Staff India continued their unbeaten run within the 2023 ODI World Cup, hammering South Africa by 243 runs in match quantity 37 of the event at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. With the thumping triumph, the Males in Blue registered their eighth consecutive win within the World Cup.
Batting first after profitable the toss, India put up a powerful 326/5 on the board. Skipper Rohit Sharma (40 off 24) bought the group off to a flying begin after which Virat Kohli (101* off 121) and Shreyas Iyer (77 off 87) added 134 runs for the third wicket to consolidate the innings.
Along with his forty ninth ODI ton, Kohli equaled the legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s document of most lots of within the format, hitting 10 fours in his affected person innings on a difficult floor.
Chasing an enormous complete, South Africa stumbled and have been bowled out for a paltry 83 in 27.1 overs. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja starred with career-best figures of 5/33, whereas Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with two scalps every.
India will face the Netherlands of their final 2023 World Cup league match
Having received eight video games in a row, Staff India will look to move into the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup unbeaten. They are going to meet the spirited Netherlands within the final league match of the event. The sport will probably be performed on the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday, November 12. The day-night conflict will get underway at 2:00 PM IST.
Earlier than taking up hosts India, the Netherlands will face England on the Maharashtra Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Pune on November 8. The Dutch have had a combined run within the 2023 World Cup, profitable two and shedding 5 matches. The spotlight of their marketing campaign up to now has been the 38-run win over South Africa, which they registered in Dharamsala in a match lowered to 43 overs per facet.
The Netherlands have misplaced three of their final 4 2023 World Cup matches, with their solely win coming in opposition to Bangladesh in Kolkata. The Dutch batted first within the recreation and posted 229. Paul van Meekeren then claimed 4 wickets as Bangladesh have been bowled out for 142.
Of their final match, the Netherlands went all the way down to Afghanistan by seven wickets. Batting first, the Dutch have been rolled over for a disappointing 179 in 46.3 overs. Afghanistan gunned down the goal in 31.3 overs.
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Edited by Renin Wilben Albert