With the help of outstanding fifty-plus scores from Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, and skipper Rohit Sharma, India scored 179 runs at the loss of 2 wickets against Netherlands. Virat Kohli scored stunning 62 off 44 balls with three 4s and two 6s.

As the Indian star batter was playing in the middle, the Sydney Cricket ground was loaded with chants of “Kohli, Kohli.” The world had not moved on from Virat Kohli’s stunning innings against Pakistan, and he scored another half-century against the Netherlands. Every time the ball struck Kohli’s bat, the crowd went crazy, but there was one shot that even stunned Kohli. On Fred Klaassen’s delivery in the 17th over, Kohli hit six over deep extra cover to boost the score from 43 to 49 runs.

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Both Kohli and Yadav reached fifties and remained unbeaten until the end, adding 95 runs in 8 overs. India batted first and got off to a slow start. After losing KL Rahul cheaply, the two senior batters – Rohit and Kohli – batted cautiously. The Indian captain was dropped on 13 and looked shaky, but he still managed a 35-ball fifty. As Rohit holed out in the deep, Fred Klaassen broke the 73-run tie. Suryakumar Yadav joined Kohli at 84/2, and the latter immediately upped the ante. The Netherlands, who managed to keep the scoring rate under control in the first half of the innings, struggled against this duo.