India claimed their second consecutive win in the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup after beating Netherlands at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). The Men in Blue successfully defended 179.
Match summary
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav slammed half-centuries as India managed 179/2 after electing to bat. They restricted Netherlands to 123/9 with a concerted bowling effort.
Feat
Rohit scored 53 (39), a knock laced with 4 fours and 3 sixes. The Indian captain registered his 33rd T20I fifty-plus score. Rohit also completed 900 runs in the men's T20 WC. He is the second Indian after Kohli with this feat.
Record
Rohit now has 34 sixes for India inT20 WC, bettering the tally of legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh. The latter hammered 33 maximums in his career.
Kohli
Kohli slammed his 35th half-century in T20I cricket and a second consecutive in the tournament. It was his 36th fifty-plus score in the format. The tally includes one century.
Runs
Kohli has become the second-highest run-scorer in the men's T20 World Cup.
He surpassed veteran batter Chris Gayle (965) to occupy the second spot.
SKY
SKY slammed an unbeaten 51 off 25 balls (7 fours, 1 six). It was his seventh T20I half-century of 2022. SKY, the leading T20I run-scorer in 2022, has raced to 867 runs (this year).
Bhuvneshwar
Bhuvneshwar has now bowled nine maiden overs in T20I cricket, equaling the tally of Jasprit Bumrah. The former has become the first Indian to concede no run in their first two overs in a T20 World Cup match.