India vs Netherlands: last league match at Bengaluru
Skipper Rohit Sharma have won the toss and decided to Bat first. Both the teams have decided to retain their playing XI in this match.
Shubhman Gill has completed his fifty on 30 balls. Before that India has scored 91 runs in the 1st power play of 10 overs.
100 runs for India came after 11.4 overs, but soon after Shubhman Gill was caught on fine leg at 51 runs (32 balls). India 100/1 after 11.5 overs.
Skipper Rohit Sharma has completed his fifty on 44 balls and India after 14 overs 109/1.
Bas de Leede gave breakthrough to his team by sending Indian skipper Rohit Sharma to pavilion on 61, when Rohit goes for a big hit and couldn’t time well and ball goes a bit higher and caught at deep mid-wicket by Baressi. Rohit Sharma has made 61 runs on 54 balls, with 8 boundaries and 2 spectecular sixes. India lost 2nd wicket on 129 after 17.4 overs.
Virat Kohali has completed his 71st fifty on 53 balls . India crossed 200 marks after 28.3 overs. Like Shubhman Gill and Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohali is also out just after completing his fifty. Virat Kohali bowled out at 51 (56 balls) by Van der Merve and India 200/3 after 28.4 overs.
Shreyas Iyer has completed his 4th fifty of this World Cup 2023 on 48 balls and India 243/3 after 33.5 overs. This is the 1st occasion in this World Cup that 1st 4 batsmen of any team has scored FIFTY at a time.
India has crossed 300 marks after 41.4 overs and century partnership for 4th wicket came in 13 overs. K L Rahul has also completed his fifty on 40 balls. India now, 305/3 after 42.1 overs. Top 5 batsmen have scored 50, 1st time in this World Cup.
Shreyas Iyer has completed his 1st century of the World Cup on 84 balls, India 346/3 after 46 overs. K L Rahul also completed his ton with very dashing style by sending 2 balls over fences. His century came on 62 balls. But soon after he was out on 102 (64 balls) 408/4 after 49.5 overs.
India finished his innings on 410/4 & Shreyas Iyer not out 128 (94 balls).
NETHERLANDS CHASING 411: Mohammad Siraj gave breakthrough to India by sending Baressi back to pavilion on 4 andNetherlands 5/1 after 1.3 over. But after that initial damage both the batsmen played top rated Indian seamers very well. Breakthrough came for India in 13th over when Kuldeep Yadav found Ackermann in front of the wicket and DRS taken by Netherlands was unsuccessful. Netherlands 66.2 after 12.1 overs. Ackermann has scored 35 on 32 balls.
In the 16th over, now it was turn of Ravindra Jadeja, who have sent Max O Dowd back to pavilion, when he was looking good at batting and was batting on 30 (42 balls). He wa bowled out when he couldn’t reach the ball properly and Netherlands after 15.1 overs 72/3.
Wow, its Kohali.. ya Rohit Sharma handed over the ball to Virat Kohali and he once again surprisedBengaluru with his Diwali Gift by sending Edwards back to pavilion when he was batting on 17 (30 balls). Netherlands lost the 4th wicket on 111 after 24.3 overs.
Wishing you all a very Happy, Prosperous and safe Diwali.
200 for Netherlands came after 41 over, but during this journey they lost 2 more wickets of Bas de Leede & Sybrand by Bumrah and Siraj respectively.
Logan Van Beek was next dismissal on his individual score of 16 bowled by Kuldeep Yadav. Netherlands 208/7 after 42.1 overs. In the 44th over Roelof Merve was sent back to pavilion by Ravindra Jadeja on 16. Netherlands lost 8th wicket on 225.8 after 43.4 overs. Aryan Dutta was next to go on 5 bowled by Bumrah and Netherlands after 46.1 overs 236/9.
For India only 3 players didn’t bowl today, Skipper himself, Shreyas Iyer and wicket keeper K L Rahul. In casual bowlers Virat Kohali was successful in taking wicket.
Wow, even despite of doctor’s advise, skipper has deployed himself in bowling also and he took the final wicket of Netherlands. Netherlands all out on 250 (47.5 overs). INDIA WON THIS MATCH BY 160 RUNS
MAN OF THE MATCH: SHREYAS IYER