On Wednesday, June 17, India breezed to a 95-run victory over the Netherlands in their second T20 World Cup match, following their victory over Pakistan. With the victory set up by their openers and a collective bowling and fielding display, India moved to the top of Group A, slightly ahead of Australia in net run rate. Asked to bat under overcast skies, India began positively with the bat as Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana set the tone with a regular flow of boundaries in the Powerplay. Shafali cleverly dabbed her first ball to the fence while both openers put away Heather Siegers' loopy deliveries, peeling off three fours in the second over. They found the gaps by marrying lofted shots with perfect placement and latching onto anything loose from the bowlers, who bowled too wide and erred in length as well. While India went past fifty one delivery into the fifth over, they could only finish on 59 by the end of the Powerplay despite Myrthe van der Raad completely losing her radar as she sent down six wides in the sixth over. Post the Powerplay, Netherlands continued to struggle for control although the batters missed out on converting a few hittable deliveries into boundaries. Shafali wasn't to be kept quiet though, as she continued to pick out the boundary before raising her first T20 World Cup fifty in her 16th innings in the competition's history. Shafali was dropped on 49 as she reached her milestone off the same delivery, which did not help the Netherlands' cause. Mandhana soon switched gears, stepping out consistently like she did against Pakistan. Heather Siegers was launched over long off when she also brought up the first six hits of the inning. The offie managed to break the partnership of 115 though as Shafali found long on while attempting a short-arm loft off a short ball. Jemimah Rodrigues began with a boundary, while Mandhana continued to dictate terms with her nimble footwork, notching up another half-century before displaying her full range as she took on Silver Siegers for four consecutive fours. Ironically, Mandhana fell to a miscued shot having stepped out to legspinner Caroline de Lange, who comfortably emerged as the pick of the Netherlands' bowlers. Before de Lange had Yastika Bhatia, who had taken the place of Bharti Fulmali in the XI, stumped by a mile, Rodrigues fell to the scoop as she was strangled down the leg. India's charge past 200 was threatened by that brief lull, but Richa Ghosh made the Netherlands pay for a missed catch with a breezy, unbeaten 20-run cameo. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur was also dropped in the final over but she fell two deliveries later. India reached 209, their highest total in the competition's history, after Deepti Sharma faced two deliveries and smashed a six and a four. Netherlands had a daunting chase on hand and began steadily, with Heather Siegers attempting multiple attacking shots through the leg-side. Interestingly, Harmanpreet introduced Shafali in the fourth over and Netherlands picked up a couple of boundaries as Phebe Molkenboer broke the shackles with a glorious cover drive. Nandni Sharma took the first wicket after switching ends, and Siegers hit a wide delivery to extra cover. In the sixth over, India suffered a significant setback when Shreyanka Patil twisted her ankle while attempting to stop the ball from a colleague's misfield. Before Shafali completed the over and Netherlands finished the Powerplay on 39/1, she had to be stretchered off because she was clearly in pain. Captain Babette de Leede struck a couple of boundaries but Deepti picked up from where she left off against Pakistan, removing Molkenboer for a 20-ball 15. And while Sterre Kalis unleashed a couple of delectable cuts off Deepti and an expertly placed dab off Kranti Gaud, Netherlands had a lot of ground to cover in the second half. Because the batter had played far inside the line, a Shafali delivery that drifted away before going straight on brought Kalis down. De Leede was dismissed by a clever piece of bowling by Nandni, who dragged her length short upon spotting the batter stepping out to have her stumped. The batters then went through the motions, but the spinners, especially Shree Charani, had great control. Charani picked up four wickets, finding herself on a hat-trick before picking up a third in the 17th over. Throughout her spell, she kept things simple while getting the ball to turn just enough to outfox the batters. The procession continued and Shafali bagged two more wickets as Netherlands were bundled out for 114. The Dutch lost their last five wickets for a solitary run, summing up the gulf between the two sides while India also enjoyed a largely spotless day on the park, with Charani's dropped catch to hand de Leede a lifeline the only blemish.