IND vs NED highlights, Women's T20 World Cup 2026: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma star as India clinch 95-run win

GAME OVER! India clinch a dominant 95-run win over Netherlands in Leeds. The Dutch are bowled out for just 114 runs in 17.3 overs as they fail to chase down a total of 210. Shree Charani (4/19) is the pick of the bowlers, whereas Shafali Verma registered figures of 3/20.

Nandini Sharma took two wickets whereas Deepti Sharma took one wicket.

OUT! Netherlands have now lost half their side as Robine Rijke is struck LBW by Shree Charani.

Netherlands 104/5 (14.5 overs)

OUT! Babette de Leede is stumped by Richa Ghosh off Nandni Sharma's delivery. The Dutch skipper looks to play the cut shot and steps out of the crease, but Richa Ghosh is well aware and initiated the stumping in no time.

Netherlands 96/4 (13.5 overs; Target 210)

Shreyanka Patil has suffered an injury and she has been stretchered off. She fell awkwardly while bowling and looked to be in some serious pain. She was unable to get up on the right leg.

NEDW 77/2 (11 overs; Target 210)

OUT! Nandani Sharma gives India the breakthrough as she removes Heather Siegers. Heather is caught by Smriti Mandhana at extra cover as Netherlands lose their first wicket.

NEDW 36/1 (5 overs; Target 210)

Netherlands' run chase of 210 against India is underway in Leeds. Openers Heather Seigers and Phebe Molkemboer have got the Dutch side off to a confident start, with the former even scoring a couple of boundaries. Netherlands 17/0 after 2 overs (Target 210).

219/1 - ENG-W SL-W (Edgbaston, 2026)

213/5 - ENG-W vs PAK-W (Cape Town, 2023)

209/5 - IND-W vs NED-W, (Headingley, 2026)

195/3 - SA-W vs THA-W, (Canberra, 2020)

194/5 - IND-W vs NZ-W, (Providence, 2018)

Iris Zwilling bowls the final over. Harmanpreet Kaur starts with a sliced top-edge four between keeper and short third. A wide follows, then a dropped sitter at mid-off as Harmanpreet mistimes one.

She makes the most of the reprieve by smashing a low full toss straight back past mid-off for four. On the next ball, she clears her front leg but gets more height than distance and picks out Robine Rijke at mid-on. Harmanpreet falls for 12.

Deepti Sharma walks in and immediately flicks a full ball over short fine for six to bring up India’s 200. She ends the innings in style, heaving a short ball over short fine for four.

India Women 209/5 in 20 overs

Myrthe van den Raad bowls the penultimate over. Harmanpreet Kaur knocks a slower ball to deep square for one. Richa Ghosh then smokes a full ball at the toes with a whippy slog over deep mid-wicket for six.

She gets a top-edge on the pull for one more before Harmanpreet mistimes a full toss to long-on. Richa backs away and slaps the next ball flat towards sweeper cover, the leaping fielder can’t stop it and it goes for four.

Richa ends the over with a miss outside off.

India Women 190/4 after 19 overs

Caroline de Lange gets her second wicket. Yastika Bhatia comes down the track to a slow googly but is nowhere near the pitch and is stumped by a long way. de Lange is on a hat-trick.

Harmanpreet Kaur comes in and slaps her first ball to deep cover for one, denying the hat-trick. Richa Ghosh then takes over, she slaps a full delivery straight down the ground for four and follows it up by staying low and flat-batting the next one over the bowler’s head for six.

Richa cuts another single before Harmanpreet ends the over with a quick single to backward point.

India Women 177/4 after 18 overs.

Myrthe van den Raad strikes first ball. Jemimah Rodrigues tries a paddle scoop but gets a faint inside edge and is caught by the keeper. She falls for 19.

Yastika Bhatia comes in and gets off the mark with a pull. Richa Ghosh then flicks one uppishly for a single. Yastika inside-edges another for one.

A wide follows. Then drama, Richa skies one straight to cover but the fielder drops a sitter. Richa barely moves out of her crease and survives a missed underarm throw as well.

Yastika ends the over with a flick to the leg side.

India Women 168/3 after 17 overs.

Caroline de Lange strikes in the final over of her spell. Smriti Mandhana waltzes down the track and lofts one over mid-off for four early in the over. She then slogs a full delivery to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Jemimah Rodrigues rotates the strike with a sweep and a cut. On the final ball, Smriti steps out again but doesn’t get enough elevation on the slog. She picks out Iris Zwilling at long-on and falls for a brilliant 74 off 47 balls.

Richa Ghosh walks in to join Jemimah Rodrigues.

India Women 162/2 after 16 overs

Silver Siegers continues and gets punished. Smriti Mandhana tucks the first ball to long-on for one. Jemimah Rodrigues pulls to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Smriti then takes over completely. She advances and carves one up and over extra cover for four, follows it up by skipping out and clubbing the next ball back over the bowler’s head for another boundary.

Two more fours follow in quick succession, a powerful pull and a perfectly middled slogsweep over mid-wicket. 18 runs come off the over.

India Women 155/1 after 15 overs

Frederique Overdijk comes into the attack. Jemimah Rodrigues starts with a cut to sweeper cover for two. She then chips a drive to long-on for one before pulling another short ball to deep mid-wicket.

Smriti Mandhana heaves a pull to long-on for a single and mistimes a drive to mid-on next ball. Jemimah ends the over in style, jumping on the back foot and belting a short ball through mid-wicket for four.

India Women 137/1 after 14 overs

Silver Siegers continues. Smriti Mandhana starts the over with a pull to deep square leg for one. Jemimah Rodrigues taps one to backward point before knocking a single into the mid-wicket pocket.

Smriti swivels and pulls to deep mid-wicket for another single. Jemimah flicks one to deep square. Smriti then advances and slices the final ball to the right of backward point for two — and that brings up her fifty.

India Women 127/1 after 13 overs

Heather Siegers comes back into the attack. Smriti Mandhana dances down the track and thumps the first ball over wide long-on for four. She follows it up by using her feet again and carving a slower ball over wide long-off for a 73-metre six.

Smriti then slices one to sweeper cover for a single. On the next ball, Shafali Verma leans back and tries to take a rank long hop downtown but doesn’t get enough timing. She picks out Iris Zwilling at long-on and falls for 55.

Jemimah Rodrigues walks in and immediately drives a floaty full delivery through extra cover for four. She ends the over by pulling to long-on, where a fumble allows a second run.

India Women 116/1 after 12 overs

Myrthe van den Raad continues. Shafali Verma gets to her fifty with a chipped drive to the left of cover. She follows it up by heaving a short ball to deep mid-wicket for one.

Smriti Mandhana then shuffles across and whips one to deep mid-wicket. Shafali is beaten on the punch next ball before pulling another short delivery for a single.

Smriti slices a lofted drive behind point for one. Shafali ends the over by biffing a full delivery through the gap between extra cover and mid-off for four.

India Women 104/0 after 11 overs.

Caroline de Lange continues. Shafali Verma starts the over by clearing her front leg and hoicking a full delivery over mid-wicket for four. She follows it up by sinking to one knee and sweeping a juicy full toss through the gap for another boundary.

A mix-up follows as Shafali cuts straight to backward point and sets off late. Smriti Mandhana has to turn back and just makes her ground. Shafali then slaps one to sweeper cover for a single.

Smriti flicks to long-on before Shafali drives the final ball to long-off.

India Women 96/0 after 10 overs

Isabel Woning returns and immediately bowls a wide outside off. Shafali Verma lets the next one go before slapping a full delivery over the infield for four.

More wides follow, including a bumper that Shafali ducks under. Then comes a high full toss, no-balled, and Shafali slices the free-hit through the gap between short third and the keeper for four.

Two more dot balls follow before Shafali flicks one to deep square leg for a single to end the over.

India Women 85/0 after 9 overs

Caroline de Lange, the legspinner, comes into the attack. Smriti Mandhana swivels and pulls the first ball to deep square leg for one. Shafali Verma drives the next delivery down the ground for a single.

Smriti then drives a googly to deep extra cover. A wide down the leg side follows. Shafali mistimes a slog-sweep and a drive in the next two balls. She ends the over by tucking one to deep mid-wicket. Just five runs from the over.

India Women 72/0 after 8 overs