India play Netherlands in ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Group A at Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, on Wednesday 17 June 2026, with the match starting at 14:30 BST (UTC+1). Headingley Cricket Ground holds 18,350 spectators and is one of Yorkshire’s most celebrated sporting venues.

India Women enter this Group A match as one of the tournament favourites, with a squad powered by the Women’s Premier League’s investment in talent development. Smriti Mandhana’s elegant left-handed batting, Shafali Verma’s fearless opening game, and Deepti Sharma’s match-winning spin bowling give India options in every department. India have the fourth-largest cricket viewership base in the world for women’s cricket, with hundreds of millions of fans following their T20 results.

Netherlands Women are building their programme from the ground up. Qualification for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup represents a landmark achievement for Dutch women’s cricket, providing valuable experience on the global stage that feeds back into their domestic development pathway. The Netherlands cricket programme has grown significantly in resources and coaching quality in recent years.

Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds has hosted international cricket for over a century. With a capacity of 18,350, it delivers an intimate, atmospheric setting for World Cup cricket. The English summer conditions at Headingley, typically overcast with a degree of swing available in the early overs, can disrupt teams accustomed to flat subcontinental surfaces.

Timezone conversions for the 14:30 BST (UTC+1) start: 19:00 IST for fans in India, 09:30 EDT for the US East Coast, 23:30 AEST for viewers in Sydney, and 15:30 CEST for fans in the Netherlands. Check Leeds time and UK time for exact local conversions.

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is hosted entirely in England, featuring 12 teams across 7 venues from 12 June to 5 July 2026. Two groups of six feed into semifinals and a final at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London.

For timezone conversions, check Leeds time, India time, and Netherlands time.