India National Cricket Team vs Netherlands National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: Shivam Dube struck a brisk half-century and Varun Chakravarthy delivered a decisive spell as India defeated the Netherlands by 17 runs in their final league match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.

Playing at the Narendra Modi Stadium, India recovered from early setbacks to post 193 for 6 after opting to bat. Dube led the charge with 66 off 31 balls, hitting six sixes to change the momentum in the second half of the innings.

India had slipped to 74 for 3 at the halfway mark, struggling against off-spinner Aryan Dutt. Abhishek Sharma fell for a third consecutive duck, while Ishan Kishan made 18 and Tilak Varma scored 31. Captain Suryakumar Yadav added 31.

Dube and Hardik Pandya, who made 30, stitched together a 76-run partnership for the fifth wicket. India collected 75 runs in the final five overs to push the total to a challenging score.

In reply, the Netherlands were always behind the required rate. Chakravarthy returned figures of 3 for 14 in three overs, striking in the powerplay and middle overs. He removed Colin Ackermann and Aryan Dutt in successive deliveries to dent the chase.

Bas de Leede and captain Scott Edwards were dismissed soon after, effectively ending Dutch hopes. Zach Lion-Cachet and Noah Croes added late runs with unbeaten knocks of 26 and 25 respectively, but the Netherlands finished at 176 for 7.

India captain Suryakumar handed the final over to Dube, who defended 28 runs despite two dropped catches to seal the victory.

India head into the Super Eight stage unbeaten from Group A and will next face South Africa.