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Sports Top 10: The Indian team achieved a massive 160-run win in their last league match against Netherlands in the ODI World Cup 2023. In this match, Team India had made a big score of 410 runs. With this victory, Rohit Sharma has now become the first Indian captain who has won 9 consecutive matches in the World Cup. Apart from this, in this match, Virat Kohli showed amazing bowling skills and took his first wicket in international cricket after almost seven years. Let us know, 10 big news of sports.
India beats Netherlands by 160 runs
The last match of the league stage of this World Cup was played between India and Netherlands at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In this match, India won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 410 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 50 overs. In response, Netherlands team was limited to 250 runs in 47.5 overs. In bowling for India, Bumrah, Siraj, Kuldeep and Jadeja took 2 wickets each. Now Team India will face New Zealand in the semi-finals on 15th November.
Rohit Sharma created new history in ODI
In the match against Netherlands, captain Rohit Sharma played a brilliant inning of 61 runs in which he also hit 2 sixes. With this, Rohit also became the player to hit the most number of sixes in a calendar year in ODI. In this matter, Rohit has left behind AB de Villiers, who had hit 58 sixes in the ODI format in 2015.
Rohit Sharma became the first batsman to do so in the World Cup
Rohit Sharma has seen excellent form with the bat in this World Cup, due to which he has scored more than 500 runs after 9 matches. In the history of the World Cup, Rohit has now become the first batsman to score more than 500 runs in two consecutive World Cups. Apart from this, Rohit has also become the second Indian player who has scored more than 500 runs in the World Cup twice.
Virat Kohli equals Sachin Tendulkar’s record
In the World Cup 2023, Virat Kohli’s bat has been seen speaking loudly in almost all the matches. Virat also played a brilliant inning of 51 runs in the match against Netherlands. With this, Virat Kohli has equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record in terms of playing innings of 50 or more runs the maximum number of times in a single edition of the World Cup. Sachin played 50 plus innings 7 times in the 2003 World Cup.
This feat happened for the first time in the history of the World Cup
The first five batsmen of the top order of the Indian team played innings of 50 or more runs against the Netherlands. This is the first time in the history of the World Cup that the first five players of a team have achieved this feat. In this match, while Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli scored half-centuries, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul were successful in playing century innings.
KL Rahul scored the fastest century for India in the World Cup.
In the match against Netherlands, KL Rahul has made the record of scoring the fastest century for India in the World Cup by scoring a century in just 62 balls. Earlier this record was in the name of Rohit Sharma, who achieved this feat in 63 balls. Apart from this, Rahul is the second wicketkeeper batsman for India in the World Cup who has played a century.
Virat Kohli and Rohit showed wonders with the ball too
In the match against Netherlands, 9 bowlers bowled for the Indian team, which also includes the names of Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma. Virat bowled 3 overs in this match in which he took one wicket while giving 13 runs. Captain Rohit also bowled only 5 balls and took one wicket. This is the third time in World Cup history when 9 players bowled for a team.
Rohit Sharma became the first Indian captain in this case
In the World Cup 2023, the Indian team won all its league matches and finished first in the points table. With the win against Netherlands, Rohit Sharma has now become the first Indian captain to win 9 consecutive matches in the World Cup. Earlier this record was in the name of Sourav Ganguly, under whose captaincy Team India won 8 matches in the 2003 World Cup.
Ravindra Jadeja broke the record of Anil Kumble and Yuvraj Singh
Team India’s spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has so far taken 16 wickets in his name in the World Cup 2023. With this, Jadeja as an Indian spinner has become the player with the highest wicket taker in a World Cup edition. Earlier this record was in the names of Anil Kumble and Yuvraj Singh.
England announced team for West Indies tour
After the disappointing performance in the World Cup, the England team now has to play its next series on the West Indies tour. England’s team has been announced for the series of three ODIs and 5 T20 matches, in which big players like Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow have not been included in the team.
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