Women's T20 World Cup Updates: India trounce Netherlands by 95 runs

 Wed, 17 June 2026
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22:24

India trounce Netherlands by 95 runs

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Ned 114-all out (17.3 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Shafali finishes off the match, cleaning up the last two wickets. Silver Siegers misses the sweep and is stumped for one as Richa Ghosh does an excellent job with the gloves.

Isabel van der Woning falls for a duck holes out to Jemimah in the deep to be dismissed for a two-ball duck.

Netherlands crash for 114 in 17.3 to lose by a huge margin of 95 runs.

A complete domination by the Indians both with the bat and ball as they register their second successive victory in the T20 World Cup.

Charani shone with the ball, taking 4/19 in four overs, while Shafali bagged 3/20 and debutant Nandni claimed 2/22.
22:21

India trounce Netherlands by 95 runs


Ned 114-8 (17 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Deepti back in the attack. Iris Zwilling has a big swing but fails to connect cleanly as the ball falls in the gap at midwicket for a single.

Deepti bowling a lot slower as Overdijk gets the sweep off the inside half for a single.

Zwilling uses her feet to smash Deepti wide of long-on to end the over with a boundary.

Charani strikes with the first ball for the second over in a row. Overdijk's tame chip is caught by Mandhana at long-on as the right-hander is dismissed for nine.

Charani chipping away at the wickets. The spinner strikes again off the next delivery as Myrthe van den Reed is caught behind for a first-ball duck.

Shree Charani on a hat-trick!

Silver Siegers denies Charani the hat-trick with a single down to long-on.

However, Charani strikes again off the last ball of the over as Zwilling is caught at deep midwicket.

Charani finishes with excellent figures of 4/19 in four overs.
22:09

Netherlands 5 down; India set for big win


Ned 105-5 (15 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Sharani strikes with the first ball of her new spell. Rijke misses the sweep and is trapped leg before wicket. The right-hander takes the DRS but the impact is in line and the ball is striking the off-stump.

Rijke walks back for 18 as Netherlands slip to 98/5 in the 15th over.

Nearly another one for the spinner. Frederique Overdijk steps out to hit the spinner across the line but is beaten as the ball hits the outside edge and goes fine past the wicketkeeper for a four.
22:05

Netherlands 4 down; India set for big win

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Ned 98-4 (14 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Gaud struggles to control the swing bowl two wides dow the leg side. She then has a catch dropped off her bowling as Shree Charani puts down a simple chance at point to give de Leede a lifeline.

India will have to sharpen their fielding ahead of important games coming up against South Africa and Australia.

Debutant Nandni back into the attack. She continues her dream debut, dismissing Netherlands captain de Leede, who charges down the track but misses the short ball and is stumped for 28.
21:53

Shafali strikes as India dominate

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Ned 83-3 (12 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Kalis showing some urgency as she steers pacer Gaud behind point for a boundary. De Leede also joining in as she walks across to scoop Gaud fine on the leg side for another four.

She then misses out on a full toss outside the off-stump before she is unable to connect with the pull shot.

Shafali bowls a beauty to dismiss Kalis and claim her first wicket of the game. The length ball hold its line as the right-hander plays down the wrong line and is beaten on the outside edge, with the ball striking the stumps.

Robin Rijke plays a superb reverse sweep off Shafali, hitting the spinner behind point for a boundary.
21:46

Deepti strikes; Netherlands in trouble


Ned 68-2 (10 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

The Netherlands' batters finding it difficult against the Indian spinners. Charani breezes through another tidy over, giving away just five runs in her second over.

Sterre Kallis gives the Dutch fans something to cheer for as she cuts Deepti past point for a four.

But Netherlands are struggling on 68/2 in 10 overs at the halfway mark. They need another 142 runs from the remaining 10 overs.

While India look on course for a big win, the Dutch batters would do well to make a match out of it in the remaining overs and look to bat aggressively.
21:37

Deepti strikes; Netherlands in trouble

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Ned 54-2 (8 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Left-arm spinner Shree Charani comes into the attack. De Leede pulls the second ball through the gap at midwicket for a boundary but Charani does well to concede just six runs from the over.

Deepti Sharma continues her fine form with the ball. She strikes in her first over with the wicket of Molkenboer for 15. The right-hander goes for the lofted shot down the ground but holes out to the fielder at mid-off.

Deepti, who picked five wickets in the previous game against Pakistan, has started with a wicket in her first over of this game.
21:28

Netherlands' batters struggle; India in control


Ned 39-1 (6 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Shreyanka Patil comes into the attack. She suffers a painful injury off the first ball as she ends up twisting her ankle while trying to stop the drive from Molkenboer on the leg side.

She looks in a lot of pain as the physio is called out. Shreyanka is forced to go off the field with injury, she looks in a lot of pain.

She is unable to stand and is being stretched off the field.

Shafali to continue the over after Shreyanka's unfortunate injury. She does a good job, giving away just three singles from the five balls faced.

Netherlands struggling on 39/1 in six overs, needing another 171 runs from 14 overs for victory.
21:15

Siegers out for 21; Ned lose early wicket


Ned 36-1 (5 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Nandni Sharma makes it a memorable World Cup debut as she strikes the first blow for India. Siegers looking to play the lofted shot hits it straight to the fielders in the covers to perish for 21 from 16 balls.

Babette de Leede gets off the mark with a single on the leg side and Molkenboer takes one off the last ball.

Impressive bowling from Nandni, conceding just six runs while making the opening breakthrough.
21:10

Mandhana, Shafali power India to 209


Ned 30-0 (4 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Gaud bowls a tight second over, conceding just two runs including a wide as the Netherlands struggle to get the boundaries in the Powerplay.

Part-time spinner Shafali Verma to bowl in the Powerplay as she comes into the attack, to bowl the fourth over.

Siegers swats the first ball through square leg for a boundary. Three singles before Molkenboer hammers the last ball through the covers for the second four of the over.
21:03

Mandhana, Shafali power India to 209


Ned 17-0 (2 ovs) vs India 209-5 | SCORECARD

Heather Siegers and Phebe Molkenboer are the two openers for Netherlands, while Kranti Gaud will bowl the first for India.

Siegers guides the first ball to thirdman for a single to get off the mark followed by a wide.

Molkenboer cuts the short ball which is half stopped at point for one before her partner clips the next off her pads fine on the leg side for a four.

Gaud gets the ball to swing away to beat Siegers on the outside edge and she misses the pull shot off the last ball.

Nandni Sharma from the other end. Molkenboer takes a single first ball before Siegers pulls the pacer for a four through midwicket and then takes one past point.

Molkenboer defends the fifth ball on the leg side and swings the last ball over midwicket for the second four of the over.
20:39

Mandhana, Shafali power India to 209

India's openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma
India's openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma

India 209-5 (20 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Pacer Zwilling to bowl the final over. Harmanpreet swings hard but the ball flies off the edge past short thirdman for a boundary followed by a wide.

The Netherlands drop another easy catch as Robin Rijke puts down a regulation chance at mid-off to give Harmanpreet a lifeline.

Harmanpreet then hammers a full toss straight back past the same fielder, who dives but can't prevent the four.

However, Zwilling finally strikes with the wicket of Harmanpreet (12) who swings across the line but fails to middle it and this time Rijke at mid-off takes the catch.

Deepti Sharma off the mark in grand fashion as she sweeps it over fine leg for a six to take India past 200.

The left-hander shuffles across to sweep the last ball over short fine for a four.

India finish on a huge 209/5 in their 20 overs, with 54 coming from the last five overs.

India's huge score was set up the blazing partnership by their openers, who put on 115 runs from just 70 balls. Mandhana hit her second successive fifty, smashing 74 from 47 balls, while Shafali stroked a quickfire 55 from 38 balls.

20:32

Smriti Mandhana out for 47-ball 74

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India 190-4 (19 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

De Lange strikes again in her fourth over. Yastika (3) chips down the track but is beaten in the flight as de Lange deceives her with the googly and wicketkeeper de Leede completes an easy stumping.

Lange on a hat-trick but Harmanpreet Kaur denies her the feat as the India captain takes a single on the off-side.

Ghosh smashes the spinner straight down the ground for a six followed by two singles off the last three balls.

In the next over, Ghosh slogs pacer van den Raad over midwicket for a huge six.

Harmanpreet fails to time the full toss for just a single to long-on.

Ghosh backs away before she hammers the short ball over the off-side but the fielder at deep extra cover makes a meal of the easy catch, with the bal bouncing short of the ropes for a four.

Ghosh is beaten off the last ball, backing away but can't get the wide yorker away.
20:24

Smriti Mandhana out for 47-ball 74


India 168-3 (17 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

India lose two quick wickets. Jemimah perishes off the first ball off the next over, caught down the leg side off pacer van den Raad. 

Jemimah made 19 from 13 balls but perished as she missed the sweep off the pacer, getting a fine edge to be caught by wicketkeeper Babette de Leede.

Yastika Bhatia gets off the mark with a single and Richa Ghosh picks one off the next on the leg side.

Ghosh gets a lifeline as she gets the leading edge off van den Raad but the fielder in the covers put down a simple catch.
20:19

Smriti Mandhana out for 47-ball 74


India 162-2 (16 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

The Dutch heave a sigh of relief as de Lange strikes with the key wicket of Mandhana.

The left-hander steps out to loft it inside out over the covers but miscues it high and is caught by Zwilling at mid-off.

Mandhana walks back after a magnificent knock of 74 from 47 balls, having hit 11 fours and a six.

India still on course for a 200-run plus total as they reach 162/2 in 16 overs.
20:15

Mandhana on fire! India race past 150


India 155-1 (15 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Mandhana goes after spinner Silver Siegers with four boundaries in a row in the 15th over.

The left-hander smashes the full delivery inside out over the covers before hammering the next back over the bowler's head for successive boundaries.

The spinner drops it short as Mandhana pulls it through square leg for the third four of the over. She then eaves the last ball over midwicket to make it four boundaries in the over as India race past 150 in the 15th over.
20:08

Smriti Mandhana slams 36-ball half-century

Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana

India 137-1 (14 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Silver Siegers back into the attack. Mandhana steers the last ball past point for two runs to race to her fifty from 36 balls -- her second successive half-century in this World Cup.

This is her sixth half-century in T20 World cups -- the most by an Indian women's batter in T20 World Cups.

India are looking on course for a huge 200-plus total as they reach 127/1 in 13 overs with the run rate at nearly 10.

Pacer Frederique Overdijk comes into the attack, to bowl the 14th over. 

Rodrigues slaps the first ball square on the off-side for two runs followed by singles off the next four balls.

Jemimah quick to rock back and pull the last ball for a boundary through midwicket to make it 10 runs from the over.

19:59

Shafali out for 55; India lose 1st wicket


India 121-1 (12 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Heather Siegers comes back into the attack. Mandhana lofts the first ball over long-on for a four. 

The left-hander then hammers the next ball and clears the fielder at long-off for a six followed by a single.

Spinner Siegers makes the breakthrough as Shafali holes out to the fielder at long-on to perish after a quickfire 55 from 38 balls.

Shafali and Mandhana have given India the perfect platform, putting on a blazing stand of 115 from 70 balls for the opening wicket.

This is the fifth century stand between the two Indian openers.

Jemimah Rodrigues off the mark with a boundary through the covers off the first ball faced. She pulls the next ball for two runs wide of long-on.
19:55

Shafali slams 34-ball fifty; India race past 100

Shafali Verma
Shafali Verma

India 104-0 (11 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Van den Raad, who bowled six wides in her first over, is back into the attack. Shafali picks a single off the first ball to complete her fifty from 34 balls.

This is Shafali's first half-century in the T20 World Cup.

Mandhana clips the second ball for a single on the leg side before Shafali is beaten on the outside edge by a full delivery moving away.

Three more singles bring up India's 100 in the 11th over before Shafali drives the last ball through the covers for a four.
19:50

Mandhana, Shafali give India flying start


India 96-0 (10 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Pacer van der Woning comes back into the attack. She starts her new spell with a wide -- the 10th of the innings -- before Shafali mistimes the lofted shot over the off-side for two runs.

Shafali makes most of a full wide delivery smashing it over the covers fora four followed by another wide for a high bouncer.

Van der Woning bowls a high full toss which Shafali steers fine on the off-side for a four.

The extras continue to flow as the pacer follows it up with a wide. Shafali can't make most of the free hit delivery, mistiming it on the leg side.

Van der Woning does well to bowl three dots in a row to Shafali, who then takes a single before Mandhana is beaten trying to smash a full wide delivery.

De Lange continues as Shafali slogs the first ball over midwicket for a four. The next ball is a full toss as Shafali sweeps it past short fine leg for back to back fours.

A close shave for the Indians as the two openers have a big mix up but the throw is at the wrong end.

Three singles to end the over as India race to 96 for no loss in 10 overs at the halfway mark.
19:38

Mandhana, Shafali give India flying start


India 72-0 (8 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Leg-spinner Silver Siegers comes into the attack after the Powerplay. Shafali drives a full toss to long-on for one before Mandhana sweeps the second ball for a four.

Three singles from the rest of the over as Silver gives away eight runs in her first over.

Spin from both ends as Caroline de Lange is called into the attack. She makes a tidy start, giving away five runs in her first over, including a wide.
19:29

Mandhana, Shafali give India flying start

Smriti Mandhana
Smriti Mandhana

India 59-0 (6 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Mandhana joins the party! The left-hander uses her feet to loft Zwilling inside out over the covers for a four.

Two balls later, she rocks back to punch the pacer in the gap at extra cover for another boundary.

Zwilling strays down the leg side as Mandhana sweeps it fine but a good effort from the deep square leg fielder keeps it down to two as runs continue to flow.

Myrthe van den Raad comes into the attack, she will bowl from round the wicket. Shafali top edges the pull shot but it falls away from short fine leg fielder for two runs to bring up India's 50, in 5.1 overs.

The next ball is a full toss as Shafali can't make most, pushing it to the fielder at midwicket.

She then misses the glance as the ball goes fine off the pads for a leg bye.

Van den Raad struggling with her line from over the wicket bowling three wides in a row to Mandhana.

She switches to round the wicket and bowls on the stumps as Mandhana drives it back for a dot ball.

Van den Raad then bowls another big wide on the off-side -- the fourth of the over.

This is turning out to be a big problem for the Dutch pacer, who sprays it down the leg side to Mandhana for the fifth wide of the over.

Van den Raad struggling to control the sideways movement as she bowls another big wide down the leg side.

The tall pacer finally gets it right bowling it short and on the stumps as Mandhana pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Shafali takes one off the last ball as 10 runs come from the over, including six wides.

India have raced to 59 for no loss in six overs in the Powerplay.

Shafali started off aggressively, smashing 26 from 16 balls, while Mandhana has looked good on 24 from 20 balls. The Dutch bowlers have already given away eight wides.
19:17

India off to a flying start


India 38-0 (4 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Pacer Zwilling bowling back of length and on the stumps to keep things tight. The lanky fast bowler does well to concede three singles in her second over.

Pace bowler Isabel Woning comes into the attack. She starts with a short ball which Shafali top edges but the ball flies over square leg for a four.

Short and wide from Woning and this time Shafali unleashes a fierce cut shot past point for another boundary.

Woning then again errs with her length, bowling full as Shafali easily lofts it over mid-off for the third four of the over.

However, the right-hander is beaten off the last ball on the outside edge trying to run it down to thirdman.
19:09

Mandhana, Shafali give India good start


India 23-0 (2 ovs) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Spinner Heather Siegers from the other end. Mandhana defends the first ball before she gets one off the next.

Wide from Siegers as Shafali crashes it through the covers for a four and picks a single off the next.

Mandhana plays a beautifully-timed drive to the left of mid-off for a superb four.

The left-hander gets a big stride out to play another magnificent drive through the covers for back to back fours.
19:06

Netherlands elect to bowl vs India


India 9-0 (1 ov) vs Ned | SCORECARD

Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma walk out to open the batting for India, while pacer Iris Zwilling will bowl the first over for the Netherlands.

Mandhana defends the first ball before the pacer bowls a wide down the leg side.

Mandhana pulls the next ball square on the leg side for two runs to get off the mark before the left-hander misses the glance as Zwilling bowls another wide down the leg side.

Mandhana takes one on the off-side and Shafali opens the face of the bat to steer it fine on the off-side for a four to get off the mark in some style.

Nine runs from the opening over.
18:39

Netherlands elect to bowl; India include Nandni

India women's team
India women's team

The Netherlands captain Babette de Leede has won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the Women's T20 World Cup in Leeds on Wednesday.

India have made one change in the pace department as Nandni Sharma comes in for Arundhati Reddy.

The Netherlands have also made a change bringing in an extra pace bowler to take advantage of the overcast conditions at Headingley.

Check out the playing XIs:

India Women: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandni Sharma.

Netherlands Women: Heather Siegers, Phebe Molkenboer, Babette de Leede (Captain, w/k), Sterre Kalis, Robine Rijke, Frederique Overdijk, Iris Zwilling, Myrthe van den Raad, Caroline de Lange, Silver Siegers, Isabel Woning.
18:25

India eye improved batting vs Dutch

Team India
Team India

Welcome to the coverage of the Women's T20 World Cup match between India and the Netherlands in Headingley, on Wednesday.

India will aim to put an improved performance with the bat when they face Netherlands in their second group game.

Smriti Mandhana at the top and Richa Ghosh in the lower order made the difference with the bat in the opener against Pakistan.

The rest of the batting line-up, including opener Shafali Verma and Harmanpreet Kaur, could not come to the party.

Bharti Fulmali plays a crucial role in the middle-order but she had a forgettable first outing in the ICC event.

More consistency is needed from the Indian batters for the tougher battles ahead in the league stage.

The Netherlands game should be cakewalk but India would need to beat either Australia or South Africa in the league stage to qualify for the semifinals.

The fielding against Pakistan was not up to the mark, to start with, but some good catches were taken later in the innings.

Both the pacers, Arundhati Reddy and Kranti Gaud, were not able to make an impact. They both would be looking for early breakthroughs at Headingley.

The spin duo of Deepti Sharma and Shree Charani shared eight wickets amongst themselves with the former picking up a five-wicket haul. It was important for Deepti to strike form having gone for runs in the series leading up to the T20 showpiece.

Charani has been impressive in her blossoming international career, troubling the best batters with her guile and flight.

Netherlands, on the other hand, come into the game following a loss to Bangladesh.

They would need improvement in all departments to challenge India.

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