Chasing India’s 410 for four, the Netherlands mustered just 250 in 47.5 overs. Rohit Sharma’s men finished with nine wins on the trot and will take on New Zealand in the semifinal
The Diwali weekend spirit was in vogue at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, and India contributed some non-polluting fireworks. The Men in Blue lit up the skies as first-up Shreyas Iyer and K.L. Rahul slammed fiery tons before the bowlers got to work with swirling harpies for company.
Chasing India’s 410 for four, the Netherlands plodded to stay round then on Sunday. The callers mustered 250 in47.5 overs, and Rohit Sharma’s men won by 160 runs. The host finished its World Cup league engagements with nine triumphs on the witch and will take on New Zealand in the semifinal at Mumbai on Wednesday.
Mohammed Siraj caused the first breach, shortening Wesley Barresi. Max O’Dowd and Colin Ackermann defied and played a many shots before the ultimate succumbed to Kuldeep Yadav. Ravindra Jadeja also dismissed O’Dowd, the ball homing into the wholes past a conditional club.
Soon, the crowd was on its bases when Virat Kohli got Scott Edwards to feather an edge. There was delight each around and this emotion dallied through the night indeed as the Netherlands stretched its innings.
In the autumn, Rohit won the toss and tagged to club, and the Netherlands incontinently employed incentive Aryan Dutt. The Indian commander proved equal to the task and swept two fours. Seamer Logan van Beek kept it tight for a bit and Rohit and Shubman Gill sought relief by lashing at Aryan.
Gill pounded a six, and when Ackermann sauntered in, Rohit forecourt- drove and launched with elan. Paul van Meekeren also felt the heat of Gill’s club. The nature etched his 50, India got its 100, and the batter also fell to Meekeren. The colosseum soon erupted with blatant cheers as Kohli walked by.
Rohit, meanwhile, contended to his 50 and went down the route that Gill had taken, failing to get past a fielder in the deep. India was 129 for two in17.4 overs, and Kohli and Shreyas Iyer sutured a cooperation. Kohli pulled Bas de Leede, and the crowd began its ‘ RCB ’ chants, an egregious reference to Kohli’s IPL link with the megacity since 2008.
Kohli’s 50 had an air of ineluctability, and just like Gill and Rohit, he too fell while hustling the runs. Rocking back to cut Roelof van der Merwe, Kohli heard the timber rattle. Original boy Rahul stepped in while Shreyas cruised to his 50, put away into the baits and cleft with lovely drives and dapper pulls. Shreyas thumped a six off van Meekeren while Rahul too joined the ‘ 50 crusade ’.
Both Shreyas (128n.o., 94b, 10×4, 5×6) and Rahul (102, 64b, 11×4, 4×6) got to their separate tons, the former pinching a single, the ultimate rushing headlong into three numbers with two sixes in the last over sailed by Bas de Leede. Rahul was dismissed in the penultimate ball of the innings, but by also, his 208- run fourth- gate cooperation with Shreyas had set India way too high on the fur pedestal and the Netherlands was left heaving. Know More Latest ICC World Cup News…
