India defeated Netherlands by 56 runs to register their second consecutive win in the T20 World Cup here on Thursday. Electing to bat, India scored 179 for 2 and then restricted Netherlands to 123 for 9. India produced a solid batting display with Rohit Sharma (53), Virat Kohli (62 not out) and Suryakumar Yadav (51 not out) -- all scoring scintillating fifties.
For Netherlands, Fred Klaassen (1/33) and Paul van Meekeren (1/32) took one wicket each. In the second innings, pacers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/9) and Arshdeep Singh (2/37) and the spin duo of Axar Patel (2/18) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/21) shone bright with the ball for India.