T20 World Cup 2022: Kohli, Rohit fifties helps India beat Netherlands won by 56 runs.
Fifties from Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav with bowl powers India to brush Netherlands aside in a 56-runs victory and move to the top of the Group 2 table in 2022 T20 World Cup on SCG ground.
In Sydney, Kohli paced his innings perfectly once more, adding 73 with Rohit Sharma and an unbeaten 95 with Suryakumar Yadav.
After Rohit, who was dropped at 13, was bowled out for a fairly erratic 53 from 39 deliveries, Kohli stepped up, displaying his complete arsenal of strokes, and he eventually reached his 35th T20 international half-century off 37 deliveries.
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Suryakumar responded to the boisterous India's fans had plenty of time to applaud, and the penultimate ball of the innings saw him hit a stunning six to take him to fifty in 25 balls as India totalled 179-2 off of 20 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, a fast bowler, started the Netherlands chase off with a maiden and then a wicket-maiden as the Sydney Cricket Ground's used pitch started to slow down.
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As the Netherlands stumbled to 123-9, Bhuvneshwar concluded with 2-9 from three overs and two wickets each for left-armer Arshdeep Singh, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, and all-rounder Axar Patel.
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What's Next .?
Both teams will play games on Sunday in Perth.
While India may go secure a top spot in the group if they defeat South Africa,
Netherlands will look to get off to a strong start against Pakistan in the Super 12.
Brief Scorecard.
India 179-2 (20 overs): Kohli 62* (44), Rohit 53 (39), Suryakumar 51* (25)
Netherlands 123-9 (20 overs): Pringle 20 (15), Bhuvneshwar 2-9, Axar 2-18
India won by 56 runs
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