IND vs NED World Cup 2023 Match 45: Awards List, Man of The Match, Key Stats, Presentation Ceremony

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IND vs NED World Cup 2023 Match 45: India defeated Netherlands by 160 runs to stay unbeaten in the league stage of the World Cup 2023. The Men in Blue posted a mammoth 411-run target before bundling out Netherlands for 250 runs in 47.5 overs.

Opting to bat first, each of India's top five batters scored in excess of 50 runs. Shreyas Iyer smashed his maiden World Cup hundred and stayed unbeaten on 128 off 94 balls. KL Rahul (102) hit the fastest World Cup hundred for India in just 62 balls and played a key role in helping India finish at 410/4 in 50 overs.

In the second half of the match, Netherlands batters showed positive intent and played some dashing shots to mesmerise the fans, commentators and at times even the India players. Colin Ackermann (35), Max ODowd (30), and Sybrand Engelbrecht (45) got starts but failed to convert them into big scores.

Teja Nidamanuru top scored for the Dutch side with 54 off just 39 balls. Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja picked two wickets apiece. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also picked a wicket each.

IND vs NED, World Cup 2023: Full List of Awards

Man of the Match: Shreyas Iyer (IND) for scoring 128 not out runs off just 94 balls.

IND vs NED, World Cup 2023: Who Said What?

Shreyas Iyer (Man of the Match): I got a deja vu, this happened with Australia too, but I threw my wicket away (not today though), but I wanted to come not out this time. I took pills for the cramps. I feel the recent scores helped me in this innings.

The wicket was tacky and two-paced, I just wanted to capitalize on the start and I was able to do that. I have worked a lot on that (straight) shot, I was just trying to hit it straight. It's about keeping the head straight and about the followthrough of the bat once I am trying to play the slog shot.

Scott Edwards (Netherlands captain): We played two good games of cricket, gave ourselves opportunities in other games which we'd have liked to win. Little bit tricky to say where we were compared to where we wanted to be. We were pretty confident with the style we play. We knew it's going to be a tough tournament.

We've got a lot to learn, lot to get better before the T20 tournament next year. They showed pure class with the bat. There were periods where we bowled well, they just soaked up the pressure. They are going to be an extremely hard side to beat in this World Cup. We are a very young side, lot of young guys in the set-up, it is about growth for us. In terms of fixtures, not sure.

Rohit Sharma (India captain): Since we started the tournament, for us, it was all about thinking about one game at a time. We never wanted to look too far ahead because it's a long tournament. It was important to focus on one game. Different venues and we had to adapt, that's exactly what we did.

Very pleased with how we have played in these nine games. Very clinical from game one till today. That's because different individuals have stepped up at different times. That's a good sign for the team. We know the conditions, but when you play different opponents, that's a different challenge.

We adapted really well. We started four games in a row and then we had to bat first, seamers did the rest along with the spinners. It's important, results do matter to keep the dressing room environment lively.

There's going to be a lot of expectations, we wanted to keep everything aside and focus on the job at hand. We wanted to play the game on the field with a lot of fun and that reflected on our performances. Today we had nine (bowling) options, it's important, this is the game where we could have tried. Seamers bowling those wide yorkers when not needed, but we wanted to do something different.

IND vs NED Key Stats

• India's 9th consecutive win in the World Cup 2023 is the second longest in tournament history. Australia won 11 back-to-back matches each in 2003 and 2007 editions.
• Ravindra Jadeja broke Yuvraj Singh (15 in 1996 World Cup) and Anil Kumble's (15 in 1996 World Cup) record for most wickets by an Indian spinner in a single World Cup edition. Jadeja has 16 wickets to his name in World Cup 2023.
• 215: India now has hit most ODI sixes in a calendar year. The previous record was held by West Indies (209 in 2019)
• India used nine bowlers in the match. Only England (1987) and New Zealand (1992) have used as many bowlers in a single World Cup match.