India look to go into Super Eight stage with all-win record
Netherlands are likely to rotate their quick bowlers again, while India might turn to Arshdeep Singh and keep Kuldeep Yadav out for this T20 World Cup game in high-scoring Ahmedabad
18/02 - 01:30 PM GMT
36th Match, Group A (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad, Feb 18 2026
18/02 - 01:30 PM GMT
36th Match, Group A (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Ahmedabad, Feb 18 2026
Match Centre Ground time: 20:55
Squad
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Suryakumar Yadav (c) | Batter |
| Axar Patel | Allrounder |
| Abhishek Sharma | Batting allrounder |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler |
| Shivam Dube | Allrounder |
| Ishan Kishan † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler |
| Hardik Pandya | Allrounder |
| Sanju Samson † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Rinku Singh | Middle-order batter |
| Tilak Varma | Batting allrounder |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler |
| Washington Sundar | Bowling allrounder |
Match Details
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match days
18 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)
Players To Watch - Batsmen
![Suryakumar Yadav]( "Suryakumar Yadav")
Suryakumar YadavIND- 9MAT
- 375RUNS
- 62.50AVG
- 169.68SR
![Ishan Kishan]( "Ishan Kishan")
Ishan KishanIND- 7MAT
- 373RUNS
- 53.28AVG
- 215.60SR
![Max O'Dowd]( "Max O'Dowd")
Max O'DowdNED- 10MAT
- 260RUNS
- 37.14AVG
- 128.07SR
![Scott Edwards]( "Scott Edwards")
Scott EdwardsNED- 10MAT
- 242RUNS
- 48.40AVG
- 129.41SR
Players To Watch - Bowlers
![Varun Chakravarthy]( "Varun Chakravarthy")
Varun ChakravarthyIND- 7MAT
- 14W
- 8.36ECO
- 10.7SR
![Arshdeep Singh]( "Arshdeep Singh")
Arshdeep SinghIND- 7MAT
- 12W
- 9.96ECO
- 13.5SR
![Kyle Klein]( "Kyle Klein")
Kyle KleinNED- 9MAT
- 13W
- 8.98ECO
- 13.4SR
![Bas de Leede]( "Bas de Leede")
Bas de LeedeNED- 7MAT
- 11W
- 6.79ECO
- 11.7SR
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.05 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| PAK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.403 |
| NED | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.352 |
| NAM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.443 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.462 |
| ZIM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.984 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| AUS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.414 |
| OMA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4.546 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.82 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.359 |
| ITA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.588 |
| NEP | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.942 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.477 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.215 |
| UAE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.797 |
| CAN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.865 |