Yesterday Match Result – India vs Netherlands ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights June 17

LEEDS, England (AP) — Shafali Verma answered doubts again about her T20 production and reliability with a milestone 55 runs in a big India win over the Netherlands at the ICC Women’s World Cup 2026 on Wednesday.

In their first-ever T20 matchup, India posted its highest T20 World Cup total of 209-5 and limited the Dutch to 114 for a win by 95 runs, India’s biggest by runs in tournament history.

India all-rounder Shreyanka Patil had to be carted off after possibly twisting her ankle on Wednesday.

Full Scorecard – India vs Netherlands ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, June 17

India 209 for 5 (Mandhana 74, Shafali 55, de Lange 2-32) beat Netherlands 114 (de Leede 28, Charani 4-19, Shafali 3-20) by 95 runs

Match Highlights & Key Moments

Verma came to the World Cup averaging 23.13 runs this year compared to 52.12 last year when she restored her big-hitting reputation. Then she was out for 6 against Pakistan but raised her first World Cup fifty against the Netherlands.

She happened to be dropped at cover at the same time as reaching 50 off 34 balls, and she was out for 55, including 10 boundaries.

“Happy to be back with some runs. I just practiced hard to get my shots again,” Verma said. “When balls were not coming on, I just went for singles, so it was a mature innings.”

Her opening partnership with Smriti Mandhana ended at 115 in the 12th over. Mandhana hit four boundaries in a row off Silver Siegers and made back-to-back World Cup fifties off 36 balls. She was out for 74 off 47 in the 16th.

Topping off Verma’s day, she became only the third player in a Women’s World Cup game to score a fifty and take three wickets after the West Indies’ Hayley Matthews and South Africa’s Sune Luus.

Verma’s off-spin took 3-20 and slow left-armer Shree Charani grabbed 4-19, including three wickets in one over, as the Netherlands collapsed from 96-3 to 114 all out in 17.3 overs.

Player of the Match

Shafali Verma was named the Player of the Match for scoring a fifty and taking three wickets.

What This Result Means for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026

With their second consecutive win, India have climbed to the top of the standings in Group 1. Although India and Australia have four points each, the Women in Blue have a better net run rate.