India Thumps the Dutch and Australia Routs Bangladesh at Women's T20 World Cup
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma shared a 115-run opening stand, and Sree Charani took three wickets as India sealed a second straight win.
- On Wednesday, India Women defeated Netherlands Women by 95 runs at Headingley, Leeds, after posting 209-5, their biggest-ever total in a T20 World Cup.
- Openers Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma laid a solid foundation, benefiting from Netherlands' dropped catches and missed run-out opportunities early in the innings.
- India's bowlers dismantled the Dutch chase; Sree Charani ripped through the lower order with a decisive spell, restricting the Netherlands to 104 all out.
- This second consecutive win strengthens captain Harmanpreet Kaur's side at the top of Group 1 in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, following their earlier success against Pakistan.
- The dominant display marked a memorable return of World Cup cricket to Leeds, five years after the England men's team set the venue's highest previous T20I total of 200.
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India thumps the Dutch and Australia routs Bangladesh at Women's T20 World Cup
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