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India vs Sri Lanka, thirty third Match at Mumbai, Nov 02, 2023
Printed on: Nov 03, 2023
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India hammered Sri Lanka by a mammoth 302 runs within the match quantity 33 of World Cup 2023 on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, November 2 to substantiate their berth within the semi-finals of the competitors. India thus grew to become the primary workforce to e-book their place within the closing 4.
Despatched into bat in Sri Lanka, the Males in Blue posted a large 357/8 on the board as Shubman Gill (92 off 92), Virat Kohli (88 off 94) and Shreyas Iyer (82 off 56) performed glorious knocks. Mohammed Shami (5/18) and Mohammed Siraj (3/16) then mixed to bundle out Sri Lanka for an embarrassing 55 in 19.4 overs. The 302-run win is India’s largest when it comes to runs within the ODI World Cup and the second largest ever within the match’s historical past.
Batting first, India had been jolted early as Dilshan Madushanka (5/80) cleaned up Rohit Sharma (4) with a brute. Nonetheless, they dropped each Gill and Kohli early within the match and paid the worth for a similar. The Prince and King duo featured in a 189-run stand for the second wicket to place India in full command.
Each, nonetheless, missed out on their respective lots of. Gill was the primary to go, edging an tried ramp off a sluggish bouncer from Madushanka to the keeper. Kohli was additionally finished in by the change of tempo from the Lankan left-arm seamer and chipped a catch to quick cowl. Whereas Gill hit 11 fours and two sixes, Kohli struck 11 fours.
Shreyas and KL Rahul (21 off 19) then added 60 runs for the fourth wicket. The stand ended when the latter checked his stroke and was caught off Dushmantha Chameera. Shreyas, nonetheless, struck three fours and 6 sixes to maintain the momentum going. Considered one of his maximums (106 meters) was the most important of the continuing World Cup. A cameo from Ravindra Jadeja (35 off 24) took India previous 355.
Chasing an enormous rating, Jasprit Bumrah trapped Pathum Nissanka (0) lbw with the primary ball. The dismissal set the tone of the innings. Siraj additionally pinged Dimuth Karunaratne (0) leg earlier than and had Sadeera Samarawickrama (0) caught at slip in the identical over. In his subsequent over, the pacer knocked over Kusal Mendis (1).
Shami got here in and ran by the center and decrease order with out a lot hassle. Charith Asalanka (1) chipped a catch to backward level. Dushan Hemantha (0) was then caught behind. A superb evaluation from KL Rahul despatched Chameera on his approach as one other Lankan batter registered a duck. Shami dismissed Angelo Mathews (12) and Kasun Rajitha (14) to finish his five-for. Jadeja completes the formalities as Madushanka (6) tried to slog one and top-edged a catch.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
