After their colleagues had departed following breezy fifties on a good M Chinnaswamy Stadium track, Iyer (128 not out) struck his fourth ODI ton before Rahul (102) exploded as the duo lit up the stage on the Hindu festival of Diwali to get India to 410-4.
From staying under the radar in the lead-up to the World Cup to becoming high-flyers, South Africa have started playing to potential and are firm favourites against the Dutch.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc qualified fourth with Mexican Sergio Perez, Verstappen's closest title rival and team mate but a massive 151 points adrift after 15 of 22 rounds, fifth and 0.773 off his team mate's pace.
Bas de Leede struck a superb 123 as Netherlands sealed qualification for the 50-over Cricket World Cup in India.
Fresh from posting 399 in their previous game, South Africa batting was on fire yet again at the cost of Bangladesh who endured a 149-run rout.
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Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 33 World Cup 2023 games.
Zimbabwe captain Sean Williams bludgeoned 174 to set up a 304-run victory for his side in their ODI World Cup Qualifier against the United States.
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IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Pakistan and The Netherlands in Hyderabad on Friday.
Pakistan would be desperate to plug the gaping holes and hope their star players regain form when they open their World Cup campaign against a free spirited Netherlands in Hyderabad on Friday.
Left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav's sensational hat-trick and Prithvi Shaw's quick-fire half century (77) set up a four-wicket win for India 'A' against New Zealand 'A' in the second unofficial ODI.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 45 World Cup 2023 games.
Australia will look for another dominating show but need to be cautious when they face a tenacious Netherlands in the World Cup 2023 match in New Delhi.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday to end Formula One leader Max Verstappen's record run of 10 wins in a row.
India's Jehan Daruvala finished a creditable second in the sprint race of the Formula 2 Championships in Imola on Saturday
The Netherlands caused the World Cup's second major upset in three days, as it shocked an in-form South Africa by 38 runs.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 29 World Cup 2023 games.
Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton was seventh for Mercedes and Lance Stroll collected the final point for Aston Martin.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index after 37 World Cup 2023 games.
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Suryakumar ended the innings in grand style, flicking the final ball of the innings from pacer Logan van Beek over square leg for a six. That stunning shot also saw him race to his half-century from 25 balls.
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It was Scott Edwards (16 not out) and Logan van Beek (4 not out) who kept their cool to help the Dutch start off on a winning note.
The player draft for the much-awaited Global T20 Canada 2023 was held in a hybrid-form in Mumbai.
West Indies, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka will enter the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier high on confidence
Max Verstappen clinched his second win of the season as the Australian Grand Prix was halted with three red flags.
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Max Verstappen won the Miami Grand Prix from ninth on the starting grid with a masterful display of tyre management on Sunday.
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Earlier, on a pitch offering pace and bounce for the bowlers, Thakur struck the first blow by castling Chad Bowes (10) with NZ 'A' at 14 in the third over. In his next over, he had Dane Cleaver (4) caught by Sen.
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Zimbabwe and the Netherlands at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday.
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Zimbabwe's first match will take place on the second day of the competition against fellow qualifier Ireland in Hobart on October 17.
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