India faced the Netherlands in their second game of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma laid a perfect platform with a 115-run opening stand.
Shafali made 55, while Mandhana starred with 74 off 47 balls, anchoring India to 162/2 (16).
Late fireworks from Richa Ghosh (20* off 8) and Deepti Sharma (10* off 2) powered India to a record 209/5.
The Netherlands showed glimpses through Heather Siegers (21) and Babette de Leede (28), but couldn't build on their starts.
Nandini Sharma starred in the middle overs with 2/22, tightening India's grip on the contest.
N Sree Charani's career-best 4/19, including three wickets in her final over, bowled out the Netherlands for 114 as India sealed a 95-run win.