| ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group 2, Sydney |
| India 179-2 (20 overs): Kohli 62* (44), Rohit 53 (39), Suryakumar 51* (25) |
| Netherlands 123-9 (20 overs): Pringle 20 (15), Bhuvneshwar 2-9, Axar 2-18 |
| India won by 56 runs |
| Scorecard. Tables |
In the Men's T20 World Cup, India defeated the Netherlands by 56 runs.
In the same way that he did against Pakistan, Kohli did the same thing in Sydney as he put on a show with a score of 73, 73, and 95.
After being dropped on 13 and falling for a rather uninspired 53 from 39 deliveries, Kohli kicked on, showing his full range of shots, and brought up his 35th T20 international half- century from 37 balls.
Suryakumar gave the India fans something to cheer about when he hit a huge six from the last ball of the match to help India post 179-2 from their 20 overs.
With a used pitch at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting to slow up, the Netherlands chase fell apart from the first ball of the match.
The Netherlands stuttered to 123-9 as left-armer Arshdeep Singh and right-armer Bhuvneshwar finished with 2-9 and 2-19, respectively.
Both sides will play on Sunday. The Netherlands will play Pakistan in the Super 12s and India will play South Africa in the group stage.
He was at it again after his match-winning knock against Pakistan.
The intensity of the rivalry between India and Australia might not have been as intense as it was in Melbourne, but the India fans at the SCG made sure that this was not low-key.
The former India skipper followed a similar gameplan to that which proved so successful at the MCG, starting slowly before gradually building up to his expansive best, and the dismissal of Rohit was the catalyst for him to really start.
The 33-year-old thumped the first ball after Tim Pringle's head for four, and was really in full flow by the time he lofted Fred Klaassen over extra cover for six.
Another maximum, whipped over square leg in the last over, was the top scorer and after watching Suryakumar clear the ropes to end the game, he was all smiles.
Kohli is back to his best after almost two years of struggle. India is moving towards the semi-finals.
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