India superior to the semifinals after registering their largest win in the historical past of the ODI World Cup as they mauled Sri Lanka by 302 runs on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, November 2. The Men in Blue could not have pulled off a extra medical efficiency to cement their semifinal berth as they outclassed the Lankan Lions in all three departments.
The Kusal Mendis-led aspect skilled a nightmarish outing with the willow in hand after they had been requested to obtain a mammoth goal of 358 runs in 50 overs. The match reminded everybody of the lately contested Asia Cup remaining the place the Sri Lankan staff was ripped to shreds by the steam of Mohammed Siraj. Siraj got here again to hang-out Sri Lanka once more as he dismantled their prime order by dismissing Dimuth Karunaratne, Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama.
It turned out to be an distinctive effort from the Indian seamers as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami additionally bowled probing deliveries to go away the Sri Lankan batters dumbfounded. Sri Lanka’s distress finally got here to an finish in the twentieth over as they bought bowled out for 55 runs.
Earlier in the day, India was requested to set a complete on the board after the Sri Lanka skipper received the toss and selected to subject – a choice that he may remorse. India had been pegged again early as Dilshan Madushanka bowled a well-disguised slower one to dismiss Rohit Sharma on the second ball of the match.
However, the pair of Shubman Gill (92 off 92 balls) and Virat Kohli (88 off 94 deliveries) stabilised India’s batting order after the early hiccup and closed the door on Sri Lanka’s face. Shubman lastly confirmed glimpses of type in the event after enduring a string of first rate outings. He was tentative early on however pressed the accelerator after getting his eye in.
Virat, however, laid the inspiration of India’s innings and constructed his knock in his trademark trend – operating arduous between the wickets and placing the Sri Lankan bowlers away every time they erred in phrases of their line and size. He was trying on the right track to scoring his forty ninth ODI ton and drawing degree with Sachin Tendulkar earlier than Madushanka bowled one other terrific slower one to delay his wait.
Virat’s dismissal got here in the thirty second over and the 1996 World Cup winners gave themselves an opportunity to make a comeback in the sport as additionally they bought the higher of KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav quickly to finish India’s hopes of scoring in extra of 400.
But Shreyas Iyer (82 off 56 balls) performed a fearless knock and was bolstered by Ravindra Jadeja (35 off 24 balls) because the duo mixed collectively to take India to 357.
