भारत vs नीदरलैंड्स, मैच 36, नरेंद्र मोदी स्टेडियम, अहमदाबाद, 18 February 2026 - हाइलाइट्स

Sundar drops it short, on middle. Edwards uses the depth of the crease and nudges it in front of deep mid-wicket for a single.

Pushes it through, short and on middle and leg, Lion-Cachet whips it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket. Gets off the mark with a single.

This is slower through the air and a bit fuller too, outside off. Edwards reaches out in front for the sweep. Helps it behind square leg for a single.

From around the wicket now, shorter and on leg, Lion-Cachet turns it square on the leg side and crosses over.

Back to over the wicket, flat and short, Scott hammers the pull to deep mid-wicket. Just a single.

Six singles off the over! Sundar continues to bowl it into the surface and offers no air. On the shorter side, on middle. Zach punches it to long on for another single. Netherlands are 118/5, needing 76 runs off 30 balls.

A slower one, full and on middle, angling in. Zach Lion-Cachet chips it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Superb shot! Jasprit Bumrah bowls another slower one but gets his length wrong. This is a full toss, on middle. Scott Edwards anticipates it early, switches the grip on the bat and reverse scoops it over short third for a boundary.

Back of a length and on off, nips back in, Scott Edwards stabs it out towards extra cover for a run.

Pace on, full and on middle, angling in, Zach Lion-Cachet flicks it to deep mid-wicket for another run.

OUT! BOWLED 'EM! Boom, Boom Bumrah. He goes fuller again, on middle and off, gets it to angle in, pace on again. Scott Edwards tries to play his favourite shot. He goes down across to swipe it away but gets undone by the pace of Bumrah. It goes through and shatters the stumps. Netherlands are 125/6 now, needing 69 runs in 25 balls.

Nails another yorker, on middle, tailing in, Noah Croes gets his bat down to dig it out well.

Floated, short and on middle, Zach Lion-Cachet nudges it through mid-wicket for a single.

Slower through the air, full and outside off. Noah Croes tries to go for the reverse sweep but misses.

Drops it short and on middle, Noah Croes punches it down to long on for a run.

Another short ball, on leg, Zach Lion-Cachet flicks it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Somehow gets it away! Fires this one full and on off. Noah Croes goes for the reverse sweep again. It looks like he is beaten for all money but just gets a bottom edge as the ball races to the third man fence for a boundary.

FOUR! To the other side now! Flatter, full and on off. Noah Croes goes down again for the sweep. Gets an inside edge that nutmegs him and it races away to the fine leg fence this time for four more runs. 58 needed in 18 balls now.

Short of a length and on middle, Zach Lion-Cachet pulls it to deep square leg for a single. Washington Sundar fumbles but that does not cost anything.

FOUR! Innovative and effective! Arshdeep Singh misses his yorker and bowls full, on middle and off. Noah Croes changes his stance, gets under it and nails the reverse scoop to the third man fence for his third boundary in three balls.

Arshdeep Singh gets the yorker right this time, on off. Noah Croes goes down for the sweep but misses. It goes off his toe towards deep third for a leg bye.

Low full toss, on middle, angling in, Zach Lion-Cachet drags it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

Unlucky! A full toss, on middle, Noah Croes absolutely smashes it down the pitch. Arshdeep Singh gets his left hand out of the way of the ball but it hits the stumps at the other end and goes nowhere. Just a single. Could have easily been a boundary.

FOUR! No stopping that one! Fuller delivery from around the wicket, on off. Zach Lion-Cachet makes room to access the off side and bludgeons it through extra cover for four runs. 12 runs off the over!

Fuller and on middle, takes pace off. Noah Croes takes a couple of steps forward and heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

SIX! The Dutch are not giving up here! Short of a length and outside off, slower again. Zach Lion-Cachet waits for it and plays it as a tennis player's forehand. He muscles it over the deep extra cover fence for a biggie.

A bouncer, on middle, pace on. Zach Lion-Cachet looks to pull but gets a top edge that falls safely towards the square leg region. They cross.

Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, takes pace off now. Noah Croes cuts it and gets it over backward point for a couple of runs.

FOUR! Picked up and how! Pitched up delivery, angling into the pads. Noah Croes picks it up nicely and flicks it stylishly to the deep backward square leg fence for a boundary.

FOUR! Excellent batting! Short again and outside off, slower as well. Noah Croes backs away to create room. He waits for it and crunches it over point for four more runs. 28 needed in the last over.

A good wide yorker, outside off, Zach Lion-Cachet uses his feet and jams it out towards long on and comes back for the second run. 26 needed in 5 now.

DROPPED! That could have been even worse for India! Shivam Dube bowls a slower one, full and outside off. Zach Lion-Cachet reaches out but only manages to slice it. It goes high in the air over extra cover. SKY runs backwards and calls for it, while Rinku Singh comes forward from long off. Suryakumar Yadav circles around it but fails to settle under it and the ball hits his chest and falls out. Good thing they avoided the collision here. Two taken.

DROPPED AGAIN! Tilak Varma is the culprit here, and this is not the first time in this World Cup for him. Shivam Dube pitches it up, outside off. Zach Lion-Cachet throws his hands at it but once again slices it off the outer half of the bat towards deep point. Tilak runs forward and dives to grab it but fails to hold onto it as he hits the ground. A couple more added to the total.

OUT! TAKEN! Low full toss, outside off, Zach Lion-Cachet walks across the stumps and gets low to swing down the ground. Skies it towards long on, where Washington Sundar takes a few steps in off the ropes and takes a safe catch close to his chest.

Swing and a miss! Fuller and well wide outside off, Logan van Beek has a wild swing at it but misses. The bowler is lucky that it's not called a wide.

FOUR! INDIA WIN BY 17 RUNS! A boundary, but that will not be enough! Shivam Dube bowls a low full toss, outside off. Logan van Beek extends his arms to reach out and nails his drive through extra cover for four runs.