India beat the Dutch to the top

Mainul Islam

October 27, 2022

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India beat the Dutch to the top

India went to the top of the points table after beating the Netherlands. Rohit Sharma-led India beat arch-rivals Pakistan in their first game in the ongoing eighth edition of the T20 World Cup.

After defeating Pakistan and Netherlands in two consecutive matches, India climbed to the top of Group 2 with 4 points. South Africa is in the second position with 3 points after playing the same match. Bangladesh is third in the table with 2 points in two matches.

India lost the wicket of opener Lokesh Rahul for 11 runs after winning the toss at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia on Thursday.
Captain Rohit Sharma made a partnership of 73 runs with Virat Kohli for the second wicket. Before that, Rohit scored 53 runs from 39 balls with the help of four boundaries and 3 sixes. Former captain Virat Kohli remained unbeaten with 62 runs off 44 balls with three fours and two sixes.

Suraiya Kumar Yadav started batting at the number four position. He scored an unbeaten 51 off 25 balls with seven fours and one six. Rohit-Kohli and Suraiya’s fifties made India score 179 for 2 wickets. Chasing the target, the Netherlands lost wickets at regular intervals from the start of the innings and finally managed to score 123 runs by losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. India won by 56 runs.

Last Updated: Oct 27, 2022