Cricket World Cup 2023: “This Indian team is pure terror”- Fans go berserk as India hammer Sri Lanka by whopping 302 runs to become first team to qualify for semi-finals

India beat Sri Lanka by 302 runs, the 4th highest margin of victory in ODI and the 2nd highest in World Cup history.

Cricket World Cup 2023: “This Indian team is pure terror”- Fans go berserk as India hammer Sri Lanka by whopping 302 runs to become first team to qualify for semi-finals

Indian Cricket Team (Image via ESPN)

On 2nd November, Sri Lanka faced India in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup. Going into the match, India were favorites to win but nobody knew how imposing their victory of Sri Lanka would be. India beat Sri Lanka by 302 runs, the 4th highest margin of victory in ODIs. After scoring a massive total of 357, the Indian pace attack ran through the batting line up of Sri Lanka and bowled them out for only 55 runs. 

Being sent in to bat first, India lost Captain Rohit Sharma on the 2nd ball by Dilshan Madushanka. Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill built a valiant partnership of 189, before both were dismissed by Madushanka, missing out on their centuries. KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav didn’t contribute much with the bat, but Shreyas Iyer hit an explosive 82 off 56. Unfortunately, he was also another victim of Madushanka, who picked up his maiden five wicket haul. Thanks to the batting contributions, India scored 357. 

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Sri Lanka, who had been bowled out for just 50 runs in their last encounter with India, had a similar start. Jasprit Bumrah picked up the wicket of Prathum Nissanka on the very first ball, which was then followed with Mohammed Siraj picking up 3 wickets in his next two overs. Mohammed Shami was then introduced in the 10th over and joined the party by picking up 2 wickets in his first over. He then followed it up by picking up 3 wickets in his next three overs to pick up his 2nd fifer in the World Cup. Ravindra Jadeja picked up the final wicket to finish off Sri Lanka’s innings for only 55 runs.

Indian team impresses netizens after yet another dominating performance 

With this win, India have now confirmed their spot in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup Semi finals, while Sri Lanka’s chances are now worsened. If they fail to qualify for the semi final, they need to ensure to finish in the top 8 so that they can play in the 2025 Champions Trophy. 

Mohammed Shami picked up his 2nd fifer of the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup (Image via ESPN)

This is the 2nd time India have beaten Sri Lanka by a margin of 300+ runs, with India beating them by 317 in January 2023. Fans were impressed with yet another dominating performance by India, as they are now on top of the table. Many fans praised Mohammed Shami as well, who has now picked up 14 wickets in 3 matches. 

Check out their reactions: 

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India will now play South Africa on 5th November. Both teams will try to place first on the points table and qualify for the 1st Semi final. Sri Lanka will play Bangladesh on 6th and although their chances to qualify for the semi-finals are bleak, Captain Kusal Mendis has said they will fight for a spot. 

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