Cricket Scorecard

... The Run Chase ...

Netherlands will look to bat with intent in the chase and take the game to the end while India will be hoping to significantly boost their net run rate by bundling out the Dutch for a low total. Chase coming shortly…

Suryakumar Yadav is in for a quick chat. He says that he is enjoying his batting and it was an important partnership. Tells that Virat told him to just keep batting and he is happy to do that. Adds that the atmosphere and support they have is fantastic and mentions that they have a good total on the board. He praises Kohli for the way he played and says that he enjoyed playing with him.

Netherlands bowled exceedingly well in the first six overs and as a result, India could only manage 33 runs in the powerplay. Tim Pringle was the most economical bowler for the Dutch. The Netherlands conceded a lot after the 10th over mark. As opposed to their bowling, the Dutch were tidy in the field and saved quite a few runs. Scott Edwards and his men would be unhappy with the way they have ended. They spilled a couple of runs in the cue end barring a brilliant 19th over from Paul van Meeke

At the end of 20 overs, India have 179 on the board. India scored 112 in the last ten overs and they will certainly be the happier side at the halfway mark. Opting to bat first, India lost KL Rahul early again as he was dismissed in the third over of the innings. The men in Blue started off quite slow in the innings and the Netherlands bowlers were incredible in targetting the tight lines. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli then stitched a partnership for the second wicket and kept the runs flowing.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, ! SKY finishes things in style and gets his fifty off just 25 balls! A full delivery on the pads. Suryakumar Yadav stays deep in his crease and flicks it over fine leg for a maximum. India end with 179 for 2 after 20 overs!

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Bangs a short delivery at 140 kph on middle. Kohli is hurried by this ball and gets a top edge that falls short of the fine leg fielder. A single taken.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, ! After bowling three good deliveries, Logan van Beek bowls a full toss on middle. Kohli whips this off his pads and ends up hitting it over the square leg fence.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length, on leg. Yadav flicks it to fine leg for just a single.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, Two more! Yadav backs away a bit too much, Logan van Beek follows him and bowls it full. SKY drives it wide of long off for a couple.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, A yorker from 'round the wicket on middle. Kohli pushes it towards the off side and takes a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Brilliant yorker to end the over, around off. Yadav only manages to dig it out towards backward point. Just 8 from the over!

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Just a single, good over so far from Paul van Meekeren! On a length, on off. Kohli tries to hit it towards the off side but gets the inside half of his blade. Paul gets his hand to the ball and half-stops it. Single taken.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Nice comeback by Paul van Meekeren! Back of a length and around off. Yadav tries to slash it away but misses.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length, on leg. Yadav pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Bowls it full and on leg. Yadav flicks it towards cow corner and gets two as the fielder at long off cuts it off.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Lovely shot! This man is something special! A fullish delivery, around off. Yadav stays deep in his crease and slams it over extra cover for a boundary.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, Wow! Good fielding by Fred Klaassen in the deep! A full delivery on middle. yadav scoops it towards the fine leg region. However, the fielder moves across to his right, dives full length and stops it. Just a single.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Nails a yorker on middle from 'round the wicket. Kohli digs it out towards the off side and a single is taken.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, Angles it on the pads. Yadav flicks it to fine leg for a single. 10 from the over!

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, ! SKY finds another boundary! A fullish delivery on leg. Yadav backs away and hits it slightly off the inside half of his blade straight down the ground for a boundary.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, Angles it on leg from 'round the wicket. Yadav drills it wide of long on and comes back for the second run.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Bowls a full delivery on the pads. Kohli skips down the track again and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, A full delivery on off. Kohli skips down the track and drives it to long off for a single.

Fred Klaassen to Suryakumar Yadav, In the air..but short of the fielder. On a length, on off. Yadav gets across and tries to paddle it. However, he gets a top edge that falls just short of the forward running fielder at deep backward square leg. Single taken.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, ! Now, this is a fantastic shot! A fullish delivery on off. Kohli makes room and plays a lofted drive again, this time over covers for a maximum.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Back-to-back fifties for Virat Kohli! This man is really hard to stop once he starts scoring, absolute champion! A fullish delivery, outside off. Kohli drives it along the ground to sweeper cover for a single.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, ! This time a better shot! On a length, on off. Kohli plays the same shot that he played on the last ball but times it better and the ball runs away towards the long off fence.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Just over mid off! On a length, on middle. Kohli stays inside the line of the ball and drives it uppishly over mid off for a couple.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, WIDE! A slower length delivery but bowls it way down the leg side. Kohli looks to flick it but misses.

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, On the shorter side, on off. Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 14 from the over and can India reach 180 from here?

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, Good slower delivery! On a length and around off. Kohli is early in his slog as he gets beaten by the lack of the pace of this delivery.

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, ! Now, Virat Kohli gets into the act! Back of a length and angling into leg. Kohli pulls it in the gap towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Bas de Leede to Suryakumar Yadav, Just a single this time! Another fullish delivery, outside off. Yadav slices it to deep point for a single.

Bas de Leede to Suryakumar Yadav, ! That's another tremendous shot! Bas de Leede with a fullish delivery, on off. Yadav makes room and beats the extra-cover fielder in the ring this time as the ball runs away towards the fence.

Bas de Leede to Suryakumar Yadav, ! SKY starts the over with a boundary! On a length and around off. Yadav lifts this from his crease and gets it into the gap towards the extra-cover fence.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Good fielding in the deep! Back of a length, on off. Kohli pulls it wide of long on. The fielder there covers good ground by running to his right and dives to stop it just inside the fence. Two taken.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, A fullish delivery on off. Kohli drives it straight to the mid off fielder.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length and around off. Suryakumar Yadav hits it firmly to sweeper cover for a single.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, ! This time he connects and finds the gap! Angling into middle and Yadav again moves across to his right a bit and flicks it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, A dot now! Serves it on a length and outside off. Yadav gets across and tries to flick it towards the leg side but misses it completely.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Lands it on a length, on off. Kohli heaves it off the inside half of his blade to deep backward square leg for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, A yorker and on middle, Virat Kohli digs it to the right of the bowler and scampers for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Slightly shorter this time, Suryakumar Yadav punches it to covers for one.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter one and on off, Suryakumar Yadav looks to play the upper cut but misses.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Back-to-back boundaries. This one lands on off, Suryakumar Yadav drives it past covers for a another boundary!

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Good length and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav uses his wrist and flicks it past deep square leg for a boundary!

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Fuller and on off, Virat Kohli flicks it to square leg for one.

Tim Pringle to Suryakumar Yadav, Fuller and on off, Suryakumar Yadav taps it to short covers for a quick single. An over throw allows the batters to take another run. They collect two.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, On off again, Virat Kohli plays it to deep extra covers for one.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Fuller and just outside off, Virat Kohli pushes it to extra covers and calls for two. Excellent running between the wickets.

Tim Pringle to Suryakumar Yadav, Fuller one again, this is guided towards point for one more.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on middle, Virat Kohli eases it to short covers for a quick single.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, ! Fuller one and on middle, Virat Kohli lofts it straight down the ground for a one-bounce boundary!

Suryakumar Yadav walks out at number 4!

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, ! CAUGHT! A slower fullish delivery on off. Rohit Sharma looks to deposit this one over cow corner. However, he does not get enough power behind this shot and ends up hitting it straight to deep mid-wicket where Colin Ackermann takes a fine catch. A timely wicket for Netherlands. Rohit Sharma was threatening to take the game away from them.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Back of a length outside off, Virat Kohli punches it off the back foot to mid off and rushes for a quick single.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Fullish delivery on off, Virat Kohli jams this one towards deep cover for a couple of runs. The fielder in the deep runs around and keeps it to two.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, Good length on off, Rohit Sharma shuffles across and clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Fred Klaassen is back into the attack. Two overs for 12 runs so far.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Full outside off, Virat Kohli drives it to mid off and takes a quick single.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, On a length and around leg as Rohit skips down the track to heave it towards the leg side. He misses and the ball goes off his pads towards the off side. A leg bye is taken.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Rohit Sharma goes down the track and flicks the fuller ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, ! Low full toss outside off, Rohit Sharma shimmies down the track to go over covers. Gets an outside half of his blade and the ball goes to the right of short third man for another boundary. Consecutive boundaries for Rohit Sharma.

Drinks break. Netherlands have managed to keep the scoring rate under check here. They got the wicket of KL Rahul early and would have got Rohit too but Tim Pringle failed to hold onto an easy catch. Since then, Rohit has tried to up the ante and India would be looking to go all guns blazing in the final 10 overs now. Netherlands, on the other hand, need to keep their discipline going if they want to restrict India to a chaseable score. Tim Pringle is back on.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, ! Sliding onto the pads, Rohit Sharma gets on his knees and helps it behind square for a boundary. Rohit Sharma is getting a move on here.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Floated outside off, Virat Kohli chips it towards long off for a single.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, Virat Kohli advances and slaps it to extra cover.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flighted at the pads, Rohit Sharma clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Another one on leg, Rohit Sharma dances down he track to loft it but mistimes it to mid-wicket. They collect one.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Wide! This one lands outside leg, Rohit Sharma lets it go.

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, Fuller one, on off. Virat Kohli drives it but finds the fielder at deep covers. Just a single.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, On off this time, Rohit Sharma guides it to covers for one.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, ! BANG! Slightly shorter again, Rohit Sharma uses the pace of the ball and flicks it over fine leg for a maximum. Excellent timing!

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, ! Fine shot. Slightly shorter and on off, Rohit Sharma hangs back and guides it over backward point for a boundary. India need more of these!

Bas de Leede is back on. One over for five runs so far.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Fuller and on off, Rohit Sharma looks to loft it but miscues it to the fielder at short third man. 

Shariz Ahmad to Rohit Sharma, On off, Rohit Sharma gets on his knee and slogs it to deep mid-wicket. The ball falls just short of the fielder. They collect one. Just 5 runs off the over. Good start from the Netherlands so far.

Shariz Ahmad to Virat Kohli, Fuller again, down leg. Virat Kohli flicks it to square leg for one. Good over so far from Shariz Ahmad.

Shariz Ahmad to Virat Kohli, Fuller and on off, Virat Kohli eases it back towards the bowler.

Shariz Ahmad to Virat Kohli, Outside off and fuller, Virat Kohli drives it past covers. The fielder makes an excellent stop at the fence diving to his right. Just two runs off it.

Shariz Ahmad to Rohit Sharma, Fuller one again, on off. Rohit Sharma knocks it to mid on for one.

Shariz Ahmad to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up, on off. Rohit Sharma defends it towards the off side.

Logan van Beek to Rohit Sharma, Rohit survives! Slower delivery on off, Rohit Sharma looks to paddle this one behind square and gets rapped on the pads. Umpire Michael Gough has a look and gives it out. Rohit Sharma straightaway sends it upstairs. UltraEdge shows that Rohit Sharma got some glove on it and hence successfully overturns the decision.

Logan van Beek to Rohit Sharma, Banged in short, Rohit Sharma gets a top edge as he tried to pull. The ball falls just short of fine leg and a single is taken.

Logan van Beek to Rohit Sharma, ! SMASHED! Back of a length and outside off, Rohit Sharma stands tall and thumps this one over deep mid-wicket for an 88-metre six. The fielder in the deep thought he was in business but the ball sailed just over his head. Second six of the innings for the Indian skipper.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Short on off, Virat Kohli works it to mid-wicket for a quick single.

Logan van Beek to Rohit Sharma, Short of a length on off, Rohit Sharma shuffles across and pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Short on off, Virat Kohli advances and nudges it behind square for a single.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flatter and quicker on middle, Rohit Sharma punches off the back foot to deep point for a single.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, Virat Kohli gets forward and drives it with a straight bat to long off for a single.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flighted outside off, Rohit Sharma makes room and chips it uppishly past backward point for a couple of runs.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Flighted on off, Virat Kohli advances and slaps this one towards extra cover. The fielder does not stop it cleanly and concedes a single.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flighted on off, Rohit Sharma pushes this one to extra cover.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flighted on middle, Rohit Sharma drives this one to long off for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, This one lands down leg, Virat Kohli flicks it to the left of the keeper who stops it well. A dot to end the over. India are 32 for 1 after the Powerplay!

Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Sharma, Outside off this time, Rohit Sharma guides it to point for one.

Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Sharma, Oh, did that carry? Fuller and on leg, Rohit Sharma flicks it to short fine leg. The ball goes aerially and falls just short of Tim Pringle. Another lucky escape for Rohit Sharma.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Bowls it fuller again, on off. Virat Kohli works it to mid-wicket for one.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Fuller one this time, Virat Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Slightly shorter and on middle, this is defended back towards the bowler.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, ! Slightly shorter and on off, Rohit Sharma lofts it but the ball hits the upper part of his bat. It goes in the air towards mid on and Tim Pringle moving to his right gets both hands to it but ends up making a mess of it. This could prove to be very costly for Netherlands.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, On a length and down leg, Rohit Sharma looks to slog it but gets hit on his pads. Dot again.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, Bowls it on off, Rohit Sharma eases it to mid off. 

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, Keeps bowling on a length, Rohit Sharma flicks it to mid-wicket for a brace.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Outside off and on a length, Virat Kohli slaps it to extra covers for one.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, On a length and just outside off, Virat Kohli looks to defend it but misses. Close!

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Full and outside off, Rohit Sharma shimmies down the track to go down the ground. Gets this one off the inside part of the bat and cannot hit it past mid on.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Full and shaping into the batter, Rohit Sharma drives it crisply to extra cover. 

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Full and in the channel outside off, Rohit Sharma gets beaten as he tried to slash it through the off side.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, ! Full and outside off, Rohit Sharma waits for the ball and cuts this one fiercely past backward point. Just enough width for a batter of the class of Rohit Sharma and he doesn't miss out. Rohit is looking in great nick today.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length outside off, Rohit Sharma defends this one to mid wicket.

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, Short of a length on off, Virat Kohli works this one past point for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Sharma, ! Banged in short by Meekeren, Rohit Sharma uses the pace nonchalantly pulls this one over fine leg for the first six of the innings.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Short outside off, Virat Kohli punches off the back foot through covers and gets off the mark with a single.

Paul van Meekeren to KL Rahul, ! LBW! Paul van Meekeren strikes! Full and sliding onto the pads, KL Rahul goes for the flick and gets rapped on the pads. Umpire Ahsan Raza took his time and raised his finger. KL Rahul has a chat with Rohit Sharma and decides to walk. Poor start for India as KL Rahul departs early again.

Virat Kohli walks out to the middle.

Paul van Meekeren to KL Rahul, Short on off, KL Rahul opens the bat face and punches it to backward point.

Paul van Meekeren to KL Rahul, Back-of-a-length outside off, KL Rahul looks to go down the ground and gets beaten.

Paul van Meekeren to KL Rahul, Short outside off, KL Rahul gets on top of the bounce and guides it past backward point for a couple of runs. 

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, A dot to end the over. Full and on off, Rohit defends it to the mid on fielder. 

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Quicker again, outside off. Rohit Sharma defends it to short covers. 

Tim Pringle to KL Rahul, On off, this is payed towards extra covers for one.

Tim Pringle to KL Rahul, Quicker one, outside off. KL Rahul defends it to short covers.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, On off again, Rohit Sharma drives it to extra covers for one.

The young Tim Pringle is given an opportuntity to start from the other end.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Fuller and on off, Rohit Sharma guides it to point. The fielder makes a good stop to his right. Dot.

We are done with the anthems! Time for the cricket to take over as the Netherlands players make their way out to the middle. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma also walk out to the middle now. It will be Fred Klaassen to start the proceedings with the ball. Here we go...

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Touch fuller and on middle, KL Rahul eases it to the mid on fielder. A dot to end with.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Good length angling it into the batter, KL Rahul defends it away solidly.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Fuller one this time, KL Rahul nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, ! Fine placement. An overpitched delivery on off, KL Rahul caresses it past mid off for a boundary!

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, On a length and on off, Rahul eases it to short covers. A dot again.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Wide! This one goes wide outside off, KL Rahul lets it go.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Starts with a very full delivery and on middle, with some swing. KL Rahul defends it to square leg. A dot to start with.

Rohit Sharma, the skipper of India says that they will bat first. Adds that the last game has taken their confidence up and they need to calm down and keep impoving. Says that for them this is another opportunity to win the game and play the game they have set their standards for. Ends by saying that they are used to play on the slower pitches and they will go with the same line up.

Time for the national anthems now! We will have India's national anthem first followed by the Dutch one. This is a big moment especially for the Dutch boys, playing in front of packed SCG against a big team like India, a good performance here can go a long way in boosting their confidence.

Scott Edwards, the Netherlands skipper says that they would have batted first as well had they won the toss but are happy to bowl. Mentions that their bowlers have been sensational and feels that batting needs some improvement. Adds that the batters need to put on some scores in this game. Informs that they are playing with the same team as the last game.

Netherlands (Unchanged Playing XI) - Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (C) (WK), Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren. 

India (Unchanged Playing XI) - KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of India. They have elected to BAT first.

... The Run Chase ...

Netherlands will look to bat with intent in the chase and take the game to the end while India will be hoping to significantly boost their net run rate by bundling out the Dutch for a low total. Chase coming shortly…

Suryakumar Yadav is in for a quick chat. He says that he is enjoying his batting and it was an important partnership. Tells that Virat told him to just keep batting and he is happy to do that. Adds that the atmosphere and support they have is fantastic and mentions that they have a good total on the board. He praises Kohli for the way he played and says that he enjoyed playing with him.

Netherlands bowled exceedingly well in the first six overs and as a result, India could only manage 33 runs in the powerplay. Tim Pringle was the most economical bowler for the Dutch. The Netherlands conceded a lot after the 10th over mark. As opposed to their bowling, the Dutch were tidy in the field and saved quite a few runs. Scott Edwards and his men would be unhappy with the way they have ended. They spilled a couple of runs in the cue end barring a brilliant 19th over from Paul van Meeke

At the end of 20 overs, India have 179 on the board. India scored 112 in the last ten overs and they will certainly be the happier side at the halfway mark. Opting to bat first, India lost KL Rahul early again as he was dismissed in the third over of the innings. The men in Blue started off quite slow in the innings and the Netherlands bowlers were incredible in targetting the tight lines. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli then stitched a partnership for the second wicket and kept the runs flowing.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, ! SKY finishes things in style and gets his fifty off just 25 balls! A full delivery on the pads. Suryakumar Yadav stays deep in his crease and flicks it over fine leg for a maximum. India end with 179 for 2 after 20 overs!

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Bangs a short delivery at 140 kph on middle. Kohli is hurried by this ball and gets a top edge that falls short of the fine leg fielder. A single taken.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, ! After bowling three good deliveries, Logan van Beek bowls a full toss on middle. Kohli whips this off his pads and ends up hitting it over the square leg fence.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length, on leg. Yadav flicks it to fine leg for just a single.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, Two more! Yadav backs away a bit too much, Logan van Beek follows him and bowls it full. SKY drives it wide of long off for a couple.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, A yorker from 'round the wicket on middle. Kohli pushes it towards the off side and takes a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Brilliant yorker to end the over, around off. Yadav only manages to dig it out towards backward point. Just 8 from the over!

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Just a single, good over so far from Paul van Meekeren! On a length, on off. Kohli tries to hit it towards the off side but gets the inside half of his blade. Paul gets his hand to the ball and half-stops it. Single taken.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Nice comeback by Paul van Meekeren! Back of a length and around off. Yadav tries to slash it away but misses.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Back of a length, on leg. Yadav pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Bowls it full and on leg. Yadav flicks it towards cow corner and gets two as the fielder at long off cuts it off.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Lovely shot! This man is something special! A fullish delivery, around off. Yadav stays deep in his crease and slams it over extra cover for a boundary.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, Wow! Good fielding by Fred Klaassen in the deep! A full delivery on middle. yadav scoops it towards the fine leg region. However, the fielder moves across to his right, dives full length and stops it. Just a single.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Nails a yorker on middle from 'round the wicket. Kohli digs it out towards the off side and a single is taken.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, Angles it on the pads. Yadav flicks it to fine leg for a single. 10 from the over!

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, ! SKY finds another boundary! A fullish delivery on leg. Yadav backs away and hits it slightly off the inside half of his blade straight down the ground for a boundary.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, Angles it on leg from 'round the wicket. Yadav drills it wide of long on and comes back for the second run.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Bowls a full delivery on the pads. Kohli skips down the track again and flicks it to deep square leg for a single.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, A full delivery on off. Kohli skips down the track and drives it to long off for a single.

Fred Klaassen to Suryakumar Yadav, In the air..but short of the fielder. On a length, on off. Yadav gets across and tries to paddle it. However, he gets a top edge that falls just short of the forward running fielder at deep backward square leg. Single taken.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, ! Now, this is a fantastic shot! A fullish delivery on off. Kohli makes room and plays a lofted drive again, this time over covers for a maximum.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Back-to-back fifties for Virat Kohli! This man is really hard to stop once he starts scoring, absolute champion! A fullish delivery, outside off. Kohli drives it along the ground to sweeper cover for a single.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, ! This time a better shot! On a length, on off. Kohli plays the same shot that he played on the last ball but times it better and the ball runs away towards the long off fence.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Just over mid off! On a length, on middle. Kohli stays inside the line of the ball and drives it uppishly over mid off for a couple.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, WIDE! A slower length delivery but bowls it way down the leg side. Kohli looks to flick it but misses.

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, On the shorter side, on off. Kohli pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 14 from the over and can India reach 180 from here?

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, Good slower delivery! On a length and around off. Kohli is early in his slog as he gets beaten by the lack of the pace of this delivery.

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, ! Now, Virat Kohli gets into the act! Back of a length and angling into leg. Kohli pulls it in the gap towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Bas de Leede to Suryakumar Yadav, Just a single this time! Another fullish delivery, outside off. Yadav slices it to deep point for a single.

Bas de Leede to Suryakumar Yadav, ! That's another tremendous shot! Bas de Leede with a fullish delivery, on off. Yadav makes room and beats the extra-cover fielder in the ring this time as the ball runs away towards the fence.

Bas de Leede to Suryakumar Yadav, ! SKY starts the over with a boundary! On a length and around off. Yadav lifts this from his crease and gets it into the gap towards the extra-cover fence.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Good fielding in the deep! Back of a length, on off. Kohli pulls it wide of long on. The fielder there covers good ground by running to his right and dives to stop it just inside the fence. Two taken.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, A fullish delivery on off. Kohli drives it straight to the mid off fielder.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length and around off. Suryakumar Yadav hits it firmly to sweeper cover for a single.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, ! This time he connects and finds the gap! Angling into middle and Yadav again moves across to his right a bit and flicks it towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Logan van Beek to Suryakumar Yadav, A dot now! Serves it on a length and outside off. Yadav gets across and tries to flick it towards the leg side but misses it completely.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Lands it on a length, on off. Kohli heaves it off the inside half of his blade to deep backward square leg for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, A yorker and on middle, Virat Kohli digs it to the right of the bowler and scampers for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Slightly shorter this time, Suryakumar Yadav punches it to covers for one.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, Shorter one and on off, Suryakumar Yadav looks to play the upper cut but misses.

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Back-to-back boundaries. This one lands on off, Suryakumar Yadav drives it past covers for a another boundary!

Paul van Meekeren to Suryakumar Yadav, ! Good length and on middle, Suryakumar Yadav uses his wrist and flicks it past deep square leg for a boundary!

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Fuller and on off, Virat Kohli flicks it to square leg for one.

Tim Pringle to Suryakumar Yadav, Fuller and on off, Suryakumar Yadav taps it to short covers for a quick single. An over throw allows the batters to take another run. They collect two.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, On off again, Virat Kohli plays it to deep extra covers for one.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Fuller and just outside off, Virat Kohli pushes it to extra covers and calls for two. Excellent running between the wickets.

Tim Pringle to Suryakumar Yadav, Fuller one again, this is guided towards point for one more.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on middle, Virat Kohli eases it to short covers for a quick single.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, ! Fuller one and on middle, Virat Kohli lofts it straight down the ground for a one-bounce boundary!

Suryakumar Yadav walks out at number 4!

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, ! CAUGHT! A slower fullish delivery on off. Rohit Sharma looks to deposit this one over cow corner. However, he does not get enough power behind this shot and ends up hitting it straight to deep mid-wicket where Colin Ackermann takes a fine catch. A timely wicket for Netherlands. Rohit Sharma was threatening to take the game away from them.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Back of a length outside off, Virat Kohli punches it off the back foot to mid off and rushes for a quick single.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Fullish delivery on off, Virat Kohli jams this one towards deep cover for a couple of runs. The fielder in the deep runs around and keeps it to two.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, Good length on off, Rohit Sharma shuffles across and clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Fred Klaassen is back into the attack. Two overs for 12 runs so far.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Full outside off, Virat Kohli drives it to mid off and takes a quick single.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, On a length and around leg as Rohit skips down the track to heave it towards the leg side. He misses and the ball goes off his pads towards the off side. A leg bye is taken.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Rohit Sharma goes down the track and flicks the fuller ball towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, ! Low full toss outside off, Rohit Sharma shimmies down the track to go over covers. Gets an outside half of his blade and the ball goes to the right of short third man for another boundary. Consecutive boundaries for Rohit Sharma.

Drinks break. Netherlands have managed to keep the scoring rate under check here. They got the wicket of KL Rahul early and would have got Rohit too but Tim Pringle failed to hold onto an easy catch. Since then, Rohit has tried to up the ante and India would be looking to go all guns blazing in the final 10 overs now. Netherlands, on the other hand, need to keep their discipline going if they want to restrict India to a chaseable score. Tim Pringle is back on.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, ! Sliding onto the pads, Rohit Sharma gets on his knees and helps it behind square for a boundary. Rohit Sharma is getting a move on here.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Floated outside off, Virat Kohli chips it towards long off for a single.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, Virat Kohli advances and slaps it to extra cover.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flighted at the pads, Rohit Sharma clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Another one on leg, Rohit Sharma dances down he track to loft it but mistimes it to mid-wicket. They collect one.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Wide! This one lands outside leg, Rohit Sharma lets it go.

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, Fuller one, on off. Virat Kohli drives it but finds the fielder at deep covers. Just a single.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, On off this time, Rohit Sharma guides it to covers for one.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, ! BANG! Slightly shorter again, Rohit Sharma uses the pace of the ball and flicks it over fine leg for a maximum. Excellent timing!

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, ! Fine shot. Slightly shorter and on off, Rohit Sharma hangs back and guides it over backward point for a boundary. India need more of these!

Bas de Leede is back on. One over for five runs so far.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Fuller and on off, Rohit Sharma looks to loft it but miscues it to the fielder at short third man. 

Shariz Ahmad to Rohit Sharma, On off, Rohit Sharma gets on his knee and slogs it to deep mid-wicket. The ball falls just short of the fielder. They collect one. Just 5 runs off the over. Good start from the Netherlands so far.

Shariz Ahmad to Virat Kohli, Fuller again, down leg. Virat Kohli flicks it to square leg for one. Good over so far from Shariz Ahmad.

Shariz Ahmad to Virat Kohli, Fuller and on off, Virat Kohli eases it back towards the bowler.

Shariz Ahmad to Virat Kohli, Outside off and fuller, Virat Kohli drives it past covers. The fielder makes an excellent stop at the fence diving to his right. Just two runs off it.

Shariz Ahmad to Rohit Sharma, Fuller one again, on off. Rohit Sharma knocks it to mid on for one.

Shariz Ahmad to Rohit Sharma, Tossed up, on off. Rohit Sharma defends it towards the off side.

Logan van Beek to Rohit Sharma, Rohit survives! Slower delivery on off, Rohit Sharma looks to paddle this one behind square and gets rapped on the pads. Umpire Michael Gough has a look and gives it out. Rohit Sharma straightaway sends it upstairs. UltraEdge shows that Rohit Sharma got some glove on it and hence successfully overturns the decision.

Logan van Beek to Rohit Sharma, Banged in short, Rohit Sharma gets a top edge as he tried to pull. The ball falls just short of fine leg and a single is taken.

Logan van Beek to Rohit Sharma, ! SMASHED! Back of a length and outside off, Rohit Sharma stands tall and thumps this one over deep mid-wicket for an 88-metre six. The fielder in the deep thought he was in business but the ball sailed just over his head. Second six of the innings for the Indian skipper.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Short on off, Virat Kohli works it to mid-wicket for a quick single.

Logan van Beek to Rohit Sharma, Short of a length on off, Rohit Sharma shuffles across and pulls it to deep square leg for a run.

Logan van Beek to Virat Kohli, Short on off, Virat Kohli advances and nudges it behind square for a single.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flatter and quicker on middle, Rohit Sharma punches off the back foot to deep point for a single.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Tossed up on off, Virat Kohli gets forward and drives it with a straight bat to long off for a single.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flighted outside off, Rohit Sharma makes room and chips it uppishly past backward point for a couple of runs.

Tim Pringle to Virat Kohli, Flighted on off, Virat Kohli advances and slaps this one towards extra cover. The fielder does not stop it cleanly and concedes a single.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flighted on off, Rohit Sharma pushes this one to extra cover.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Flighted on middle, Rohit Sharma drives this one to long off for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, This one lands down leg, Virat Kohli flicks it to the left of the keeper who stops it well. A dot to end the over. India are 32 for 1 after the Powerplay!

Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Sharma, Outside off this time, Rohit Sharma guides it to point for one.

Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Sharma, Oh, did that carry? Fuller and on leg, Rohit Sharma flicks it to short fine leg. The ball goes aerially and falls just short of Tim Pringle. Another lucky escape for Rohit Sharma.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Bowls it fuller again, on off. Virat Kohli works it to mid-wicket for one.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Fuller one this time, Virat Kohli flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Slightly shorter and on middle, this is defended back towards the bowler.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, ! Slightly shorter and on off, Rohit Sharma lofts it but the ball hits the upper part of his bat. It goes in the air towards mid on and Tim Pringle moving to his right gets both hands to it but ends up making a mess of it. This could prove to be very costly for Netherlands.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, On a length and down leg, Rohit Sharma looks to slog it but gets hit on his pads. Dot again.

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, Bowls it on off, Rohit Sharma eases it to mid off. 

Fred Klaassen to Rohit Sharma, Keeps bowling on a length, Rohit Sharma flicks it to mid-wicket for a brace.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, Outside off and on a length, Virat Kohli slaps it to extra covers for one.

Fred Klaassen to Virat Kohli, On a length and just outside off, Virat Kohli looks to defend it but misses. Close!

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Full and outside off, Rohit Sharma shimmies down the track to go down the ground. Gets this one off the inside part of the bat and cannot hit it past mid on.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Full and shaping into the batter, Rohit Sharma drives it crisply to extra cover. 

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Full and in the channel outside off, Rohit Sharma gets beaten as he tried to slash it through the off side.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, ! Full and outside off, Rohit Sharma waits for the ball and cuts this one fiercely past backward point. Just enough width for a batter of the class of Rohit Sharma and he doesn't miss out. Rohit is looking in great nick today.

Bas de Leede to Rohit Sharma, Back of a length outside off, Rohit Sharma defends this one to mid wicket.

Bas de Leede to Virat Kohli, Short of a length on off, Virat Kohli works this one past point for a single.

Paul van Meekeren to Rohit Sharma, ! Banged in short by Meekeren, Rohit Sharma uses the pace nonchalantly pulls this one over fine leg for the first six of the innings.

Paul van Meekeren to Virat Kohli, Short outside off, Virat Kohli punches off the back foot through covers and gets off the mark with a single.

Paul van Meekeren to KL Rahul, ! LBW! Paul van Meekeren strikes! Full and sliding onto the pads, KL Rahul goes for the flick and gets rapped on the pads. Umpire Ahsan Raza took his time and raised his finger. KL Rahul has a chat with Rohit Sharma and decides to walk. Poor start for India as KL Rahul departs early again.

Virat Kohli walks out to the middle.

Paul van Meekeren to KL Rahul, Short on off, KL Rahul opens the bat face and punches it to backward point.

Paul van Meekeren to KL Rahul, Back-of-a-length outside off, KL Rahul looks to go down the ground and gets beaten.

Paul van Meekeren to KL Rahul, Short outside off, KL Rahul gets on top of the bounce and guides it past backward point for a couple of runs. 

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, A dot to end the over. Full and on off, Rohit defends it to the mid on fielder. 

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Quicker again, outside off. Rohit Sharma defends it to short covers. 

Tim Pringle to KL Rahul, On off, this is payed towards extra covers for one.

Tim Pringle to KL Rahul, Quicker one, outside off. KL Rahul defends it to short covers.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, On off again, Rohit Sharma drives it to extra covers for one.

The young Tim Pringle is given an opportuntity to start from the other end.

Tim Pringle to Rohit Sharma, Fuller and on off, Rohit Sharma guides it to point. The fielder makes a good stop to his right. Dot.

We are done with the anthems! Time for the cricket to take over as the Netherlands players make their way out to the middle. KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma also walk out to the middle now. It will be Fred Klaassen to start the proceedings with the ball. Here we go...

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Touch fuller and on middle, KL Rahul eases it to the mid on fielder. A dot to end with.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Good length angling it into the batter, KL Rahul defends it away solidly.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Fuller one this time, KL Rahul nudges it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, ! Fine placement. An overpitched delivery on off, KL Rahul caresses it past mid off for a boundary!

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, On a length and on off, Rahul eases it to short covers. A dot again.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Wide! This one goes wide outside off, KL Rahul lets it go.

Fred Klaassen to KL Rahul, Starts with a very full delivery and on middle, with some swing. KL Rahul defends it to square leg. A dot to start with.

Rohit Sharma, the skipper of India says that they will bat first. Adds that the last game has taken their confidence up and they need to calm down and keep impoving. Says that for them this is another opportunity to win the game and play the game they have set their standards for. Ends by saying that they are used to play on the slower pitches and they will go with the same line up.

Time for the national anthems now! We will have India's national anthem first followed by the Dutch one. This is a big moment especially for the Dutch boys, playing in front of packed SCG against a big team like India, a good performance here can go a long way in boosting their confidence.

Scott Edwards, the Netherlands skipper says that they would have batted first as well had they won the toss but are happy to bowl. Mentions that their bowlers have been sensational and feels that batting needs some improvement. Adds that the batters need to put on some scores in this game. Informs that they are playing with the same team as the last game.

Netherlands (Unchanged Playing XI) - Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (C) (WK), Tim Pringle, Logan van Beek, Shariz Ahmad, Fred Klaassen, Paul van Meekeren. 

India (Unchanged Playing XI) - KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (WK), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour of India. They have elected to BAT first.