Overview:
The situation did not impact Dube, and he went about his business in his trademark style.
Whenever India have found themselves in trouble in the batting department, a player has stood up to bail out the team in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. It was Suryakumar Yadav in the opening game against the USA, and then Ishan Kishan took the team forward against Pakistan.
In the last group stage match against the Netherlands at the Narendra Modi Stadium on February 18, the Men in Blue were in a spot of bother after the dismissal of the top order, and it required a special effort from Shivam Dube to take the score to 193/6. He posted a fifty and hit big sixes to put the rivals under pressure.
The southpaw accumulated 66 runs off 31 balls, laced with 6 sixes and 4 boundaries. Hardik Pandya was magnificent with the bat, making a contribution of 30 runs off 21 balls, packed with 3 sixes. Rinku Singh was unbeaten on 6 runs off 3 balls, including a six.
Earlier, Abhishek Sharma registered his third consecutive duck of the competition, with Aryan Dutt taking his wicket.
Ishan Kishan, who has been consistent in the World Cup, was undone by Dutt on an individual score of 18.
Tilak Varma (31 off 27) and Suryakumar (34 off 28) stayed in the middle for a long time, but they struggled to time the ball, and their slow knocks put the defending champions in a problem.
The situation did not impact Dube, and he went about his business in his trademark style.
Logan van Beek (3 wickets), Aryan Dutt (2 wickets) and Kyle Klein (1 wicket) bowled well for the Dutch.