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India's Shreyas Iyer hits his first World Cup century

Published: 12 Nov 2023 - 04:31 pm | Last Updated: 12 Nov 2023 - 04:33 pm
India's Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between India and Netherlands at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on November 12, 2023. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)

India's Shreyas Iyer plays a shot during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between India and Netherlands at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on November 12, 2023. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP)

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Bengaluru, India: Shreyas Iyer struck his first World Cup century to put India on course for a big total against the Netherlands in the last league match on Sunday.

Iyer stood out in an innings where all of India's top five batsmen hit 50-plus scores in Bengaluru after the hosts elected to bat first in their bid for a ninth win in nine matches.
Iyer, 28, reached his ton, a fourth in ODI cricket, off 84 balls with nine fours and two sixes.