MUMBAI – Magical bowling spell from Mohammed Siraj and Mohammad Shami helped India beat Sri Lanka by 302 runs to qualify for the semi-final round of the World Cup 2023.
Shami claimed a five-wicket haul while Siraj picked three wickets to bowl the Lankans out for 55 as they were chasing a mammoth target of 358 runs.
Five Sri Lankan players went for duck while two remained in single digit as they seemed under pressure in front of deadly bowling spell by Indian seamers.
Earlier, India racked up a big total of 357 runs against Sri Lanka.
Fiery knocks from Virat Kohli (88) and Shubman Gill (92) helped the team to boot the total after Dilshan Madushanka dismissed opener Rohit Sharma for four.
However, both players could not complete their centuries as Madushanka removed them before they entered the triple digit.
But Shreyas Iyer’s explosive 82 from 56 deliveries helped India accelerate towards the death, with Sri Lanka left with a big target of 358 to win.
Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium is the home ground of Indian skipper as Men in Blue eye advancing unbeaten record in the leading ICC tournament.
Hosts India picked momentum and now eye lifting their second ODI World Cup, which turned them into a dominant team in the cricketing world.
India continues the game with 100 percent win rate, with 6 wins in their six matches. Sri Lanka managed to bag two wins in six matches played. Top players of Island nation have been ruled out of the tournament due to injuries, especially key bowlers.
The team remained inconsistent so far in the tournament and they need to win all games to enter semi-finals. Mendis led Sri Lanka earlier was smashed by Afghanistan in their last match by 7 wickets.
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India vs Sri Lanka World Cup Squads
India: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka.
