India face Netherlands for first time in women’s T20Is:Harmanpreet Kaur’s team beat Pakistan in first match, will top group with win

The Indian women’s cricket team is set to take on the Netherlands in the 10th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Wednesday, 17 June. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led team enters this contest after having beaten Pakistan to register a winning start to their campaign. Netherlands, on the other hand, put up a fight before losing to Bangladesh on their Women’s T20 World Cup debut. A victory for India today will see them move to the top spot in Group 1. IND-W vs NED-W match details Match: India vs Netherlands, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Date: 17 June, Wednesday Time: 7:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) Venue: Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds How to watch: Star Sports (live telecast), JioHotstar (live streaming) Where to follow: Follow live updates on the Bhaskar English app First-ever women’s T20I between India and Netherlands This will be the first encounter between India and the Netherlands in women’s T20Is. The two teams have had three meetings in international cricket thus far, all coming in ODIs. India have won all three ODI matches, the last of which was played way back in 2000. Top Players of Both Teams Smriti expected to play a good innings, Deepti is the highest wicket-taker Smriti Mandhana has been the most successful batter for the Indian team in T20s. She has scored 4401 runs in 167 matches at a strike rate of 124.92. Her best score during this period is 112 runs. In bowling, Deepti Sharma is India’s top wicket-taker. She has taken 166 wickets in 145 matches with an economy of 6.29. Her best bowling performance is 5 wickets for 10 runs, which she achieved in the last match against Pakistan. Netherlands’ Hopes Rest on Batter Sterre Kalis For the Netherlands, Sterre Kalis is the team’s key batter. She has scored 1953 runs in 65 T20 matches at a strike rate of 104.43. During this period, an unbeaten 126 runs has been her best innings. Meanwhile, in bowling, Iris Zwilling has taken the most wickets. She has taken 101 wickets in 94 matches with an economical economy of 5.21. Her best bowling figure has been 3 wickets for 6 runs. Pitch Conditions and Weather Forecast On the Headingley pitch, fast bowlers will get good swing and bounce in the initial overs. As the match progresses, it may slow down, which will help spinners. Chasing the target here is difficult, so the team winning the toss will prefer to bat first. During the match, the temperature will remain between 18C and 21C, and there will be light clouds. There is a 25 percent chance of rain during the match. Possible Playing-11 of Both Teams India: Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (Captain), Bharti Fulmali, Richa Ghosh (Wicketkeeper), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati Reddy, Shreyanka Patil, Sri Charani, Kranti Gaud. Netherlands: Sterre Kalis, Sanya Khurana, Phebe Molkenboer, Babette de Leede (Captain and Wicketkeeper), Robyn Rijke, Iris Zwilling, Heather Siegers, Frederique Overdijk, Caroline de Lange, Silver Siegers, Isabel Woning.