Wrecker in chief: The Sri Lankan batters discovered
Shami too sizzling to deal with and fell like 9 pins.
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Like biting right into a bun-maska dunked in Irani tea in these outdated Parsi eating places in this teeming metropolis, India revealed an identical ease because it tucked right into a hapless Sri Lanka right here on Thursday.
The Men in Blue’s seventh triumph in this World Cup was mounted upon muscular batting and relentless quick bowling and the followers on the Wankhede Stadium relished each second of a lop-sided contest that sealed the host’s semifinal berth.
Huge margin
Having posted 357 for eight, Rohit Sharma’s males bundled out Sri Lanka for 55 in 19.4 overs and gained by 302 runs. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj dismissed Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne respectively when the batters have been but to open their accounts. If the openers have been trapped proper in entrance with ruffled pads, Sadeera Samarawickrama edged Siraj and skipper Kusal Mendis discovered the Hyderabadi dismantling his citadel.
No respite
With 4 batters in the hut and simply three on the board, there was no respite as Mohammed Shami bustled in. He missed a hat-trick however inflicted sufficient harm as Sri Lanka hobbled at 14 for six in 10 overs, and as soon as Shami (5 for 18) castled Angelo Mathews, the guests have been down for the depend.
In the afternoon whereas a sea of blue slithered in from Marine Drive and Churchgate station, Mendis gained the toss and elected to subject. His counterpart Rohit flicked the primary ball for 4 however an unfazed left-arm speedster Dilshan Madushanka thudded the subsequent ball into the stumps whereas the opener performed inside the road.
The preliminary worries have been allayed by Virat Kohli. He redirected Madushanka in the direction of fine-leg and Shubman Gill pulled the seamer as a partnership started to take form. There have been some shut shaves too as Charith Asalanka dropped Gill on eight and Dushmantha Chameera did not latch onto a caught and bowled likelihood off Kohli when the latter was on 10. They have been tough catches however matches activate such slender threads.
Peach of a shot
Soon Kohli essayed his drives however the peach was a straight-driven 4 off Kasun Rajitha. Gill, the fashionable apprentice to the grasp on the different finish, minimize and flicked. He switched to turbo-mode, hoisting sixes off Chameera and Dushan Hemantha. However, the 189-run second-wicket partnership concluded when Gill (92, 92b, 11×4, 2×6) lobbed Madushanka into the gloves of Mendis.
Just like Gill, Kohli (88, 94b, 11×4) too fell towards the run of play, popping up a catch off Madushanka. The much-anticipated record-equalling forty ninth ODI ton proved elusive whereas the unique maestro Sachin Tendulkar watched from the stands. The subsequent duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ok.L. Rahul scored briskly with the previous hoisting sixes for enjoyable. But one other tender dismissal emanated when Rahul picked the fielder at short-cover.
Suryakumar Yadav too didn’t final lengthy however Shreyas cruised. A pulled six off Madushanka (5 for 80), adopted by one straight down the bottom confirmed the Mumbaikar in all his glory earlier than he (82, 56b, 3×4, 6×6) holed out as one other imminent century turned a mirage. India by then had sufficient to depart the guests deflated.
