India hammered Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Mumbai on Thursday as the unbeaten tournament hosts reached the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup semi-finals with a crushing victory.
Sri Lanka collapsed to 55 all out inside 20 overs, having been set 358 to win.
Mohammed Shami took 5-18 in five overs after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj struck with the new ball in an innings featuring five ducks and a top score of just 14.
Both Sri Lanka openers fell for golden ducks as they slumped to 14-6.
Bumrah, with 1-8 in five overs, and Siraj (3-16 in seven) did the early damage before Shami took two wickets in two balls as Sri Lanka’s rapid collapse continued.
India’s winning-margin was their biggest success, by runs, in a World Cup game surpassing their 257-run defeat of non-Test nation Bermuda during the 2007 edition in the Caribbean.
Virat Kohli missed out on equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of 49 one-day international hundreds but still made 88 in a total of 357-8
Opening batsman Shubman Gill top-scored with 92.
The pair were out in quick succession after they had shared a stand of 189 following the second-ball exit of India captain Rohit Sharma.
But Shreyas Iyer kept the runs coming with a blistering 82 off just 56 balls including six superbly struck sixes.
Reactions as India defeated Sri Lanka in clinical fashion:
worldclass bowling display from Indian bowlers.this is called world class bowling .#IndiavsSriLanka
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) November 2, 2023
SENSATIONAL SHAMI!!! @MdShami11 🔥🔥🔥🔥#CWC23 #INDVSL
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) November 2, 2023
Sri Lanka have lost 18 wickets for 79 runs against India in the last two matches. Insane. #IndvSL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 2, 2023
🤣🤣Mohammad Shami,,,champion!
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) November 2, 2023
𝐔.𝐍.𝐒.𝐓.𝐎.𝐏.𝐏.𝐀.𝐁.𝐋.𝐄 #Shami!!!
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) November 2, 2023
Another clinical performance by #TeamIndia and @OfficialSLC has been completely outplayed!!! 🏏👌
Go India!! 🇮🇳🇮🇳🤙🤙#INDvSL #CWC2023 #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/ob2bTkXBdI
23-7?? What are we watching?
— Alexandra Hartley (@AlexHartley93) November 2, 2023
On the flip side, what an atmosphere 😍 #INDvSL #CWC2023 pic.twitter.com/AcssThZM7Q
Indian Bowling Lineup destroying Sri lankan batting lineup effortlessly >>>
— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal) November 2, 2023
👏🏼👏🏼#INDvSL #WorldCup2023
When other team see Indian bowling. #bowling #indiancricket pic.twitter.com/bDbS5I1Bmr
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 2, 2023
India had a vision for the World Cup. They tried so many combinations in the past few years, played their players and games with their own style, lost many games in doing so, and went under strict public scrutiny. But they kept going on with their plan.
— Javeria Khan (@ImJaveria) November 2, 2023
This is the only team…
Bumrah and Shami in form and now Siraj is starting to find range🔥 🔥
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) November 2, 2023
Cant understand where's the wickets column and where's the runs column.#INDvsSL
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 2, 2023
INTO the Semis 👏👏👏
— Dhawal Kulkarni (@dhawal_kulkarni) November 2, 2023
🇮🇳India India India🇮🇳 #INDvSL #CWC23 #ICC
India bulldozing their way through!
— Urooj Mumtaz Khan (@uroojmumtazkhan) November 2, 2023
They way this is shaping up will require the opposition to have an extraordinarily flawless day and India to slip up!#cwc23 #INDvSL
Into the World Cup semi-finals and how! Seven wins in seven matches, with every department firing on all cylinders. This is a champion side and they continue to reach new heights with every game. The winning momentum is with us, let's continue our victorious streak. 👌#INDvSL… pic.twitter.com/cyIEd7W1Ue
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) November 2, 2023
Wankhede is witnessing a spectacle right now!! @mdsirajofficial you beauty!!!#IndvSL #CWC23
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) November 2, 2023
With inputs from AFP