New Delhi. Batting first against the Netherlands in the final match of the League Round of the World Cup 2023, Team India scored 410 runs for 4 wickets. For the first time in the 48-year history of the World Cup, the top-5 batsmen of a team have scored more than 50 runs. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul played an innings of more than 50 runs for Team India. Iyer and Rahul scored centuries. Team India has not lost a single match in the tournament so far and has won all 8. In such a situation, the team will want to register its 9th consecutive win. Under the captaincy of Rohit, Team India will face New Zealand in the semi-final on November 15. The team will now look to avenge their loss to New Zealand in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat against the Netherlands. Rohit and Shubman Gill took an aggressive approach in the first 10 overs. The team scored 91 runs without a wicket. Meanwhile, Gill was out after scoring 51 runs in 32 balls. Hit 3 fours and 4 sixes. Rohit scored 61 runs in 54 balls. Hit 8 fours and 2 sixes. With this, Rohit has completed 500 runs in the current World Cup. He became the first Indian captain to score 500 runs in a World Cup season.
Kohli’s 50th century awaits
Virat Kohli at number-3 hit good shots all around the field as soon as he came on. But he was bowled after scoring 51 runs in 56 balls. Hit 5 fours and one six. The third wicket fell on 200 runs. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul then put on over 200 runs to take Team India’s score past 350 runs. Iyer remained unbeaten on 128 off 94 balls. Hit 10 fours and 5 sixes. While KL Rahul was out after scoring 102 runs in 64 balls. Hit 11 fours and 4 sixes.
Rohit Sharma became more dangerous before the semi-final, made 5 big records in a single match, will now break the pride of New Zealand
Before the start of the World Cup 2023, questions were being asked about the middle order of Team India. But from Shreyas Iyer to KL Rahul, he has silenced everyone with his performance. Iyer has so far scored 4 fifties while Rahul has scored 2 fifties. Rahul has also left his mark as a wicketkeeper. Australia and South Africa will meet in the second semi-final of the World Cup on November 16. This match will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The final will be played on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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Tags: Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Team India, Virat Kohli, World Cup 2023
First published: November 12, 2023, 17:49 IST