Rohit Sharma’s Men in Blue have outclassed the Netherlands by 56 runs in a Group 2 Super 12 T20 World Cup match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. After winning the toss, India batted first and scored 179/2 in their 20 overs. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav starred with the bat against the Netherlands.
In reply to that, the Netherlands ended up scoring just 123 runs in 20 overs. Indian bowlers again bowled brilliantly and played a crucial role in India’s winning run.
Despite a slow start, Rohit Sharma batted well and went on to score a fifty at Sydney Cricket Ground. He hammered four boundaries and three sixes and ended up scoring 53 off 39 balls. He also attained a new feat in the T20I format as he surpassed Yuvraj Singh and is now India’s highest six-hitter in T20 World Cup history.
Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav also amassed fifties and built a 95-run stand for the third wicket. Kohli scored 62 off 44 balls and hit his second consecutive half-century of this tournament. The former India captain now has a total of 989 runs in 23 T20 WC games across 21 innings. He has He has twelve half-centuries in his kitty. Surya came up with a quick-fire 51 off just 25 balls.
In the post-match presentation, Rohit Sharma said, “Lucky for us, we had a few days to get over that special win. As soon as the game got over, we came to Sydney and regrouped. We have to move on now, and the focus was on this game where we wanted to come out and get those two points. I thought it was a clinical win. Looking at the way they have qualified for the Super 12s, credit to them. We however always looked to what we can do with ourselves, not bothering about the opposition. To be honest, this was a near-perfect win. Yes, we played a little slow at the start but that was the conversation between me and Virat, we had to wait on that surface to play the big shots. Not too happy with my fifty, but what's important is getting runs - doesn't matter if they are good-looking runs or ugly runs. At the end of the day, it is about keeping the confidence up.”