India beat Netherlands by 17 runsAFP, AHMEDABAD, IndiaDefending champions India on Wednesday beat a spirited Netherlands team by 17 runs ahead of their meeting with South Africa in the Super Eights of the Men’s T20 World Cup. India posted 193-6 and then kept the Netherlands down to 176-7, with spinner Varun Chakravarthy returning figures of 3-14 in Ahmedabad to stay unbeaten in their four matches in Group A. India’s Shivam Dube plays a shot against the Netherlands in their Men’s T20 World Cup match in Ahmedabad, India, on Wednesday. India’s Tilak Varma plays a shot against the Netherlands in their Men’s T20 World Cup match in Ahmedabad, India, on Wednesday. “This is a World Cup and the game gets difficult sometimes,” Player of the Match Dube, who also took two wickets, told reporters.

Source: Taipei Times February 19, 2026 16:09 UTC