India vs Sri Lanka live World Cup 2023
Sports : The Indian cricket team with consecutive 7 wins become the first team to reach the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup 2023. The Indian team achieved this feat by defeating Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday (2 November). The Indian team is on top in the points table by winning all its 7 matches so far.
In response to the target of 358 runs, the Sri Lankan team was bowled out on 55 runs in 19.4 overs. With this defeat, Sri Lanka is out of the race for the semi-finals. For Sri Lanka, Kasun Rajitha scored 14 runs, Angelo Mathews scored 12 runs and Mahish Tikshana scored 12 runs. Five batsmen of the team could not even open their account. For India, Mohammed Shami took 5 wickets and Mohammed Siraj took 3 wickets.
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With this defeat, Sri Lanka is out of the race for the semi-finals. For Sri Lanka, Kasun Rajitha scored 14 runs, Angelo Mathews scored 12 runs and Mahish Tikshana scored 12 runs. Five batsmen of the team could not even open their account. For India, Mohammed Shami took 5 wickets and Mohammed Siraj took 3 wickets.
In the first innings, India scored 357 runs after losing eight wickets in 50 overs with the help of Shubman Gill (92 runs), Virat Kohli (88 runs), Shreyas Iyer (82 runs). Sri Lanka has a target of 358 runs to win.
Virat Kohli once again missed his 49th century. Following the Virat Kohli’s dismissal, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer also missed their first World Cup century. After the first wicket of Rohit Sharma fell for four runs, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill took over the innings. There was a partnership of 189 runs between the two. At one time, Team India, which was moving towards 400 runs, lost wickets at regular intervals.