Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul struck magnificent centuries on Diwali to set up India's 160-run win over the Netherlands in the final league match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. With the resounding win in Bengaluru, hosts India finished the league engagements with a record nine wins on the trot. (As It Happened | Scores | Photos)
Batting first, Rohit Sharma & Co. expectedly dominated the minnows with the bat and posted a mammoth 410 for four with Iyer (128 not out off 94 balls) hitting a career-best ODI ton, while KL Rahul (102 off 64 balls) conjured up the fastest World Cup hundred by an Indian. The duo added 208 runs off 128 balls. Rohit Sharma (61), Virat Kohli (51) and Shubman Gill (51) also played brilliant knocks as India became the first team in the ODI World Cup to have the top five hit fifties. In the second half, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja claimed a couple of wickets each as India dismissed the Netherlands for 250 in 47.5 overs.
India will face New Zealand in the first semi-final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday (November 15), while South Africa take on five-time champions Australia the following day at Eden Gardens, Kolkata for a place in Sunday's final, to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. With that, here's a look at all the key stats from the India vs Netherlands, ODI Cricket World Cup match played at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru:
- Rohit Sharma scored 61 in the India vs Netherlands match to provide the 199th occasion of a captain scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 24th occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in the World Cup.
- Rohit Sharma's knock provided the 54th occasion of a captain-opening batter scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the fourth occasion of an Indian captain-opening batter scoring a fifty in the World Cup.
- Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored 61 and 51 runs, respectively, in the India vs Netherlands, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match game to provide the 462nd and 463rd occasion of an opening batter scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 59th and 60th occasion of an Indian opening batter scoring a fifty in the World Cup.
- Their knocks provided the 37th occasion of both opening batters scoring half-centuries in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the third occasion of both Indian openers scoring fifties in a World Cup match.
- Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill added 100 runs for the first wicket in the India vs Netherlands match to provide the 353rd occasion of batters posting a three-figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 43rd occasion of Indian batters posting a three-figure stand in the World Cup.
- Their stand provided the 88th occasion of batters posting a three-figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket. It also provided the 12th occasion of Indian batters posting a three-figure stand in the World Cup for the first wicket.
- Their first-wicket stand provided the seventh occasion of batters posting an exact 100-run partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the first occasion of Indian batters posting an exact 100-run partnership in the World Cup.
- It marked the fifth occasion of batters posting an exact 100-run stand in an innings in the World Cup for the first wicket It also marked the first occasion of Indian batters posting an exact 100-run stand in the World Cup for the first wicket.
- India's Rohit Sharma (61), Shubman Gill (51), Virat Kohli (51), Shreyas Iyer (128 not out) and KL Rahul (102) scored fifties against the Netherlands to provide the third occasion of the first five batters scoring fifties in an innings in an One_Day International match. It also provided the first occasion of the top five batters scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup.
- Their knocks provided the fourth occasion of five batters scoring fifties in an innings in an ODI match. It also provided the first occasion of five batters scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup.
- Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul posted 208 runs for the fourth wicket in this India vs Netherlands game to provide the 354th occasion of batters posting a three-figure stand in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 44th occasion of Indian batters posting a three-figure partnership in the World Cup.
- Their stand provided the 49th occasion of batters posting a three-figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the fourth wicket. It also provided the sixth occasion of Indian batters posting a three-figure partnership in the World Cup for the fourth wicket.
- The Shreyas Iyer-KL Rahul stand provided the record partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the fourth wicket by Indian batters. The previous best was the 165-run stand between Virat Kohli and KL Rahul against Australia in Chennai on 08.10.2023.
- Their stand provided the 354th occasion of batters posting a 200-plus run partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 44th occasion of Indian batters posting a 200-plus run partnership in the World Cup.
- This stand provided the second occasion of batters posting a 200-plus run partnership in an innings in the World Cup for the fourth wicket. The first such occasion was also against the Netherlands. Michael Clarke and Brad Hodge of Australia had posted 204 runs for the fourth wicket at Basseterre on 18.03.2007.
- Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill added 100 runs for the first wicket and Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul added 208 runs for the fourth wicket in the India vs Netherlands match to provide the 29th occasion of a team posting two century stands in an innings in the World Cup.
- These stands provide the sixth occasion of a team posting one century partnership and one 200-plus run stand in an innings in the World Cup.
- These stands provided the second occasion of India posting one century and one 200-plus run stands in an innings in the World Cup. The first such occasion was against Bermuda at Port of Spain on 19.03.2007. Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag added 202 runs for the second wicket while Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh added 122 runs for the fifth wicket.
- India posted 410 for 4 against the Netherlands to provide the seventh occasion of a team posting 400-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the second occasion of India posting a total of more than 400 runs in the World Cup.
- India became the second team after South Africa to post a team total of 400-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup on two or more occasions.
| Team | Score | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| India | 413/5 | 50 | Bermuda | Port of Spain | 19-Mar-07 |
| India | 410/4 | 50 | Netherlands | Bengaluru | 12-Nov-23 |
| South Africa | 408/5 | 50 | West Indies | Sydney | 27-Feb-15 |
| South Africa | 411/4 | 50 | Ireland | Canberra | 03-Mar-15 |
| South Africa | 428/5 | 50 | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 07-Oct-23 |
- Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul scored 128 not out and 102 runs, respectively, in the India vs Netherlands match to provide the 230th and 231st occasion of batters scoring a century in the World Cup. It also provided the 36th and 37th occasion of Indian batters scoring a century in the World Cup.
- Their knocks provided the 25th occasion of two or more batters scoring centuries in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the sixth occasion of two Indian batters scoring centuries in a World Cup match.
- Logan van Beek returned with figures of none for 107 in the final league match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 to provide the sixth occasion of a bowler conceding 100-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the second occasion of a Netherlands bowler conceding 100-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup.
- His figures in the India vs Netherlands match provided the second occasion of a bowler conceding 100-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup without capturing a wicket. It also provided the first occasion of a Netherlands bowler conceding 100-plus runs in the World Cup without taking a wicket.
- KL Rahul’s 102 in the IND vs NED match was his second century in the World Cup. Before this, he had scored 111 against Sri Lanka in Leeds on 06.07.2019. He became the eighth Indian batter to score two or more centuries in the World Cup. He also became the 51st batter to score two or more centuries in the World Cup.
- His innings provided the 24th occasion of a wicketkeeper-batter scoring a century in the World Cup. It also provided the second occasion of an Indian wicketkeeper-batter scoring a century in the World Cup. Rahul Dravid had scored 145 against Sri Lanka in Taunton on 26.05.1999 while keeping wickets for India.
- Logan van Beek (107), Paul van Meekeren (90) and Bas de Leede (82) of Netherlands conceded 80-plus runs against India to provide the 61st, 62nd and 63rd occasions of bowlers conceding 80-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the fourth, fifth and sixth occasions of Netherlands bowlers conceding 80-plus runs in the World Cup.
- These figures provided the third occasion of three bowlers conceding 80-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the first occasion of three Netherland bowlers conceding 80-plus runs in a World Cup match.
- Rohit Sharma (69) and KL Rahul (102) scored fifties in India’s innings in this game to provide the 16th occasion of the captain and wicketkeeper scoring fifties in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below:
| Player | Role | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| Duleep Mendis | Captain | 56 | Sri Lanka | England | Taunton | 11-Jun-83 |
| Guy de Alwis | Wicketkeeper | 58* | Sri Lanka | England | Taunton | 11-Jun-83 |
| Duncan Fletcher | Captain | 71* | Zimbabwe | West Indies | Worcester | 13-Jun-83 |
| Dave Houghton | Wicketkeeper | 54 | Zimbabwe | West Indies | Worcester | 13-Jun-83 |
| Maurice Odumbe | Captain | 50 | Kenya | Australia | Visakhapatnam | 23-Feb-96 |
| Kennedy Otieno | Wicketkeeper | 85 | Kenya | Australia | Visakhapatnam | 23-Feb-96 |
| Ricky Ponting | Captain | 140* | Australia | India | Johannesburg | 23-Mar-03 |
| Adam Gilchrist | Wicketkeeper | 57 | Australia | India | Johannesburg | 23-Mar-03 |
| Stephen Fleming | Captain | 66 | New Zealand | Canada | Gros Islet | 22-Mar-07 |
| Brendon McCullum | Wicketkeeper | 52* | New Zealand | Canada | Gros Islet | 22-Mar-07 |
| Brian Lara | Captain | 77 | West Indies | Australia | North Sound | 27-Mar-07 |
| Denesh Ramdin | Wicketkeeper | 52 | West Indies | Australia | North Sound | 27-Mar-07 |
| Ross Taylor | Captain | 74 | New Zealand | Canada | Wankhede | 13-Mar-11 |
| Brendon McCullum | Wicketkeeper | 101 | New Zealand | Canada | Wankhede | 13-Mar-11 |
| Angelo Mathews | Captain | 51 | Sri Lanka | Scotland | Hobart | 11-Mar-15 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Wicketkeeper | 124 | Sri Lanka | Scotland | Hobart | 11-Mar-15 |
| Ricky Ponting | Captain | 104 | Australia | India | Ahmedabad | 24-Mar-11 |
| Brad Haddin | Wicketkeeper | 53 | Australia | India | Ahmedabad | 24-Mar-11 |
| Jason Holder | Captain | 51 | West Indies | Australia | Nottingham | 06-Jun-19 |
| Shai Hope | Wicketkeeper | 68 | West Indies | Australia | Nottingham | 06-Jun-19 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne | Captain | 97 | Sri Lanka | Australia | The Oval | 15-Jun-19 |
| Kusal Perera | Wicketkeeper | 52 | Sri Lanka | Australia | The Oval | 15-Jun-19 |
| Virat Kohli | Captain | 72 | India | West Indies | Manchester | 27-Jun-19 |
| MS Dhoni | Wicketkeeper | 56* | India | West Indies | Manchester | 27-Jun-19 |
| Faf du Plessis | Captain | 100 | South Africa | Australia | Manchester | 06-Jul-19 |
| Quinton de Kock | Wicketkeeper | 52 | South Africa | Australia | Manchester | 06-Jul-19 |
| Dashun Shanaka | Captain | 68 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Delhi | 07-Oct-23 |
| Kushal Mendis | Wicketkeeper | 76 | Sri Lanka | South Africa | Delhi | 07-Oct-23 |
| Aiden Markram | Captain | 60 | South Africa | Bangladesh | Wankhede | 24-Oct-23 |
| Quinton de Kock | Wicketkeeper | 174 | South Africa | Bangladesh | Wankhede | 24-Oct-23 |
| Rohit Sharma | Captain | 69 | India | Netherlands | Bengaluru | 12-Nov-23 |
| KL Rahul | Wicketkeeper | 102 | India | Netherlands | Bengaluru | 12-Nov-23 |
- Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul scored fifties in India vs Netherlands match to provide the fourth occasion of the captain scoring a half-century and the wicketkeeper scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below:
| Player | Role | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| Ross Taylor | Captain | 74 | New Zealand | Canada | Wankhede | 13-Mar-11 |
| Brendon McCullum | Wicketkeeper | 101 | New Zealand | Canada | Wankhede | 13-Mar-11 |
| Angelo Mathews | Captain | 51 | Sri Lanka | Scotland | Hobart | 11-Mar-15 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Wicketkeeper | 124 | Sri Lanka | Scotland | Hobart | 11-Mar-15 |
| Aiden Markram | Captain | 60 | South Africa | Bangladesh | Wankhede | 24-Oct-23 |
| Quinton de Kock | Wicketkeeper | 174 | South Africa | Bangladesh | Wankhede | 24-Oct-23 |
| Rohit Sharma | Captain | 69 | India | Netherlands | Bengaluru | 12-Nov-23 |
| KL Rahul | Wicketkeeper | 102 | India | Netherlands | Bengaluru | 12 No2023 |
- Shreyas Iyer’s 128 not out represented his first century in the World Cup. His previous best was 82 against Sri Lanka at Wankhede, Mumbai on 02.11.2023. He has made his World Cup debut in the ongoing edition.
- Virat Kohli’s 51 in the India vs Netherlands match fetched him the following World Cup records:
+ An aggregate of 594 runs at the end of this game. He now holds the record for most runs scored by a batter in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. He went past Quinton de Kock of South Africa who has an aggregate of 591 runs
+ Kohli became the third batter in the history of the World Cup to aggregate 1600-plus runs. Others are – Sachin Tendulkar (2278) and Ricky Ponting (1743)
+ Kohli now has 15 fifties in the World Cup. He became the second batter in the history of the World Cup to score 15 or more fifties. Sachin Tendulkar has scored 21 fifties in the World Cup
+ Kohli now has 11 half-centuries in the World Cup. He shares the second place in the list of batters with most half-centuries with Shakib Al Hasan. Sachin Tendulkar with 15 half centuries to his credit occupies the first place. Tendulkar, Kohli, Shakib and Steve Smith (10) are the four batters who have scored 110 or more half-centuries in the World Cup
+ Kolhi now has an aggregate of 1547 runs in winning World Cup matches. He owns the record for most runs in winning World Cup matches. He went past Sachin Tendulkar who had an aggregate of 1516 runs in such matches
+ Sachin Tendulkar (15), Virat Kohli (14) and Rohit Sharma (12) are the three batters to score 10 or more fifties in the winning World Cup matches.
- Shubman Gill’s 51 fetched him an aggregate of 1500 runs in the calendar year 2023 in One-Day Internationals at the end of this game. He holds the record for most runs in the calendar year 2023 in ODIs. Here's the list of players who have aggregated 1500 or more runs in a calendar year in ODIs:
| Player | Team | M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 0 | Year |
| Sachin Tendulkar | IND | 34 | 33 | 4 | 1894 | 143 | 65.31 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1998 |
| Sourav Ganguly | IND | 41 | 41 | 3 | 1767 | 183 | 46.5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1999 |
| Rahul Dravid | IND | 43 | 43 | 5 | 1761 | 153 | 46.34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1999 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | IND | 32 | 32 | 2 | 1611 | 137 | 53.7 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1996 |
| Matthew Hayden | AUS | 32 | 30 | 3 | 1601 | 181* | 59.29 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2007 |
| Saeed Anwar | PAK | 36 | 36 | 5 | 1595 | 115 | 51.45 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1996 |
| Sourav Ganguly | IND | 32 | 32 | 4 | 1579 | 144 | 56.39 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2000 |
| Shubman Gill | INA | 27 | 27 | 3 | 1500 | 208 | 62.5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2023 |
- India deployed nine bowlers in the Netherlands’ innings to provide the 17th occasion of a team using these many number of bowlers in an ODI match. It also provided the first such instance in the history of the World Cup.
- This provided the fourth occasion of India deploying nine bowlers in an innings in ODIs, a record.
| Bowlers | Opposition | Overs | Ground | Date |
| 9 | West Indies | 46.5 | Vadodara | 18-Nov-02 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 50 | Colombo (RPS) | 08-Feb-09 |
| 9 | Australia | 41.5 | Guwahati | 08-Nov-09 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 47.5 | Bengaluru | 12-Nov-23 |
- Virat Kohli captured his first wicket in the World Cup. He has captured five wickets in ODIs. Rohit Sharma captured his first wicket in the World Cup. He has captured nine wickets in ODIs.
- The Netherlands were dismissed for 250 in this game to provide the 347th occasion of a team getting all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 17th occasion of the Netherlands getting all out in the World Cup.
- The Netherlands' innings provided the 194th occasion of a team getting all out in an innings in the World Cup batting second. It also provided the 11th occasion of the Netherlands getting all out in the World Cup batting second.
- India beat the Netherlands in the final league match of the ICC Cricket World Cup by 160 runs to provide the 83rd occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by a 100-plus run margin. It also provided the 12th occasion of India winning a World Cup game by a 100-plus run margin.
- India have won nine matches in this edition to provide the fourth occasion of a team winning nine or more matches in an edition of the World Cup. Australia have won eleven matches in the 2003 and 2007 editions. India have won nine matches in the 2007 and 2023 editions.
- Australia and India are the only two teams in the history of the World Cup to win nine or more matches in two separate editions.
- Rohit Sharma earned a unique distinction in the India vs Netherlands match. As a captain opener, he scored a boundary four of the first legitimate delivery of this match (the first delivery was a wide). He captured a wicket of the last ball of this match as a captain bowler.
Stats courtesy: HR Gopala Krishna – Veteran cricket statistician
