T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli on song again as India beat Netherlands

Virat Kohli scored a superb unbeaten 62 arsenic India cruised to a 56-run triumph implicit Netherlands successful the Men's T20 World Cup.

After Rohit - dropped connected 13 - had fallen for a alternatively disjointed 53 from 39 deliveries, Kohli kicked on, showing his afloat scope of shots, and brought up his 35th T20 planetary half-century from 37 balls.

For each Kohli's excellence, Suryakumar gave the raucous India supporters conscionable arsenic overmuch to cheer successful a breathtaking sound and a immense six from the past shot of the innings took him to a 25-ball 50 arsenic India posted 179-2 from their 20 overs.

Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar started with a maiden and past a wicket-maiden as, with a utilized transportation astatine the Sydney Cricket Ground starting to dilatory up, the Netherlands pursuit faltered from the off.

Bhuvneshwar finished with 2-9 from 3 overs and determination were besides 2 wickets apiece for left-armer Arshdeep Singh and spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel arsenic Netherlands stuttered to 123-9.

Both sides present determination connected to Perth for games connected Sunday. Netherlands volition effort to get disconnected the people successful the Super 12s against Pakistan, portion India tin spell a agelong mode to clinching apical spot successful the radical if they bushed South Africa.

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Classy Kohli picks up wherever helium near off

After his stunning match-winning sound against Pakistan connected Sunday, Kohli was astatine it again.

There mightiness not person been the aggravated rivalry to ramp up the ambiance to rather the levels seen successful Melbourne, but the India fans astatine the SCG ensured this was thing but low-key - and they were rewarded with different Kohli masterclass.

The erstwhile India skipper followed a akin gameplan to that which proved truthful palmy astatine the MCG, starting dilatory earlier gradually gathering up to his expansive best, and Rohit's dismissal was the trigger for Kohli to truly get going.

The 33-year-old thumped the archetypal shot aft the wicket backmost implicit Tim Pringle's caput for four, and was truly successful afloat travel by the clip helium effortlessly lofted Fred Klaassen implicit other screen for six the shot earlier bringing up his fifty.

Another maximum, whipped implicit quadrate limb successful the past over, was the topper and aft watching Suryakumar wide the ropes again to extremity the innings, Kohli was each smiles arsenic helium walked off.

After astir 2 years struggling for form, Kohli is backmost to his precise best. Ominous signs for their rivals arsenic India march towards the semi-finals.