India seal semifinal berth with 302-run win over Sri Lanka

India seal semifinal berth with 302-run win over Sri Lanka

India became the first team to qualify for semifinals of ODI World Cup 2023 with a 302-run win over Sri Lanka

India have won all of their seven matches so far in the group stage, and reach 14 points after winning in Mumbai

Mohammed Shami registered a fifer as Sri Lanka folded for 55 runs chasing 358

Virat Kohli had earlier scored 88 runs, missing a chance to score his 49th ODI century

Shubman Gill had also scored 92 runs missing his maiden World Cup hundred

Gill and Kohli’s 193-run partnership helped India recover after they lost Rohit Sharma early

Shreyas Iyer also scored 82 runs to put the finishing touches on India’s total

Jasprit Bumrah picked up a wicket on the first ball, becoming the first India to do so

Mohammed Siraj then picked up three wickets to leave the Sri Lankan top order rattled

Shami then joined the party and registered his fourth fifer in ODI cricket

Shami also surpassed Zaheer Khan, Javagal Srinath to become India’s highest wicket-taker (45) in World Cup