ODI WC 2023: India Defeats Sri Lanka by 302 Run & Officially Qualified To Semis

India Vs Sri Lanka, ICC World Cup 2023: India fisted Sri Lanka a 302-run beat in Mumbai on Thursday and became the first team to reach the semifinals of ODI World Cup 2023. India cricket team’s sensational and massive victory was titled by Mohammed Shami’s second five-wicket haul of the World Cup league after magnificent innings from Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and Virat Kohli.

Highlights of Today’s Glorifying Victory of India Against Sri Lanka

First and foremost, India is the first team to rage into the semifinals of the 2023 ODI World Cup after the defeat of Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. Team India is the one undefeated team in the 2023 World Cup tournament till now.

Following that, India is standing at the top of the points table with 14 points from 7 back-to-back victories. Now, India has arrived at the semis of the ICC World Cup for the 4th successive time after a destructive campaign in 2007 which finished in the group stages succeding surprise defeats to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. After four years, India beat Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium to win the World Cup.

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In today’s India vs Sri Lanka innings, SL won the toss and was chosen to bowl first. After being asked to bat first, India scored 357 runs for 8 wickets. The target score set by the India team to Sri Lanka is 358 runs. Jasprit Bumrah & Mohammed Siraj dismissed the Lankan’s top four.

Mohammed Shami finishes his fifer and he becomes India’s Leading Wicket-taker in the ODI World Cups. Overall, Sri Lanka was sent off for 55 runs in 19.4 overs and India again tops the first position in the ODI Points table with seven successive victories.

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