Mohammed Shami took 5 crucial wickets as India’s pace attack obliterated Sri Lanka by a paltry score of 55 runs. This is India’s biggest win in ICC World Cup history, in which Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer played a key role with the bat while Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah derailed the Sri Lankan batting.
Mohammed Shami took 4 back-to-back wickets to compound Sri Lanka’s collapse. Charith Asalanka and Dushan Hemantha are back in the pavilion as Sri Lanka are now at the end. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj gave India a great start as Bumrah and Siraj struck early and took the first four wickets. Charith Asalanka and Angelo Mathews are trying to stabilize a shaky Sri Lankan innings
India amassed 357/8 against Sri Lanka in their World Cup. Virat Kohli (88 for 94), Shubman Gill (92 for 92) and Shreyas Iyer (82 for 56) were the top scorers for the home team. Ravindra Jadeja’s 35 off 24 balls took India past 350. Left-arm pacer Dilshan Madhushanka was the standout bowler for Sri Lanka, finishing with figures of five for 80 in 10 overs.
Virat Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar’s iconic record by becoming the batsman with the most thousand runs scored in a single year in the ODI format.
Virat crossed the one-thousand-run mark in the 50-over format against his favorite rivals Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday in the ongoing World Cup.
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli’s inspirational partnership along with Shreyas Iyer’s fireworks in the middle overs powered India to a total of 357/8 against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first at Mumbai’s iconic Wankhede Stadium. Rohit Sharma was happy with the decision and said he would have opted to bat first on his home ground.
Rohit Sharma’s India remain the only unbeaten team in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 with 7 straight wins. The men in blue will be aiming to become the first team of the tournament to qualify for the semi-finals.
Sri Lanka have been on a roller coaster of injuries so far in this tournament. After successive defeats to South Africa, Pakistan and Australia in their first three matches, the Lankans bounced back with strong wins in the next two matches, including a win over reigning world champions England. However, the defeat to Afghanistan in their last match put a big dent in their World Cup hopes.
The Lankans are currently 7th in the ICC World Cup scoring table with 4 points and a net rate of -0.275. The Kusal Mendis-led side will look to get back to winning ways and stay alive in the tournament.
