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MUMBAI : Sri Lanka's decision to field in sweltering conditions in Mumbai during their World Cup match on Thursday surprised many and India batsman Shreyas Iyer felt that the hosts got lucky.
India became the first team to qualify for the knockout stages of the Cricket World Cup with a thumping 302-run victory over Sri Lanka in Mumbai.
India hammered Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Mumbai on Thursday as the unbeaten tournament hosts reached the Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-finals with a crushing victory. Sri Lanka collapsed to 55 all out inside 20 overs, having been set 358 to win. Mohammed Shami took 5-18 in five overs after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj struck with the new ball in an innings featuring five ducks and a top score of just 14. Both Sri Lanka openers fell for golden ducks as they slumped to 14-6. Bumrah, with 1-8 in five overs, and Siraj (3-16 in seven) did the early damage before Shami took two wickets in two balls as Sri Lanka's rapid collapse continued.
Virat Kohli continues to impress at the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2023 with his batting performance. He kicked off the tournament with an 85-run knock against Australia and keeps adding valuable scores for the Indian cricket team. He has scored 442 runs across seven matches at an average of 88.40 for India at the mega event. While only the name of Virat Kohli is enough to make him the cynosure of all eyes, it was his mischievous act against veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews in Cricket World Cup 2023 game on Thursday that put him in added focus.
In a repeat of the Asia Cup final, Mohammed Siraj's sensational spell was shadowed by Mohammed Shami who took the onus to send India to the semi-finals of the World Cup after a thumping 302-runs victory at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. Since Shami's arrival in India's playing XI, the pace trio has been unstoppable and once again the batters succumbed in front of their prowess. Bumrah on the very first ball sent Pathum Nissanka back for a golden duck with a delivery that swung away sharply found an edge on its way and hit the pads right in front of the stumps.
The Indian cricket team sealed their qualification for the Cricket World Cup 2023 semifinals with a massive win over Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. India posted a mammoth total of 357/8 thanks to brilliant knocks from Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer. In reply, Sri Lanka were bundled out for just 55 with Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj emerging as the top performers. With their seventh win on the trot, India remained the only unbeaten side in the competition and they have 14 points. South Africa are second with 12 points but they boast of the best Net Run Rate (+2.290) in the competition. Australia and New Zealand are third and fourth in the table respectively.
India qualified for the 2023 World Cup semi-finals with their most dominant display of the tournament, decimating Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Mumbai on Thursday.
Jasprit Bumrah became the first Indian cricket team bowler to take a wicket on the very first ball of a team innings during a Cricket World Cup match. During the Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka, Bumrah produced the perfect first delivery as Pathum Nissanka was trapped LBW. The delivery moved rapidly away from the batter and it hit Nissanka high on the pads. The umpire gave it out but Sri Lanka went for a review and it confirmed the fact that the delivery was clipping the bails on the left stump. When it comes to the Cricket World Cup, no Indian bowler has ever achieved this feat.