Cricket

Onwards and Upwards: A clinical win for Team India against the Dutch squad

In Sydney, it was India again. Winning its consecutive second match Team India is on the top of the table.

It was again the Virat show of Kohli driving another inning of half century along with Rohit and Surya scoring half centuries. The Team India bowlers also shone to their level sharing wickets. It was a well done contest again.

In the India vs Netherlands T20 World Cup 2022 contest today Indian victory over the Dutch team has again raise the moral of Indian fans around the world. As the final result of the match, India thrashed Netherlands by 56 runs and clinched the top position on the points table.

Thank God, Rohit Sharma did not again disappoint the fans. With the skipper’s knock of fifty this time fans must be expecting the same in the next matches out of him.

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli with Suryakumar Yadav put up a match-winning partnership and the duo ended up setting the SCG alight with their excellent stroke-play. As always after losing KL Rahul early after the beginning of the Indian inning, Rohit Sharma was expected to strengthen the run-rate with his wicket intact.

The captain did the expected and anchored the innings with Virat Kohli alongside, taking Team India towards a good start in the first ten overs. For the Netherlands, the not too experienced bowlers could not really put pressure on the batters who were enjoying batting on the grounds with a not slow and steady performance specially when Suryakumar and Virat were at the crease.

During the second inning of the match, the Dutch batters never got going as Indian bowlers kept striking  at significant intervals. With the win, India now going to encounter South Africa on the 30th of this month.

The spirited Netherlands side did not look standing at par with team India during the match. In their second Super12 encounter at the SCG in Sydney today, India won by 56 runs in their second contest reaching to the top of the table.

Parijat Tripathi

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