Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium was flooded with runs. India scored 410 runs by losing 4 wickets after going into bat against the Netherlands in their last match of the league stage. Shreyas Iyer and Lokesh Rahul scored double centuries for India today. Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli took half centuries.
After winning the toss, the Indian batsmen started to attack the Dutch bowlers. India scored 100 runs in the opening pair today. Two openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill picked up half-centuries. Virat Kohli, the centurion of the previous match, scored a half-century today. After the departure of these three batsmen, Shreyas Iyer and Lokesh Rahul formed a pair. Both these batsmen scored double centuries against the Dutch today. In the end India scored 410 runs by losing 4 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs based on 208 runs by this pair.
After winning the toss, two Indian batsmen, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, started attacking the Dutch bowlers at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. India completed their team’s half-century in just 6 overs with this pair. And 11 over 4 balls took the team century.
Meanwhile, Shubman Gill took his personal half century. He scored 50 runs off just 30 balls. However, despite picking up a half-century, he could not take his innings far.
After scoring 51 runs off 32 balls, Paul van Meekeren’s ball was caught at deep backward square by Teja Nidamanuru and returned to Sajghar. India’s opening pair broke 100 runs on his departure.
Rohit Sharma took half century after Shubman Gill. But like Gill, he too could not take his innings far with a half-century. After scoring 61 runs off 54 balls, Bas de Lied returned to Sajghar.
After Rohit’s departure, Virat teamed up with Shreyas Iyer. Virat, who scored a century in the previous match, scored a half-century against the Dutch today. However, like the other two batsmen, after bringing up a half-century, he too could not take his innings far. Roelof van der Merwe scored 51 runs off 56 balls and went back to the pavilion after being bowled.
Shreyas Iyer and Lokesh Rahul formed a partnership after losing 3 wickets for 200 runs. These two batsmen continued to rampage on the Dutch bowlers. These two batsmen scored a pair of centuries today by rampaging the Dutch bowlers. Shreyas Iyer scored a century off 84 balls today. Which includes 9 fours and 2 sixes. And Lokesh Rahul took a century off 62 balls. But Lokesh Rahul went back after taking the century. He returned with 102 runs off 64 balls.
In the end India scored 410 runs by losing 4 wickets in the stipulated 50 overs based on 208 runs by this pair. Shreyas Iyer remains unbeaten with 128 runs off 94 balls.
(November 12/NBW)