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Indian cricket team defeated Netherlands cricket team by 17 runs in the 36th match of T-20 World Cup 2026. This was the fourth consecutive win for the Indian team in the current edition. In the match held at Narendra Modi Stadium, India, playing first, scored 193/6, in which Shivam Dubey scored a half-century (66). In reply, the Netherlands team could only score 176/7 after playing the entire over. Let us know about the records made in the match.
This is how the Indian team won
India suffered early setbacks in the form of Abhishek Sharma (0) and Ishan Kishan (18). After this, Tilak Verma (31), and Suryakumar Yadav (34) took over the innings. In the end, Dubey and Hardik Pandya (30) took the team to a good score. In reply, Netherlands scored 35/1 in the powerplay. In front of the tight bowling of India, the Dutch batsmen kept getting out continuously. Bas de Leede from Netherlands scored the highest score of 33 runs.
Abhishek was out on zero for the third consecutive innings
In the T20 World Cup 2026, Abhishek was out for zero in his third innings also. An unwanted record was registered in the name of the Indian opening batsman. Abhishek now became the Indian batsman to be out on zero in the joint most number of innings in the T20 World Cup. He equaled Ashish Nehra (3 times) in this matter. After them, Shivam Dubey, Gautam Gambhir, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli and Axar Patel have been out in 2-2 innings without opening the account.
Abhishek was out on zero for the 5th time in a calendar year
Abhishek was out for zero for the 5th time in T-20 International this year. He became the Indian batsman with the joint highest number of dismissals in a calendar year. He equaled Sanju Samson’s record. Let us tell you that Samson was out 5 times in the year 2024 without opening the account. Abhishek has scored 182 runs in 8 innings so far in 2026 at an average of 26.00 and a strike rate of 224.69.
Dubey scored his first half-century in T20 World Cup, became player of the match.
When India lost its third wicket at the score of 69 runs, Dubey came to the crease. Batting in his familiar style at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Dubey took the Dutch bowlers to task. The Indian all-rounder completed his half-century in just 25 balls. He along with Hardik Pandya (30) made a partnership of 76 runs for the 5th wicket. He was out after scoring 66 runs in 31 balls with the help of 4 fours and 6 sixes.
Pandya achieved this feat
Pandya became the first Indian all-rounder to score 6,000+ runs as well as take 200+ wickets in T20 cricket. Pandya has played 323 T-20 matches so far, in which he has scored 6,008 runs in 279 innings. Meanwhile, he scored 25 half-centuries with the highest score of 91 runs. On the other hand, in bowling, he has taken more than 220 wickets in 262 innings. Meanwhile, he also took 5 wickets in 1 innings.
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Varun Chakraborty bowled well
Varun Chakraborty was the most successful bowler from India. This spinner achieved 3 successes while giving 14 runs in 3 overs. In the T20 World Cup 2026, he has taken a total of 9 wickets in 4 innings with an average of 6.88 and an economical economy rate of 5.16. He is currently the second highest wicket taker in this edition after USA’s Van Schalkwyk (13).
Indian team will play its Super-8 matches from 22nd February
India will face South Africa in its first Super-8 match on February 22 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Proteas team has also won all four matches of its group. Four days later, on February 26, the Suryakumar-led team will face Zimbabwe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. India’s last match will be against West Indies. This match will be played on March 1 at Eden Garden Stadium, Kolkata.
Indian team registered its 12th consecutive win
The Indian team registered its 12th consecutive win (2024-26) in the T20 World Cup. This is the record for the longest win in the history of this tournament.
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