India Vs Netherlands Live Score, Women's T20 World Cup: Smriti Mandhana Leads IND-W To 209

Chase is on. Heather Siegers and Phebe Molkenboer stride out with a stiff target to hunt down, with Siegers taking strike to get things started. India go straight to Kranti Gaud to open the bowling attack.

India Women post a record World Cup total, reaching 209 for 5 in their 20 overs after a dominant batting display. The openers made full use of a wayward start from the Netherlands attack, racing into a 115-run partnership before Shafali Verma fell after bringing up a fluent fifty.

Smriti Mandhana carried the innings forward with control and intent, going past her previous outing’s score, while the middle order had brief contributions from Jemimah Rodrigues and Yastika Bhatia.

The real late push came from Richa Ghosh and Deepti Sharma, who added crucial finishing runs to push India beyond the 200-mark. Netherlands showed flashes in the field but were undone by dropped catches and missed run-out chances, leaving them with a steep chase ahead.

India have reached 177/6 in 18 overs despite the key dismissals of Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues. Richa Ghosh has walked to the crease and has wasted no time in hammering the NED-W to all corners of the ground.

Smriti Mandhana had to walk back after a well-made 74 as NED-W fought back in the dying stages of the Indian innings. The vice-captain holed out an easy catch to NED-W's Iris Zwilling as the Oranje look to curb the run-flow in the final few overs.

The Netherlands finally saw the back of the dangerous Shafali Verma (55) as NED-W scalped their first wicket of the match. Despite that, IND-W are still in the driver's seat with Smriti Mandhana still at the crease and joined by Jemimah Rodrigues.

Myrthe van den Raad floats it up and Shafali Verma goes for the drive on the rise. She doesn’t quite middle it, off the splice and a bit uppishly, squirting it just past the left of cover. There’s a hint of fingertips in the field, maybe just out of reach, but it’s safe and the batters scamper through for a single. And that brings up Shafali Verma’s fifty in style.

Isabel Woning offers it up and Shafali Verma needs no second invitation. She leans into the stroke and finds the gap perfectly through sweeper cover. The timing is crisp, the placement even better, and it races away to the fence for four.

Myrthe van den Raad goes for a fuller length, this one swinging back into middle and leg. Shafali Verma stays compact and works it neatly into the gap at mid-wicket, picking up a sharp single and keeping the strike rotating. Smart, controlled start from the opener.

Myrthe van den Raad sprays one full and well wide outside off stump, not the start she wanted. Smriti Mandhana shimmies down the track but wisely lets it go, watching it sail through to the keeper. Called a wide, and India get an extra run without doing much.

Heather Siegers goes too full and a touch too slow outside off, and Smriti Mandhana makes her pay instantly. She leans into the ball, strides across with intent, and threads the gap perfectly between cover and extra cover. Pure timing on the drive as it races away to the fence for four.

Game on, we are underway! Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma stride out to the middle, with Mandhana taking strike first up. India set the tone at the top, while Iris Zwilling has the new ball in hand and will look to make early inroads. The stage is set, here we go!

Netherlands Women have won the toss and have opted to field.

India Women (Playing XI): Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Richa Ghosh(w), Deepti Sharma, Shreyanka Patil, Shree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Nandani Sharma

Netherlands Women (Playing XI): Heather Siegers, Phebe Molkenboer, Babette de Leede(w/c), Sterre Kalis, Robine Rijke, Frederique Overdijk, Iris Zwilling, Myrthe van den Raad, Caroline de Lange, Silver Siegers, Isabel Woning

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