India vs Netherlands (IND-W vs NED-W) Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Live Cricket Score Updates: Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma added 115 for the opening wicket before the former was dismissed on 55 by Heather Siegers. Jemimah Rodrigues then joined Mandhana and added 47 for the second wicket. Small cameos from Richa Ghosh, Harmanpreet Kaur and Deepti Sharma took India W to 209/5 in 20 overs after Babette de Leede won the toss and elected to bowl first in Leeds.
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After thrashing archrivals Pakistan by 64 runs to open the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women’s team will look to continue on the winning momentum when they face the Netherlands in the Group A game at Headingley in Leeds on Wednesday.
In Birmingham, it was a Smriti Mandhana show as she held India’s innings together after the Women in Blue lost both Shafali and Jemimah early. Her composed a 44-ball 68 helped India post 170/6. In bowling, Deepti Sharma’s five-wicket haul ensured Pakistan were bundled out for 106, giving India a big win to start on high. The Dutch began their campaign with a loss to Bangladesh by six wickets in Birmingham.