T20 World Cup 2026: India to feature with two changes as Suryakumar Yadav opts to bat against Netherlands

India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and opted to bat against India/Netherlands in match 36 of the T20 World Cup 2026. Team India have already sealed their berth for the Super 8 and on the other hand Netherlands are already out of the tournament. 

The Men in Blue with feature with two changes in the dead-rubber clash against the Netherlands. Arshdeep Singh and Washington Sundar comes in the playing XI in place of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel. Notably, India won all their group stage matches of the tournament so far, defeating the USA, Namibia and Pakistan respectively. 

Captains at toss

Suryakumar Yadav, India captain: We are going to bat first. It looks like a good surface. We want to put runs on the board and put some pressure on the bowlers to defend the total. The mood in the camp is really good and they are playing the brand of cricket I want them to play. Every game someone is putting their hand up and that is good to see. We have two changes - Arshdeep comes in for Kuldeep, Axar is resting and Washington comes in.

Scott Edwards: Yes we would have batted. It looks like a good wicket. For us it is about finishing our campaign well. Just looking to put in a complete performance today. We have one change.

India vs Netherlands playing XIs

Netherlands (Playing XI): Michael Levitt, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards(w/c), Zach Lion-Cachet, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Noah Croes

India (Playing XI): Ishan Kishan(w), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh