India vs Netherlands T20 Today: Who Won? Result, Final Score and Highlights

An encounter between a high-stakes game took place today in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as India narrowly defeated Netherlands by 17 runs in their last match in the Group A of the ICC Men T20 World Cup 2026. This win gives India its sixth flawless performance in group stage thus heading to the super 8s with four goals out of four games.

India vs Netherlands: The Match Summary.

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav chose to bat first after picking up the toss in a surface that was likely to translate into lots of runs. India had an impressive figure despite a bumpy start where those in charge of the opening went early. The Netherlands fought gallantly throughout the chase but still failed after the seasoned bowling onslaught by India.

Match Detail

Information

Winner

India (Won by 17 runs)

India Score

193/6 (20 Overs)

Netherlands Score

176/7 (20 Overs)

Player of the Match

Shivam Dube (66 runs & 2 wickets)

Venue

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

First Innings: Dube and Pandya Rescue India.

The beginning of India was a start that was not expected. Abhishek Sharma was already given the third duck of his life in the first over itself and Ishan Kishan (18) found it difficult to get his time only to be caught Dutt through Aryan. At the time of the departure of Tilak Varma (31) and Suryakumar Yadav (34), India was in a fine position of 110/4 in the 14 th over.

But the image of the game changed when Shivam Dube came. Dube made a whirlwind 66 off in only 31 hits with six high sixes. Hardik Pandya became a worthy ally and made a quick 30. They combined to sew a 76-run alliance that took India to 193/6. The Dutch bowlers had pick of the lot in Aryan Dutt and his final figures stood at 2/19.

Second Innings: Dutch Resistance is not Enough

In pursuit of 194, Michael Levitt (24) and Max O’Dowd (20), the openers of the Netherlands, gave a solid opening. Things however changed with the introduction of mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy. Chakaravarthy hit his first ball of the crowd of O'Dowd and in his second ball, the middle order was derailed when he took two wickets in two balls.

Bas de Leede (33) and Colin Ackermann (23) tried to salvage it with the record 53-run stand where the rate needed was within their reach. However, the Indian bowlers screwed the death overs. Jasprit Bumrah and Shivam Dube completed their performances as a player of the month; Bumrah utterly dominated Dutch captain Scott Edwards by casting him down and Holland, removing De Leede and Lion-Cachet respectively.

Noah Croes late hit consecutive boundaries off Pandya in the 19 th over dropped the margin but the Netherlands settled at 176/7 with the Indian defense standing its ground.

The major Highlights and Turning Points

• Dube Onslaught: Shivam Dube hit a fifty with 25 balls throwing the entire tide of the match in the favor of India in the last five overs.
• Magic Varun Chakaravarthy made the Netherlands chase shatter with his 3-wicket haul which included a near-hat-trick.
• Fielding Brilliance/ Blunders Roelof van der Merwe made one of the most eye-catching taking out of Tilak Varma by diving in to catch the ball in the air, and in another incident, Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh had a narrow escape after being involved in a frightening collision as they tried to catch the ball.
• The Undefeated Streak: India is headed to the Super 8 phase with all its winning streaks in Group A with a 100% win.

What’s Next for Team India?

India now heads to South Africa in their Super 8 debut match that is scheduled on Sunday, February 22. Batting depth and spin department may appear deadly; however, the shape of opener Abhishek Sharma is the issue, which is discussed by the team management at the very beginning of the business part of the tournament.

Final thought

It was not only about the points but the ability of the middle-order to withstand pressure: that is what the victory today was all about. Netherlands address the tournament with their heads held high after taking the world first-ranked side to the final over.