IND vs NED, T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights: Shivam Dube, Varun Chakaravarthy Shine As India Beat Netherlands By 17 Runs

Shivam Dube's crucial knock of 66 runs and Varun Chakaravarth's three-wicket haul powered India to a 17-run win over the Netherlands at Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.

Jasprit Bumrah's masterclass! Scott Edwards' sweep misses, middle stump flies as the pacer's yorker hits home.

Varun Chakaravarthy unleashes a slogsweep, and Colin Ackermann sends it soaring to deep mid-wicket, where Rinku Singh secures a catch. Chakaravarthy strikes again! Aryan Dutt falls to the googly, bowled for a duck.

Hardik Pandya strikes on debut over! Levitt goes for the pull, Washi Sundar's stunning one-legged catch at cow corner! 

Varun Chakravarthy weaves his magic! O'Dowd falls to the mystery spinner's trickery, Netherlands 1 down.

Arshdeep Singh starts with the new ball for India. Levitt opens with a boundary, but Arshdeep checks the damage for 6 runs.

13 off the last over. Netherlands have been able to restrict India to 193 for 6 at the end of 20 overs. Overall, India will be happy with the effort. 

A half century of just 25 balls for Shivam Dube. Mind you, he was 6 off 11 balls at one stage. Hardik Pandya is complimenting him well. IND 153/4 (17)

Big wicket! Suryakumar Yadav falls against the run of play. Kyle Klein has taken the priced wicket. Hardik Pandya is the new batter in and the crowd has gone into a frenzy for the local boy.

First six by Suryakumar Yadav and only the third six in the innings for India. Shivam Dube has looked in two minds in this innings so far. He must fire now. 

What a catch from Roelof van der Merwe! This is a scintillating take as Tilak Varma falls for 31(27). The crowd has been stunned! India 69/3 (9)

A powerplay which will certainly keep Netherlands happy. 2 wickets with 51 runs at an run-rate of 8.5. Excellent bowling from Aryan Dutt and finished by Kyle Klein. 

Another one bites the dust for India. Ishan Kishan drags it back onto his stumps. Aryan Dutt has his second wicket. Suryakumar Yadav is in the middle to take the guard along with Tilak Varma. IND 39/2 (4.2)

12 off the over as Tilak Varma finishes the over with a boundary. He has hurt himself in the process. The physio is tending to him at the moment. Aryan Dutt is back for his third over.

Aryan Dutt has bowled a brilliant over again! Just 5 runs off his second over. India are off to a subdued start here at the Narendra Modi stadium. 

Absolute disaster for Abhishek Sharma. He falls for a three-ball duck. Is it becoming a template for Abhishek Sharma! Is getting a spinner early on against Abhishek and getting him out cheaply becoming a pattern. IND 3/1 (1)

Players of both teams have lined up for their respective national anthems and we are not too far away from the action. 

India: Arshdeep Singh, Washington Sundar replaced Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav

Netherlands: Noah Croes replaced Fred Klaassen

"We are going to bat first. Looks a good surface, we practiced here last night, there was a little bit of dew, so hopefully we get runs on the board and try and defend it because we're going to play the game on a similar strip 2 or 3 days later, so why not put bowlers under a little bit of pressure. Absolutely, I mean, the mood in the camp is amazing. Boys are turning up really nicely, and the brand of cricket which I want them to play, I think they're responding it really well."

India: Ishan Kishan(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh

Netherlands: Michael Levitt, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Zach Lion-Cachet, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Noah Croes

India have won the toss and opted to bat first against the Netherlands in Ahmedabad. 

lost against Pakistan by 3 wickets

beat Namibia by 7 wickets

lost against USA by 93 runs

India beat USA by 29 runs in Mumbai

India beat Namibia by 93 runs in Delhi

India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in Colombo

"The one thing we definitely don't unnecessarily do is over-analyse. Sometimes you [as batters] start making more assumptions than the opposition do. He has his plans sorted, he follows the way he wants to, and obviously, we discuss the opposition, their bowling, their strengths, what they've been doing - all that is normal for everyone, not just Abhishek."

Abhishek has had a horrible start to his T20 World Cup career and is yet to open his account in the tournament. He has scored 0 against the USA and Pakistan, having missed the game against Namibia due to illness. 

Despite not producing a 100 % performance in the tournament so far, India have looked in outstanding touch and are yet to suffer a defeat. They have already qualified for the Super 8s, with victories over the USA, Namibia and Pakistan. Apart from a few concerns in batting, the Indian team has looked balanced and workling like a well-machined oil with an aim to defend their title. 

India Squad: Ishan Kishan(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh

Netherlands Squad: Michael Levitt, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Zach Lion-Cachet, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Fred Klaassen, Noah Croes, Saqib Zulfiqar, Paul van Meekeren, Timm van der Gugten

Hello and welcome to our live blog of the India vs Netherlands match in the T20 World Cup 2026 from Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. India will be looking to make it four out of four in the group stage. Stay tuned for all the updates from the match.