India (193/6) defeat Netherlands (176/7) by 17 runs to continue their unbeaten run in T20 World Cup 2026

[JaDed]

Looks to be a close game

 

[Devadwal]

Looks to be a close game

Not at all.

 

[Human786]

Where are the wickets !!!
50/1

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Hardik looks and plays like he’s reached some personal peak of physical fitness. Very smooth runup, way he holds himself when batting

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Where are the wickets !!!
50/1

8 overs almost done for their 51, they aren’t going anywhere

 

[Human786]

51/2

 

[JaDed]

gone!

 

[Human786]

51/2

nice catch

 

[Devadwal]

51/2

Mil gya wicket? Or chahiye wait Karo

 

[jnaveen1980]

Dutch can take this to the end if playing sensibly . Pakistan made Indian bowlers look like world class

You are kidding right. Ahmedabad pitch is one of the best batting road under lights

 

[Justcrazy]

52 .2

Netherland need to bat 20 overs. That should be there hoal.

 

[Josh]

Associate nations cricket has improved considerably in last few years.

 

[Chuggy]

Of course, Pakistan is actually a world beater when not facing India. Against India it's all mental, universal, philosophical, and metaphysical issues that drag them down. Nothing to do with lack of skills, technic and talent.

I would agree if they wouldn't beat anyone else. Since that isn't true I don't have any reason to agree with this. NZ I'm not sure if but they will beat England and Sri Lanka and get in to semis. Not sure what skills we will talk about then because even the coach doesn't know what he has signed up for. I'll repeat one last time there nothing you can say against Pakistan which we don't already know but that's what makes it funnier because on any given day the mindset will suddenly be present then it won't be a skill issue anymore. It's a paradox just leave it

 

[jnaveen1980]

Associate nations cricket has improved considerably in last few years.

This is an experienced t20 side. They played against kohli Rohit too

 

[Justcrazy]

India tightened the screws in middle overs.

 

[Devadwal]

What a shot. Nice bat speed.

 

[Justcrazy]

I would agree if they wouldn't beat anyone else. Since that isn't true I don't have any reason to agree with this. NZ I'm not sure if but they will beat England and Sri Lanka and get in to semis. Not sure what skills we will talk about then because even the coach doesn't know what he has signed up for. I'll repeat one last time there nothing you can say against Pakistan which we don't already know but that's what makes it funnier because on any given day the mindset will suddenly be present then it won't be a skill issue anymore. It's a paradox just leave it

Pakistan has a mental block against India .

 

[Human786]

Pandu bhi pitt raha hai .
72/2 in 10

 

[Fast bowler6929]

This Pandya becomes Malcolm marshall against Pakistani

Even associate nations smash him like no tomorrow.

 

[Human786]

impressed by NED ... 81/2

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Whenever Pakistan plays india next they should drop all those tried and tested failures who have been losing to india for so many years now.

 

[Justcrazy]

111 from 53 balls required.

 

[Justcrazy]

Whenever Pakistan plays india next they should drop all those tried and tested failures who have been losing to india for so many years now.

If babar plays he has to open.... open and take calculated risk and bat through.

 

[Human786]

poor by bowlers ... 94/2 in 12

 

[Josh]

This is an experienced t20 side. They played against kohli Rohit too

Right ! This team consistently competes

 

[Human786]

94/3

 

[Justcrazy]

Netherland needs to hit out here. No point just hanging around.

 

[Human786]

94/3

Varun the real trump along with Bumrah .

 

[Human786]

Varun the real trump along with Bumrah .

94/4

 

[Human786]

94/4

That babe in green-T was overjoyed at this one ...

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Teams should figure out by now that if you can't pick Varun from the hand you are better off just playing his overs out. Some really dumb batting by the Dutch after an okay start.

 

[Justcrazy]

Dube gets two in two.

The brakes on here.

 

[Human786]

98/4 in 13

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

The vertical stream is good stuff if you are on the go and watching the match on your phone

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Dube gets two in two.

The brakes on here.

Varun

 

[Hikaru]

I am eager to see how Varun does defending a 140ish total. Netherlands are under severe runrate pressure here, they have no other choice but to attack Varun.

 

[Justcrazy]

Varun should be used in home tests as well. He and kuldeep can be good combo.

 

[deltexas]

I am eager to see how Varun does defending a 140ish total. Netherlands are under severe runrate pressure here, they have no other choice but to attack Varun.

No bowling attack can be held accountable defending 140 unless the pitch is a difficult one.. Thats just the nature of modern T20 where on a good track 140 is chased 99.9% of the time.

 

[Justcrazy]

S I X

Just what was required.

Fun till it lasts.

 

[Human786]

IND have been poor today barring Varun ... 112/5

 

[Justcrazy]

Now Dube strikes.

 

[Human786]

IND have been poor today barring Varun ... 112/5

112/5 - 36 balls left ... can they get 160 ?

 

[Justcrazy]

India will be tough to beat in this tournament. You need to be able to tackle Indian bowlers in middle overs.

 

[Devadwal]

India will be tough to beat in this tournament. You need to be able to tackle Indian bowlers in middle overs.

South Africa and NZ can beat India if we play like this .

 

[Devadwal]

The toss will be crucial in the match between India and South Africa. Chasing team will have the advantage in Ahmedabad.

 

[Justcrazy]

India strength is not bits and pieces but solid all round cricketers.

 

[Justcrazy]

Six singles of that over. ...

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Why not bowl out Varun full quota? He could finish with a fifer

 

[Hikaru]

I know numbers don't say it yet, but Jassi bhai is switched on like in the last WC. Really good signs from him so far.

 

[Local.Dada]

Why the hell are we playing Bumrah in a dead rubber against Nertherlands? Whatever happened to work load management?

 

[Local.Dada]

India has played every game like a warm up at 60% capacity and still mowed through teams . Hope we don’t get too complacent.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Six sixes should do it....

 

[Hikaru]

I hope Bumrah treats the final over as a yorker practice session.

 

[Local.Dada]

WTH is pandu doing ?

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

WTH is pandu doing ?

A bit too cool.

 

[Hikaru]

India has played every game like a warm up at 60% capacity and still mowed through teams . Hope we don’t get too complacent.

The complacency after reaching a winning position is off the charts. I hope their killer instinct awakens in super 8s or things can get rough.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Netherlands has actually come within touching distance. They've done well.

 

[Fast bowler6929]

hardik got beaten like no tomorrow by nederlands and Pakistani batsmen are so scared of his 125 ks thunderbolts.
Losers.

 

[Devadwal]

Netherlands has actually come within touching distance. They've done well.

Win was never in the sight but they have done well.

Back to back catch dropped now.

 

[Local.Dada]

This last 2 overs of being switched off is hopefully the wakeup call we needed.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Jaahil hardik got beaten like no tomorrow by nederlands and Pakistani batsmen are so scared of his 125 ks thunderbolts.
Losers.

Except he bowls at 140k to pakistan. He ups his game

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Nederlands should have batted instead of Pakistani team.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Why not bowl out Varun full quota? He could finish with a fifer

SKY playing this like a bilateral with unnecessary selections and bowling changes.

Even last match , Tilak and Rinku got a bowl once match was won.

 

[Local.Dada]

Netherlands has actually come within touching distance. They've done well.

To be honest, very complacent by India. They get too cocky once the game is almost done. Against Pak also same thing, swag ke chakkar me hope they don’t end up looking like clowns one of these days.

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Except he bowls at 140k to pakistan. He ups his game

Lol he was trundling at 130ks. Pakistani batsmen are too afraid of this illiterate.

 

[Savak]

Impressive from Netherlands and USA to stretch a full strength India. This clearly tells you how much cricket is a mental game as well. Both these sides play pressure free against India without any expectations or hype. Pakistan's problems against India are all mental, fear and inability to handle pressure which is why whatever skills, ability they have, they don't even execute any of it properly. This is what constantly losing non stop to one team does to you.

 

[jnaveen1980]

One more over from varun they would have been all out. India is putting these guys under pressure deliberately

 

[Hikaru]

Still sore

What did Hardik do to make him sore?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Impressive from Netherlands and USA to stretch a full strength India. This clearly tells you how much cricket is a mental game as well. Both these sides play pressure free against India without any expectations or hype. Pakistan's problems against India are all mental, fear and inability to handle pressure which is why whatever skills, ability they have, they don't even execute any of it properly. This is what constantly losing non stop to one team does to you.

India did not use full quota of varun and bumrah. India did a lot of experimentation 12th over onward

 

[Local.Dada]

@Fast bowler6929 India 4/4 topping the group with a god Mode NRR at 60% casual approach. It is what it is my friend.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Lol he was trundling at 130ks. Pakistani batsmen are too afraid of this illiterate.

No . He was clocking 140k

 

[jnaveen1980]

@Fast bowler6929 India 4/4 topping the group with a god Mode NRR at 60% casual approach. It is what it is my friend.

Also black soil.pitch at Ahmedabad is a better under lights.

 

[Human786]

What did Hardik do to make him sore?

Ask him , I do not like your profile pic

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

This seemingly close result (not very close) was because of experimentation by India.

I'm fine with us experimenting, but don't be too cool eh? It's Super 8 time.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Scratchy win. But NED were always behind the asking rate.

 

[Devadwal]

All three USA, Namibia and Netherlands gave us a much better fight than Pakistan.

For us , real Minnow is Pakistan team.

 

[Local.Dada]

This seemingly close result (not very close) was because of experimentation by India.

I'm fine with us experimenting, but don't be too cool eh? It's Super 8 time.

Wi, SL, Pak- these are usually out of syllabus teams, can’t get complacent against these teams.

 

[Hikaru]

Good fight Netherlands, our toughest match since 14 Feb.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Wi, SL, Pak- these are usually out of syllabus teams, can’t get complacent against these teams.

This Nehterlands team is vastly experienced. This is more or less the same team that took down SA two world cups

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ironically easiest match for India was against pakistan