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CWC23: Iyer and Rahul lead the charge with centuries as India amass 413/3 against Netherlands

Rohit Sharma (61), Virat Kohli (51) and Shubman Gill (51) also scored sizzling fifties after India opted to bat

Our Web Desk Bengaluru Published 12.11.23, 06:15 PM
Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul celebrates after centuries

Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul celebrates after centuries TTO graphic

  • Netherlands 250 all out in 47.5 overs
  • Netherlands 208/6 in 42 overs
  • NED 149/5 in 34 overs
  • Netherlands 91/3 in 22 overs
  • OUT! Jadeja strikes as Max ODowd departs. Netherlands 75/3 in 16 overs
  • OUT! Kuldeep Yadav strikes as Ackerman departs. Netherlands 66/2 in 13 overs
  • Netherlands 62/1 in 10 overs
  • Siraj strikes early as Barresi departs for 5. Netherlands 5/1 in 2 overs
  • India start their chase

India shattered several records during their monumental innings of 410 for four against the Netherlands in their World Cup final league match here on Sunday.

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While skipper Rohit Sharma (61) re-wrote many records, Shreyas Iyer (128 not out) and KL Rahul (102) also contributed few of them.

Here is a look at the records scripted during India's innings: - Rohit has struck the most number of sixes in the ODIs in a calendar year, taking his 2023 tally to 60, surpassing AB de Villiers' previous record of 58 in 2015.

- Rohit became the captain to hit the most sixes in an edition of the World Cup (24), going past Eoin Morgan (22) of England.

- Rohit and Shubman Gill have been involved in most 100-plus stands in ODIs this year (5).

- Rohit has scored the most runs in a World Cup edition (503) among Indian captains, going past Sourav Ganguly (465 in 2003).

- Rohit joined Tendulkar in scoring 500-plus runs in multiple World Cup editions (2). Rohit is also the first to do so in successive editions.

- Virat Kohli (51 against the Netherlands) has made 50-plus scores on 14 occasions in the World Cup to date, second only to Sachin Tendulkar (21).

- Kohli joined Tendulkar and Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh in making the most 50-plus scores in a World Cup (7).

- It's the first time that the top-five batters of India have scored 50-plus runs in an ODI innings.

- KL Rahul slammed the quickest century by an Indian in a World Cup match (62 balls), bettering Rohit Sharma (63).

- So far, the Indian batters have scored 50-plus scores on 20 instances in this World Cup, their best ever, outperforming their 2019 record of 19.

- Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul's partnership of 208 was the best for India for fourth wicket or below in a World Cup. The previous best was between MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina (unbroken 196) against Zimbabwe in 2015.

Scoreboard

India innings

Rohit Sharma (c) c Barresi b de Leede 61 Shubman Gill c Nidamanuru b van Meekeren 51 Virat Kohli b van der Merwe 51 Shreyas Iyer not out 128 KL Rahul c Engelbrecht b de Leede 102 Suryakumar Yadav not out 2 Extras: (lb 1, nb 1, w 13) 15 Total: (For four wickets in 50 overs) 410 Fall of wickets: 100-1, 129-2, 200-3, 408-4.

Bowling: Aryan Dutt 7-0-52-0, Logan van Beek 10-0-107-0, Colin Ackermann 3-0-25-0, Paul van Meekeren 10-0-90-1, Roelof van der Merwe 10-0-53-1, Bas de Leede 10-0-82-2

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