Cricket World Cup highlights: India rout Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Mumbai

Shami bags 5 and Siraj 3, after Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer score fifties

Published: November 02, 2023 15:57 Last updated: November 03, 2023 12:26 Shyam A. Krishna, Senior Associate Editor and A.K.S. Satish, Sports Editor

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SRI LANKA OPT TO BOWL: India’s captain Rohit Sharma (left) tosses the coin as his Sri Lankan counterpart Kusal Mendis watches before the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, on November 2, 2023. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. They have one change with Dushan Hemantha replacing Dhananjaya de Silva. India field an unchanged side from the last game. Image Credit: AFP

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FIRST OVER SHOCK FOR INDIA: India’s captain Rohit Sharma is clean bowled by Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka in the first over of the match. India were 4/1 in 0.2 overs. Image Credit: AFP

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GILL MISSES A TON: India’s Shubman Gill plays a square cut against Sri Lanka. He had an early scare after being dropped by Charith Asalanka but settled down to play some pleasing shots to score 92 and shared a 189-run second wicket partnership with Virat Kohli. Image Credit: AFP

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KOHLI’S STAMP OF CLASS: India’s Virat Kohli drives during his knock 88. After surviving a caught and bowled chance by Dushmantha Chameera when he was on 10, Kohl unveiled his full range of shots. But with his 49th century in sight, Kohli was dismissed by Madushanka, and India became 196/3 in 31.3 overs. Image Credit: Reuters

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MADUSHANKA BAGS 5 WICKETS: Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka in action. The left-arm seamer was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers, dismissing five Indian batsmen. His best was the second delivery of the match that uprooted the stumps of Indian captain Rohit Sharma. Image Credit: AFP

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CHAMEERA STRIKES: Sri Lanka’s Dushmantha Chameera celebrates with Dimuth Karunaratne after taking the wicket of India’s KL Rahul (21), who forged a 60-run fourth wicket stand with Shreyas Iyer. India were 256/4 in 39.2 overs. Image Credit: Reuters

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SKY FALLS CHEAPLY: India’s Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot against Sri Lanka. He could not get going and was dismissed for 12. India were 276/5 in 41.3 overs. Image Credit: AFP

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INDIA POST MASSIVE TOTAL: India’s Shreyas Iyer walks after losing his wicket, caught by Sri Lanka's Maheesh Theekshana off the bowling of Dilshan Madushanka. He scored a 56-ball 82, and India went on to post a total of 357/8 in 50 overs. Image Credit: Reuters

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ROCKY START FOR SRI LANKA: India’s Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of opener Pathum Nissanka for a duck as Sri Lanka’s chase got off to a rocky start. Image Credit: AFP

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SIRAJ TORPEDOES SRI LANKAN CHASE: India’s Mohammed Siraj celebrates after taking the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne and Sri Lanka slumped to 2/2. Siraj also claimed the wickets of captain Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama to reduce Sri Lanka to 3 runs for 4 wickets. Image Credit: AFP

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A FIVER FOR SHAMI: India’s Mohammed Shami bowls against Sri Lanka. After Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah sliced open the Sri Lanka top-order, Shami got to work and went on to claim five wickets. Image Credit: AFP

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SRI LANKA 55 ALL OUT: India’s players celebrate after the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Charith Asalanka. Sri Lanka never recovered from the early batting collapse and slumped to 55 all out in 19.4 overs. Five batsmen scored ducks. Image Credit: AFP

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