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India’s world number one T20 batter Abhishek Sharma was out for a third consecutive duck at the World Cup but the hosts maintained their unbeaten tournament record with a 17-run victory over the Netherlands in Ahmedabad.<\/b><\/p>\n
With Super 8s qualification already secured, India chose to bat first after winning the toss but their openers were stifled by the Netherlands’ bowlers in the early overs.<\/p>\n
Sharma faced just three balls before being dismissed by a back of the length delivery from Aryan Dutt, becoming the first batter in history to record three ducks in their first three innings of a T20 World Cup. He has five ducks in the calendar year.<\/p>\n
But inspired batting further down the order saw India post an imposing 193-6, thanks to Shivam Dube’s blistering 66 off 31 which featured four fours and six sixes.<\/p>\n
Dube was backed up by Tilak Varma (31), Suryakumar Yadav (34) and Hardik Pandya (30). Aryan Dutt and Logan van Beek did attempt to slow down India’s hard-hitting batters, picking up five wickets between them.<\/p>\n
Having been knocked out of the competition after Pakistan’s win over Namibia earlier in the day, the chase looked out of the Netherlands’ reach from the outset.<\/p>\n
Opening batters Michael Levitt and Max O’Dowd found it hard to get going as India spin bowler Varun Chakravarthy claimed a clinical 3-14 off his three overs.<\/p>\n
Chakravarthy claimed revenge on behalf of team-mate Sharma by dismissing Dutt for a duck of his own, leaving the Netherlands 94-4 inside 13 overs.<\/p>\n
Zach Lion-Cachet and Noah Croes hit some late boundaries but never threatened to overhaul the target, meaning India end Group A with an unblemished record of four wins from four matches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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