Team India’s last group stage match. (Photo- PTI)
IND vs NED, T20 World Cup 2026: The last matches of the group stage are being played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, the Super-8 matches will start from February 20. Team India has to play its last group stage match today i.e. on 18th February at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, India will face a team against which they have not played even a single T20 match at home yet. At the same time, there are only 4 players in the squad who have experience of playing against this team.
Team India’s last group stage match
Team India has to play its last group stage match against the Netherlands team. This is the last match of the league stage for both the teams. India has already secured its place in the Super 8 with three wins, while this will be the last chance for Netherlands to perform well. So far only 1 T20 match has been played between these two teams. This match took place in Sydney during the 2022 T20 World Cup. Then Team India had won by 56 runs.
7 players will debut
Let us tell you, in the current squad of Team India, only Suryakumar Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Akshar Patel and Hardik Pandya are the only players who have played T20 matches against Netherlands. In such a situation, even if these four players become a part of this match, at least 7 players will play their first T20 match against Netherlands. This match will start at 7 pm. At the same time, the toss will take place half an hour earlier i.e. at 6.30. Team India will be eyeing to finish the group stage with a win.
squads of both teams
Indian team: Ishan Kishan (wicket keeper), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh.
Netherlands team: Scott Edwards (wicketkeeper/captain), Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackerman, Jack Lion-Cashette, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Fred Klaasen, Noah Kroos, Saqib Zulfikar, Paul van Meekeren, Tim van der Gugten.
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