India opted to bat first and backed their batting depth on what appears to be a good surface. The Men in Blue have made a number of changes to their Playing
Toss update
India won the toss and opted to bat first, backing the surface to play true and provide value for runs. With conditions looking good for batting, India would want to put pressure on the bowlers to defend the total.
Why did Axar Patel miss the India vs Netherlands match 36 of the 2026 T20 World Cup?
Axar Patel was rested as part of India’s squad rotation, with qualification already secured for the Super 8 stage. Washington Sundar was included in the Playing XI to provide a like-for-like all-round option while managing Axar’s workload ahead of the knockouts.
What did the captains say?
Suryakumar Yadav, captain of India
We’re going to blast first. Looking good, we practiced here last night, there was a bit of dew, so hopefully we get runs on the board and try to defend it, because we’re going to play the game on a similar strip 2 or 3 days later, so why not put some pressure on the bowlers? (Happy with how things went?) Absolutely, I mean the atmosphere in the camp is great. Guys are turning up really well, and the type of cricket I want them to play, I think they’re responding really well to that. (new artist in each game) Every game there’s someone who raises their hand and breaks the fight, so it’s good to see. Hopefully a new Man of the Match tonight and then we go into the Super 8. We have two changes: Arshdeep comes in for Kuldeep, Axar rests and Washington comes in.
Scott Edwards, captain of the Netherlands
Yes, we would (have hit that). Looks like pretty good wickets too. (What are you looking for in this game?) Obviously, playing in India is always a great experience. We feel we have played a lot of good cricket. We probably missed a few opportunities. So yes, for us it’s about finishing our campaign well. (What are the areas you’re trying to improve?) Probably the whole series now, I think. You know, in patches we were good with the bat and with the ball. But yeah, I just want to give a complete performance today. We have one change: Noah Croes replaces Fred Klaassen.
IND vs NED: Playing XIs
India
Ishan Kishan (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
The Netherlands
Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (wk/c), Zach Lion-Cachet, Noah Croes, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein
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