{"id":895582,"date":"2026-03-30T07:27:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/t20-world-cup-india-beat-netherlands-to-complete-perfect-group-stage-as-shivam-dube-shines-with-bat-and-ball\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T12:27:27","slug":"t20-world-cup-india-beat-netherlands-to-complete-perfect-group-stage-as-shivam-dube-shines-with-bat-and-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/t20-world-cup-india-beat-netherlands-to-complete-perfect-group-stage-as-shivam-dube-shines-with-bat-and-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup: India beat Netherlands to complete perfect group stage as Shivam Dube shines with bat and ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Shivam Dube eased T20 World Cup co\u2011hosts India into the Super 8s with a 100-per-cent Group A record after a 17\u2011run victory over the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>India, who had already qualified, also stretched their winning run in T20 World Cups to 12 matches since 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Their innings began poorly as Abhishek Sharma fell for a third straight duck, bowled by Aryan Dutt in the first over. Dutt then removed the in\u2011form Ishan Kishan for 18, leaving India 69\u20113.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/cricket\/news\/12123\/13502048\/mens-t20-world-cup-2026-fixtures-england-india-pakistan-australia-scotland-ireland-west-indies-and-more\"><strong>Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup 2026: Full fixtures and results<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/cricket\/tables\/competitions\/84cfcbf3-e8e0-5615-b6bb-16f47ddb40ba\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\"><strong>Latest T20 World Cup tables as teams push for Super 8s<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\">Stream the T20 World Cup without a contract on NOW<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/12110\/10952996\/sky-sports-push-notifications-faq-how-to-receive-the-alerts-you-want\">Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tilak Varma (31) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (34) added 30 off 28 balls to steady things, with Yadav benefiting from a drop on 13.<\/p>\n<p>The momentum shifted dramatically with the arrival of Dube, who played the leading role in India&#8217;s total of 193\u20116, hammering 66 from just 31 balls &#8211; including six sixes and four fours &#8211; and racing to his fifty off 25 deliveries.<\/p>\n<p>Using the slower Dutch attack to his advantage, he combined with Hardik Pandya &#8211; who struck 30 off 21 &#8211; in a partnership worth 76 off 35 balls. Logan van Beek finished with 3\u201156 for the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutch reply began positively as Michael Levitt, Max O&#8217;Dowd and Colin Ackermann all reached the 20s, but none pushed on.<\/p>\n<p>Bas de Leede top\u2011scored with 33 from 23 balls, while Zach Lion\u2011Cachet&#8217;s 26 off 16 and Noah Croes&#8217; unbeaten 25 off 12 kept the chase alive late on.<\/p>\n<div data-account-id=\"6057984924001\" data-amp-iframe-embed data-asset-id=\"cd98d6b8-1872-4584-a23d-d14b1a57a78f\" data-asset-path data-asset-version data-autoplay=\"false\" data-auth-config=\"{\"url\":\"https:\/\/api.condatis.sky\/auth\/video\/token\",\"tokenRequired\":true,\"fetchMethod\":\"url\",\"fetchOptions\":{\"encoded\":true},\"headers\":{\"X-SkyGDP-Proposition\":\"sportweb\",\"X-SkyGDP-Territory\":\"GB\",\"Authorization\":\"OGY5ZDgxZjRhNzYwNGQ3MTljMjFhMDJlOGVmODRhYzA=\"}}\" data-caption=\"Veteran Roelof van der Merwe takes this stunning catch for the Netherlands against India in the T20 World Cup. \" data-clip-type data-component-name=\"sdc-site-video\" data-component-name-alias=\"ui-sitewide-video\" data-competition data-copy-url-text=\"URL copied to clipboard\" data-fn=\"sdc-site-video\" data-id=\"id_cd98d6b8-1872-4584-a23d-d14b1a57a78f\" data-is-live-stream=\"false\" data-lite=\"true\" data-options data-originator-id=\"49\" data-originator-handle=\"brightcove-sport-gb\" data-package-name data-provider=\"brightcove\" data-player-id=\"DESF5xFjJ\" data-playsinline data-sensitive data-sdc-id=\"7168350\" data-sdc-video-id=\"cd98d6b8-1872-4584-a23d-d14b1a57a78f\" data-sport-category data-state=\"loading\" data-token-state=\"none\" data-video-ad-unit=\"videoplayer\" data-video-blacklisted-originator-ids data-video-id=\"ref:cd98d6b8-1872-4584-a23d-d14b1a57a78f\" data-video-type data-auto-pause-on-not-visible data-defer-source tabindex=\"-1\" data-closed-captions-position data-show-closed-captions=\"true\" data-show-pip data-show-live-stream-scrubber data-autoload data-testid=\"sitewide-video\">\n<div data-role=\"bridge-controller\">\n<p data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>          <video id=\"id_cd98d6b8-1872-4584-a23d-d14b1a57a78f\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id controls playsinline data-testid=\"sitewide-video-video\"><\/video>\n        <\/div><figcaption>\n<p>          <span data-role=\"caption-text\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-caption\">Veteran Roelof van der Merwe takes this stunning catch for the Netherlands against India in the T20 World Cup. <\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>India&#8217;s bowlers, however, controlled the key moments. Mystery leg\u2011spinner Varun Chakravarthy delivered a decisive spell of 3\u201114 from his three overs, doing much of the damage through the middle.<\/p>\n<p>Dube capped an excellent all\u2011round performance by taking 2\u201135 in his three overs, helping restrict the Netherlands to 176\u20117 as India won by 17 runs to complete a perfect group stage on their way through to the Super 8s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch every game from the ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup live on Sky Sports Cricket, including the competition final on Sunday March 8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sky.com\/tv\/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" target=\"_blank\">Get Sky Sports<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/membership\/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\">stream contract-free with NOW.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/cricket\/news\/12123\/13509236\/t20-world-cup-india-beat-netherlands-to-complete-perfect-group-stage-as-shivam-dube-shines-with-bat-and-ball\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shivam Dube eased T20 World Cup co\u2011hosts India into the Super 8s with a 100-per-cent Group A record after a 17\u2011run victory over the Netherlands. India, who had already qualified, also stretched their winning run in T20 World Cups to 12 matches since 2024. 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