Overview
- India posted 209 for 5 and then bowled the Netherlands out for 114 in 17.3 overs for a 95‑run win at Headingley on Wednesday.
- Openers Smriti Mandhana (74) and Shafali Verma (55) shared a 115‑run opening stand that set the platform for India’s highest T20 World Cup total to date.
- Left‑arm spinner Sree Charani took 4 for 19 while Shafali returned 3 for 20 and debutant Nandini Sharma took 2 for 22 as India’s spinners and part‑timers dismantled the Dutch chase.
- The margin improved India’s net run rate and moved them to the top of Group A with two wins from two, and the side now prepares to face South Africa in Manchester on June 21.
- India suffered a fitness scare when off‑spinner Shreyanka Patil twisted her ankle and was stretchered off; the board has not yet given a medical update and her availability could force short‑term selection changes.