IND vs NED: India batters create history in Bengaluru with prestigious record - No one has achieved it before!

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India have made a superb start in their final group-stage match of the World Cup 2023 against the Netherlands on Sunday (November 12).

The Indian team are batting first and are already on course to amass a huge total against the Dutch outfit. They are currently on 305 for 3 after 42 overs.

Amid the ongoing innings, Indian batters have created history by achieving a new milestone, which no one has ever achieved in a World Cup match.

India's Top Five: All score 50+ Runs

The top-order of the Indian batting lineup has scored plenty of runs in this tournament, and it has continued against the Netherlands as well.

The top five of the team have all scored 50+ runs in the inning so far, which has happened for the first time in a World Cup match. This is the first instance where all of the top five batters have scored at least a half-century in a World Cup match.

In fact, in the history of the World Cup, this is the first time even the top-four of a team have scored more than 50 runs in the same inning.

India captain Rohit Sharma set the tone with a 61-run knock of 54 balls. His partner is destruction Shubman Gill also brought about his half-century and scored 51 off 32 balls. Batting stalwart Virat Kohli didn't disappoint either, as he amassed 51 off 56 balls.

And the no. 4 batter Shreyas Iyer is currently unbeaten on 80 off just 71 balls and batting extremely well. The fifth name who has joined the list with his teammates is KL Rahul as the crafty wicketkeeper-batter has also brought up his second half-century of this World Cup campaign.