Summary

  • India. who won toss, post 179-2

  • Kohli hits majestic 44-ball 62 before stylish Suryakumar strokes 51 off 25 balls

  • Netherlands drop Rohit on 13 - opener goes on to make 53

  • Netherlands fall well short as wickets shared around

  1. Postpublished at 10:13 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Back to back fifties for Virat Kohli.

    He's quite good, isn't he?

  2. Ned 19-1published at 4 overs

    Target 180

    Another lovely shot from Max O'Dowd, flicking the ball past square leg for four.

    Mohammad Shami's first over goes for eight.

    The worm shows Netherlands are four runs behind India. Netherlands are 19 for 1 after 4 overs. At the same stage India were 23 for 1.
  3. Postpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    Bhuvneshwar Kumar is doing a stellar job, as usual, at the top of the innings.

  4. Ned 11-1published at 3 overs

    Target 180

    Another maiden from Bhuvneshwar Kumar but more interestingly, we've just seen someone being fed some cake in the crowd.

    Each to their own, I guess.

    (My colleague Callum reckons it's a cookies and cream cake, if anyone's interested).

  5. Postpublished at 10:06 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Stuart Clark
    Former Australia fast bowler on Test Match Special

    KumarImage source, Getty Images

    The length and line was too good for Singh, he didn't have the answers.

  6. Postpublished at 10:05 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    SCGImage source, Getty Images

    One off nine, that isn't a great knock. His innings never really got going I'm afraid.

  7. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 2.2 overs

    Singh b Kumar 1 (Ned 11-1)

    Top of off stump and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has the first.

    Vikram Singh never got going, it was a struggle for that solitary run. Kumar persists with a perfect line and length and it's a loose shot from Singh, trying to pull a delivery that was nowhere near short enough.

    Kumar is yet to concede a run...

  8. Postpublished at 10:03 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    That is a lovely shot. He was just waiting for that delivery and played it late. That is a tick.

  9. Ned 11-0published at 2 overs

    Target 180

    Oh, lovely! Another glorious cover drive for four, timed to perfection from O'Dowd.

  10. Postpublished at 09:59 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Earlier this week, Max O'Dowd revealed his game plan for this fixture...

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  11. Ned 4-0published at 1.1 overs

    And there are the first runs, Max O'Dowd driving Arshdeep Singh's first ball to the cover boundary.

  12. Postpublished at 09:58 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Suryakumar Yadav was an absolute delight to watch for India.

    A six from the final ball of the innings to reach his fifty.

  13. Postpublished at 09:57 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    There is the lesser-spotted maiden.

  14. Ned 0-0published at 1 over

    Target 180

    A maiden to start.

    Just what you want when you're chasing 180.

  15. Ned 0-0published at 0.1 overs

    Target 180

    Full, straight and solid in defence from Vikram Singh.

  16. Postpublished at 09:54 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Stuart Clark
    Former Australia fast bowler on Test Match Special

    If you didn't know that you were at the SCG, you'd think you were at one of the grounds in India with the sea of blue and this atmosphere. It's amazing.

  17. Postpublished at 09:53 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    So here come the Dutch openers, Vikram Singh and the long-haired big hitter Max O'Dowd.

    It is absolutely heaving with Indian support at Sydney, but what an experience for them. It'll be Bhuvneshwar Kumar to take the first over.

  18. Postpublished at 09:52 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    Fair play to the Netherlands, they really stuck it out. They started really well, but will be a bit disappointed with the finish, it just got away from them.

  19. Postpublished at 09:51 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    Thanks, Callum.

    So Netherlands will need a rather challenging 180 to win, but they did bowl better than that scorecard suggests.

    They were up against two incredible players in peak form.

  20. Postpublished at 09:49 British Summer Time 27 October 2022

    KohliImage source, Getty Images

    India will be strong favourites to successfully defend their 179-2 and make it from two from two.

    Ffion Wynne will talk you through the chase.