12 Nov 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

Cricket

India Vs Netherlands

India 410-4 (50ov) Rohit 61 off 54, 8 fours, 2 sixes, Shreyas 128 no off 94, 10 fours, 5 sixes, Rahul 102 off 64, 11 fours, 4 sixes, Gill 51 off 32, 3 fours, 4 sixes, Kohli 51 off 56, 5 fours, 1 six, de Leede 2-82

Netherlands 250 ao off 47.5ov Engelbrecht 45 off 80, 4 fours, Nidamanuru 54 off 39, 1 four, 6 sixes, Bumrah 2-33, Siraj 2-29, K Yadav 2-41, Jadeja 2-49.

India win by 160 runs

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul smashed centuries each as India made nine wins from nine games  with a 16-run victory over minnows Netherlands. Top three batsman made fifties followed by a 208-run stand between Shreyas (128*) and Rahul (102) to take India to 410-4 their second highest World Cup total. Rahul also had a 62-ball ton the fastest at world Cup. In response Netherlands were all out for 250. However, Virat Kohli who was bowled by Roelof van der Merwe for 51 from 56 balls failed to make his 50^th one-day international century to surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record.

India meet New Zealand in the Semi-final in Mumbai on Wednesday.