India take on the Netherlands at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. India won the toss and elected to bat. During the innings, India set a target of 411 runs for the Netherlands. Stellar performances from KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer were instrumental in India’s total. Shreyas Iyer remained unbeaten on 128 runs off 94 balls while KL Rahul scored 102 runs off 64 balls. In doing so, KL Rahul scored the fastest hundred by an Indian in a World Cup match, reaching the milestone in just 62 deliveries. He surpassed the previous record set by Rohit Sharma, who took 63 deliveries and scored a hundred per cent against Afghanistan.
KL Rahul celebrates his century during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between India and Netherlands. (PTI)
As the cricketing world marveled at these exceptional feats, social media platforms were abuzz with excitement, with fans celebrating KL Rahul’s record-breaking century.
India have faced the Netherlands in only two One Day Internationals (ODIs) and India have won both. This is the last match of the championship stage and it would be interesting to see if the Men in Blue remain unbeaten in the ongoing World Cup.
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