During the run-chase of 194 runs, the Netherlands opening pair of Max O'Dowd and Michael Levitt tried to take down Indian bowlers quite proactively, collecting boundaries against the pace of Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah, and also Washington Sundar's spin.
Buoyed by Dhakshineswar Suresh's 6-4, 7-6 (4), victory over Guy Den Ouden, India secured an emphatic 3-2 victory over the Netherlands in the Davis Cup Qualifier Round 1 at the SM Krishna Tennis Stadium in Bengaluru earlier in February.
Indian opener and World No. 1 T20I batter Abhishek Sharma registered an unwanted record after he was dismissed for a three-ball duck during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group A match against the Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Wednesday.
India's crisis man Shivam Dube delivered yet again with a majestic half-century, which helped his side to reach 193/6 against the Netherlands in their last group stage fixture of the ongoing T20 World Cup on Wednesday in Ahmedabad.
The Men in Blue, who have already qualified for the Super Eights, will be looking to end the league stage with four wins out of four matches, building momentum ahead of the next stage. The Netherlands, meanwhile, will be aiming for an upset in a tournament that has so far showcased strong
Prime Minister of Netherlands Dick Schoof arrived in India on Wednesday as the country hosts the seminal summit on artificial intelligence, bringing together leaders from across the world.
Ahead of his side's T20 World Cup clash against India at Ahmedabad, Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards said that the team is looking forward to the "massive opportunity" of playing against the defending champions
India will be aiming to keep their undefeated run going on as they take on Netherlands at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday. So far in the tournament, India has been a mixed bag against spin and have shown more comfort while playing pacers, as evident by the numbers.
It has been a rocky start for the world's number one ranked T20I batter as Abhishek got out for a duck in two matches he played against USA and arch-rivals Pakistan. In between these two matches, he faced a stomach infection which led to him getting hospitalised and reportedly losing weight,
Both India and Pakistan have played two matches each in the tournament so far and have registered victories in their respective fixtures. While India will enter the contest on the back of wins against the United States of America and Namibia, Pakistan has defeated the Netherlands and the USA
Amid all the hype about Usman Tariq's sidearm action which comes with a pause and the trio of Abrar Ahmed, Mohammed Nawaz and Saim Ayub which has delivered timely strikes and brought in a fear factor, the left-arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi, who has taken two wickets in the tournament so far