The pace has definitely changed India’over the 6th during the grace of s The Netherlands cthere is also T20 World Cup 2026 when the game Varun Chakraborty He produced a delivery that set the Narendra Modi Stadium on fire.
Varun Chakraborty’s cracker sends a delivery Max O’Dowdhis leg stump flies off
He faced the dangerous Max O’Dowd, who broke the shackles with a six Washington SundarChakravarthy flummoxed the total batter that delivered the deceptive, skidding googly. O’Dowd completely misreads the length and trajectory, attempting a powerful cross on the leg side.
The ball came back sharply, passed through the gap between bat and pad and crashed straight into leg stump, uprooting it spectacularly. A wooden flying sight provided India with the much-needed bounce, ending O’Dowd’s stay on 20 and breaking a steady opening partnership. Chakravarthy’s immediate impact in his first over, taking just three runs and taking a wicket, proved once again that he is India’s ‘X-factor’ spinner heading into the Super 8s.
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Shivam Dube’s relentless attack revives India’s batting against the Netherlands
The Indian innings story has been completely rewritten by Shivam Dubeywho produced a wild 66 off just 31 balls to take India to a huge total. He was thrown after the goal ratio was lowered at a point entering the fight Suryakumar YadavDube created a barrier of six high maximums that left the Dutch athletes unanswered.
He found the perfect partner Hardik PandyaThey put together a partnership of 76, which played a calculated cameo of 30 and together nullified Holland’s strategy at the death. Dube was especially ruthless Logan van Beek and Roelof van der Merwetargeting straight boundaries with brute force and reaching his half-century off just 25 deliveries. Although he fell on the second ball of the final over while attempting another big shot, the damage was already done as India successfully converted a dangerous 110/4 to 193.
His performance was in stark contrast to the struggles of the top order Abhishek Sharma Unfortunately, he equaled the record for most ducks by an Indian in T20 World Cup history after falling three balls short. A late innings surge saw India score 75 runs in the last five overs. Holland’s response was a struggle for survival against a world-class Indian attack as they reached 110/4 after 13.3 overs, still needing a monumental 84 runs from just 38 balls.
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