 10 0 10 1 0 1 0 0 S Dube 3 0 35 2 11.66 5 4 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
India , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
18 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
India 2, Netherlands 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 51 runs, 2 wickets)
- India: 50 runs in 5.3 overs (33 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: India - 51/2 in 6.0 overs (NT Tilak Varma 26, SA Yadav 7)
- Over 10.5: Review by Netherlands (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - S Dube (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- India: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: India - 110/4 in 13.3 overs (S Dube 23)
- India: 150 runs in 16.6 overs (102 balls), Extras 5
- S Dube: 50 off 25 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (S Dube 32, HH Pandya 16, Ex 2)
- Innings Break: India - 193/6 in 20.0 overs (RK Singh 6)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 36 runs, 1 wicket)
- Drinks: Netherlands - 35/1 in 5.4 overs (M Levitt 13)
- Netherlands: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 3
- Over 8.3: Review by India (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - A Paleker, Batter - BFW de Leede (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Netherlands: 100 runs in 13.1 overs (79 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Netherlands - 112/5 in 14.0 overs (SA Edwards 7)
- Netherlands: 150 runs in 18.2 overs (110 balls), Extras 6
Match Coverage
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"We can only hope this World Cup may change that," Bas de Leede says of the Associates' struggle to perform consistently against the Full Members
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It's the belief and the clarity of method that have allowed Shivam Dube to transform himself into an elite hitter in T20 cricket
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Dube, Varun keep India unbeaten for Super Eight
India extended their winning streak in T20 World Cups to 12 on a night Netherlands didn't do much wrong
Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |






