Virat Kohli, the 'run machine' who played an unforgettable game against Pakistan, is still playing in the same form and has excited the fans. Virat Kohli has overtaken West Indies legend Chris Gayle to become the second highest run scorer in the T20 World Cup.
The T20 World Cup Super 12 match between India and Netherlands was held at the Sydney Stadium in Australia. India won the toss and batted first. KL Rahul was dismissed for 9 runs and cheated and Virat came to crease.
Rohit Sharma scored 53 runs off 39 balls. Especially the Indian team added only 32 runs in the first 6 overs. India added 179 runs for the loss of 2 wickets at the end of 20 overs. The Netherlands lost by 123 runs only.
Virat Kohli threatened again
Despite being a one-sided game against the Netherlands, Kohli's fine shots were as usual quality to watch.
The nation celebrated Virat Kohli after the win against Pakistan. Despite this, Kohli only focuses on sharpening his batting whenever he gets.
Some leading sports media reports that teammates arrive on the field before the start of practice and practice only specific shots.
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In today's match against Netherlands, Kohli hit 2 sixes and 3 fours in 44 balls. He has also registered a half-century for the second time in a row. Similarly, the 2016 T20 World Cup was a great series for Kohli.
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He shone as the 2nd highest run scorer in 2016 T20 series with 273 runs played in 5 matches. That year, India reached the semi-finals and lost to the West Indies.
Kohli's 2 consecutive fifties in the current series is seen as another chance for India to win the T20 World Cup again.
Virat Kohli, who was the talk of the cricket circle a few months ago due to his withdrawal from captaincy, not touching the bat for a month, and mental pressure, today responded to the lashings with his bat and is on target. Virat Kohli will definitely be a dangerous player for the opponents in the current series.
India scored less runs
Apart from this, Virat Kohli's run rate in today's game is a bit low but his combination with Suryakumar at the other end helped to scatter the bowling of the opposition.
Kohli singled a few balls to give Suryakumar a strike, who played his signature shots. Suryakumar had threatened by scoring 51 runs in just 25 balls. Earlier, Rohit Sharma also scored 53 runs off 39 balls.
However, he admitted that he was not happy with the way he played. He said that we have to accumulate runs no matter what the field is like.
This is the first time in the history of T20 that the Indian team scored less runs with the loss of only 2 wickets.
The Indian team has played 2 matches so far and won both and is leading the points table with 4 points. South Africa is in 2nd position with 3 points. India now has matches against Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Most of these matches will be a win for India, so the semi-final chances are bright.
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