Sharma-led India beat the Dutch

India made no changes to their playing eleven.

It was the first time they were playing a Twenty20 International against the Netherlands.

On winning the toss, Rohit Sharma, India’s skipper, chose to bat.

The start of play was delayed.

The first Powerplay of India’s innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 32, and lost a wicket.

Lokesh Rahul, whose 12-ball innings included a boundary, scored nine. Sixteen balls into the match, he was trapped leg before wicket by Paul van Meekeren, who broke the 11-run stand.

Forty-seven balls (7.5 overs) into the match, India sought a batting review. Rohit was the batsman. It was upheld by English umpire Michael Gough.

India scored 50 off 8.3 overs (51 balls). The Netherlands had conceded an extra at that point.

The second-wicket pair put on 50 off 41 balls. While Rohit’s contribution to the partnership was 39, Virat Kohli’s contribution to it was 13. Extras didn’t contribute to the partnership.

Ten overs into the match, the drinks break was taken. India had scored 67, and lost a wicket at that point. While Rohit was batting on 42, Kohli had scored 14.

Rohit’s half-century – which included four boundaries and three sixes – came off 35 balls.

He eventually scored 53 off 39 balls. Fifty-six balls after Rahul’s dismissal, he was caught by Colin Ackermann. Fred Klaassen broke the 73-run partnership.

India scored 100 off 13.2 overs (80 balls). The Netherlands had conceded three extras at that point.

The third-wicket pair put on 50 off 26 balls. While Kohli’s contribution to the partnership was 24, the contribution of Suryakumar Yadav, the player of the match, to it was 26. Extras’ contribution to the partnership was a run.

Kohli’s half-century – which included three boundaries and a six – came off 37 balls.

He eventually scored 62 off 44 balls, which included the aforementioned number of boundaries, in addition to a couple of sixes. He was unbeaten.

India scored 150 off 17.5 overs (107 balls). The Netherlands had conceded four extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Suryakumar’s half-century – which included seven boundaries and a six – came off 25 balls. He eventually scored 51, and was unbeaten.

India scored 179 for the loss of a couple of wickets off 20 overs.

Shariz Ahmad bowled a wicketless over, conceding five.

Bas de Leede bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 33.

Logan van Beek and Tim Pringle bowled four wicketless overs apiece. While the former conceded 45, the latter conceded 30.

Klaassen and van Meekeren bowled four overs each, picking up a scalp apiece. While the former conceded 33, the latter conceded 32.

The first Powerplay of the Netherlands’ innings – which was the mandatory Powerplay – was between the first and the sixth over. They scored 27, and lost a couple of wickets.

Vikramjit Singh, who faced nine balls, scored just a run. Fourteen balls into the chase, Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the 11-run stand.

Max O’Dowd, whose 10-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 16. A dozen balls later, Axar Patel broke the nine-run stand.

De Leede, who faced 23 balls, scored 16. Thirty balls later, he was caught by Hardik Pandya. Axar broke the 27-run stand.

It was at that point that the drinks break was taken. Ackermann had scored a dozen.

The Netherlands scored 50 off 9.4 overs (58 balls). India had conceded a couple of extras at that point.

Ackermann, whose 21-bal innings included a boundary, eventually scored 17. Seventeen balls after de Leede’s dismissal, he was caught by Axar. Ravichandran Ashwin broke the 15-run stand.

Tom Cooper, who faced a dozen balls, scored nine. Three balls later, he was caught by the substitute, Deepak Hooda. Ashwin broke the one-run stand.

Pringle, whose 15-ball innings included a boundary and the only six of the innings, scored 20. Eighteen balls later, he was caught by Kohli. Mohammed Shami broke the 24-run stand.

Scott Edwards, the Netherlands’ skipper, faced eight balls, scoring five. Five balls later, he was caught by Hooda. Bhuvneshwar broke the two-run stand.

The Netherlands scored 100 off 17.4 overs (107 balls). India had conceded half-a-dozen extras at that point. That was, incidentally, the number of extras they eventually conceded.

Van Beek, who faced five balls, scored three. Eight balls after Edwards’ dismissal, he was caught by Dinesh Karthik. Arshdeep Singh broke the 12-run stand.

Eighteen overs into the chase, India sought a bowling review. Ahmad was the batsman. It was upheld by Pakistani umpire Ahsan Raza.

He eventually scored 16 off 11 balls, which included a couple of boundaries. He was unbeaten.

The ninth-wicket pair didn’t get off the mark. Klaassen, who faced a ball, didn’t open his account. The next ball, he was trapped leg before wicket by Arshdeep.

Van Meekeren, whose six-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 14. He was unbeaten.

The Netherlands, who scored 123 for the loss of nine wickets off 20 overs, lost by 56 runs.

Hardik bowled a wicketless over, conceding nine.

Shami bowled four overs, conceding 27. He picked up a wicket.

Bhuvneshwar bowled three overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded nine, picking up a couple of wickets.

Arshdeep, Ashwin and Axar bowled four overs each, picking up a couple of scalps apiece. They conceded 37, 21, and 18, respectively.