T20 World Cup 2026: In its last league match in Group A, Team India won the toss and chose to bat first. Team India made two changes in the playing eleven. Washington Sundar was given a chance in place of Axar Patel and Arshdeep Singh was given a chance in place of Kuldeep Yadav.

Team India has already qualified for the Super 8 by winning three consecutive matches and they want to give a chance to each of their players before playing in the next round, which is why Sundar has also come in the playing eleven. Sundar is going to take the field for the first time after recovery from injury.

India's Playing XI

Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty and Jasprit Bumrah.

Netherlands' Playing XI

Mike Leavitt, Max O'Dowd, Bas De Leede, Colin Ackerman, Scott Edwards, Jack Laine Cache, Noah Kross, Van der Merwe, Logan Van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein.

What did Suryakumar Yadav say after winning the toss?

After winning the coin toss at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said that he wants a new winner to emerge in this match. A different player has performed in every match and he wants the same in the match against Netherlands. Suryakumar Yadav told why he chose batting after winning the toss.

TOSS: SKY won the toss & India will bat first!

Here's a look at the Playing XIs

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Surya said that he wants to defend the score after making a good score on the Ahmedabad pitch. Indian team has to play its first match in Super 8 on this ground and they are preparing for this match. Surya said that he wants to see his bowlers perform well under pressure. Suryakumar Yadav said that the atmosphere of the team is good and all the players are expressing themselves in the way they want to play.