India National Cricket Team Vs Netherlands National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

LIVE: India vs Netherlands, ICC World Cup 2023 Match 45 Rohit Sharma has led India unbeaten so far at this tournament; their eighth game against Netherlands today marks an opportunity for them to secure their semi-final berth with a win.

Dutch team boasting great players like Scott Edwards and Sybrand Engelbrecht; however, in order to overcome Indian bowling attack their batters will need to step up and perform at their peak level.

Overview

Check the India National Cricket Team Vs Netherlands National Cricket Team Match Scorecard. India have dominated this tournament by dispatching all competition that has come their way, remaining unbeaten throughout each game and in this match dominating their hosts, who struggled to keep up with an onslaught from India.

Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first. Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul both scored centuries as India raced past 400-4 from 50 overs.

Netherlands skipper Scott Edwards admits his team have not had an ideal start against India’s pace attack and are struggling to make progress. Edwards asserts they will persevere but it will be an uphill task on this track.

Jadeja to Edwards: FOUR! A stunning strike past third man for a fourth boundary of this over. With required rate near 12 this was always going to be a daunting chase for the Dutchmen.

Team India National Cricket Team Vs Netherlands National Cricket Team Match Scorecard

Indian bowlers were on fire as they reduced Netherlands batting to 250 in 47.5 overs, crushing their visitors by 160 runs to reach the semifinals of 2023 ODI World Cup.

Shubman Gill played an outstanding game with some wonderful fours and sixes to become the World Cup top scorer with 23 sixes. Rohit Sharma hit his 23rd six in this tournament to become the first captain ever to hit over 58 ODI sixes within any calendar year.

Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami both took two wickets each while Kuldeep Yadav also picked up one scalp for India in the middle overs. Netherlands struggled throughout, losing wickets at regular intervals.

Teja Nidamanuru scored 54 runs for Netherlands while Sybrand Engelbrecht (45 runs) and Colin Ackermann (35) also contributed scores for them.

Highlights

India are in contention to reach the semi-finals, having won their previous two games, with Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja on board as experienced players to lead them towards victory. India have an experienced squad including captain Rohit Sharma and ODI top scorer Virat Kohli among their ranks; not forgetting an outstanding bowling attack with Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja at their disposal to bring home victory.

Netherlands are struggling at the bottom of this tournament’s league stage table with only two victories from nine league stage matches so far and would hope to avoid an unexpected upset at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday evening.

Shubman Gill strikes his 23rd six of the World Cup to help India edge closer to victory and become the first Indian captain ever to hit 59 ODI sixes within one calendar year, breaking AB de Villiers’ previous record of 58 sixes. However, Tejas Nidamanuru takes a brilliant catch in deep infield to deny Shubman Gill a double century.

Best Performance

India won their warm-up series against Netherlands in two matches played against each other, both innings batting impressively to post huge totals that proved too much for Dutch bowlers to contain; Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja each took two wickets as Indian batsmen batted well and posted huge scores. Jasprit Bumrah took four wickets while Ravindra Jadeja claimed two.

KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer both scored centuries for India to help their side amass an astounding total of 410 runs in 50 overs. Shubman Gill also contributed with a fast half century.

India won their match to increase their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals, needing two more victories and hoping other results go their way to secure top two finish in their group and secure best net run rate in group. Pakistan must win its remaining games while hoping other results go their way to make up an effective squad for next month.

India vs Netherlands Historical Rivalry

Shubman Gill delights his teammates by connecting his bat to the ball during practice at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru prior to India’s match against Netherlands at M Chinnaswamy Stadium – and Sportstar’s Ayan Acharya captures all the action live!

KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer delivered double ton contributions as India posted an imposing total of 410-4 against Netherlands in their final league game of World Cup 2023 group stage campaign, before Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Teja Nidamanuru and Logan van Beek quickly so as to leave them chasing an impossible total run-chase of 411. With nine victories out of ten matches won, India finished their World Cup group stage campaign on Wednesday against New Zealand in the first semi-final.

Final words

Netherlands are on the brink of elimination in this tournament after only winning one of their initial three games. They face India for their final group stage matchup at M Chinnaswamy Stadium and must win in order to qualify for the 2025 Champions Trophy.

Ryan Ten Doeschate, having scored over 500 runs already in this tournament, leads the Netherlands, hoping that his side can find success against world champions India. Their bowlers Paul van Meekeren, Logan van Beek, and Bas de Leede have taken many wickets thus far.

Both teams are set for an exciting encounter as both are lined up in their batting positions and await national anthems to begin. Umpires have been called in, players huddle together close, umpires have been introduced – we’re in store for an unforgettable game! A toss will soon take place and all are eagerly awaiting its result!