India made a
couple of changes to their playing eleven – Mohammed Shami and Yuzvendra Chahal
made way for Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. Sri Lanka made nine changes to
the eleven that (Dickwel)last played the Indians – Danushka Gunathilaka, Upul
Tharanga, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Niroshan, Asela Gunaratne, Sachith Pathirana,
Akila Dananjaya, Suranga Lakmal and Nuwan Pradeep made way for Dimuth
Karunaratne (who was leading the team), Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Kusal
Mendis, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha and
Lasith Malinga.
On winning the toss, Karunaratne chose to bat. He scored 10. His 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Twenty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 17-run stand. Kusal Perera, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Bumrah broke the 23-run stand.
Mendis, who faced 13 balls, scored just three. Twenty-one balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jadeja broke the 13-run stand. Fernando, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Half-a-dozen balls later, he caught by Dhoni. Hardik Pandya broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple.
Thirimanne, whose 68-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 53. A hundred and fifty-seven balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Yadav broke the 124-run stand. Angelo Mathews, whose 128-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 113. Sixty-three balls later, he was caught by Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match. Bumrah broke the 74-run stand.
De Silva, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 29. He was unbeaten. Thisara Perera, who led Sri Lanka in their previous match against the Indians, faced three balls, scoring a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Pandya. Needless to say, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was in seventh heaven. Udana, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 15 extras. Sri Lanka scored 264 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Kumar, Yadav, Pandya and Jadeja bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 73, 58, 50 and 40, respectively. Bumrah bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37, picking up three scalps.
Sharma, whose 94-ball innings included 14 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 103 – his fifth ton at this year’s World Cup. A hundred and eighty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Mathews. Rajitha broke the 189-run stand. Lokesh Rahul, whose 118-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 111. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Kusal Perera. Malinga broke the 55-run stand.
Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 34. His 41-ball innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten. Rishabh Pant faced four balls, scoring as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Udana, who broke the nine-run stand. Pandya, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who scored 265 for the loss of three wickets off 43.3 overs, won by seven wickets off 39 balls to spare. It was the perfect gift for Dhoni on the eve of his 38th birthday (which falls on July 7). De Silva, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 51. He was wicketless, as was Thisara, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 34.
Rajitha, who bowled eight overs, conceded 47. He picked up a scalp, as did Udana, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceding 50, and Malinga, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 82.
India will play New Zealand in the semi-final.
On winning the toss, Karunaratne chose to bat. He scored 10. His 17-ball innings included a couple of boundaries. Twenty-two balls into the match, he was caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Jasprit Bumrah broke the 17-run stand. Kusal Perera, whose 14-ball innings included three boundaries, scored 18. Twenty-one balls later, he was caught by Dhoni. Bumrah broke the 23-run stand.
Mendis, who faced 13 balls, scored just three. Twenty-one balls later, he was stumped by Dhoni. Jadeja broke the 13-run stand. Fernando, whose 21-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 20. Half-a-dozen balls later, he caught by Dhoni. Hardik Pandya broke the fourth-wicket stand, which was worth just a couple.
Thirimanne, whose 68-ball innings included four boundaries, scored 53. A hundred and fifty-seven balls later, he was caught by Jadeja. Yadav broke the 124-run stand. Angelo Mathews, whose 128-ball innings included 10 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 113. Sixty-three balls later, he was caught by Rohit, the player of the (Shar)match. Bumrah broke the 74-run stand.
De Silva, whose 36-ball innings included a boundary, scored 29. He was unbeaten. Thisara Perera, who led Sri Lanka in their previous match against the Indians, faced three balls, scoring a couple. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was caught by Pandya. Needless to say, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was in seventh heaven. Udana, who faced a ball, scored a run. He was unbeaten.
India conceded 15 extras. Sri Lanka scored 264 for the loss of seven wickets off 50 overs. Kumar, Yadav, Pandya and Jadeja bowled 10 overs each, picking up a wicket apiece. They conceded 73, 58, 50 and 40, respectively. Bumrah bowled 10 overs, including a couple of maidens. He conceded 37, picking up three scalps.
Sharma, whose 94-ball innings included 14 boundaries and a couple of sixes, scored 103 – his fifth ton at this year’s World Cup. A hundred and eighty-one balls into the chase, he was caught by Mathews. Rajitha broke the 189-run stand. Lokesh Rahul, whose 118-ball innings included 11 boundaries and a six, scored 111. Sixty-five balls later, he was caught by Kusal Perera. Malinga broke the 55-run stand.
Virat Kohli, India’s skipper, scored 34. His 41-ball innings included three boundaries. He was unbeaten. Rishabh Pant faced four balls, scoring as many. His runs came by way of a boundary. Half-a-dozen balls later, he was trapped leg before wicket by Udana, who broke the nine-run stand. Pandya, whose four-ball innings included a boundary, had a reason to be in seventh heaven – he was unbeaten.
Sri Lanka conceded half-a-dozen extras. India, who scored 265 for the loss of three wickets off 43.3 overs, won by seven wickets off 39 balls to spare. It was the perfect gift for Dhoni on the eve of his 38th birthday (which falls on July 7). De Silva, who bowled half-a-dozen overs, conceded 51. He was wicketless, as was Thisara, who bowled 10 overs, conceding 34.
Rajitha, who bowled eight overs, conceded 47. He picked up a scalp, as did Udana, who bowled 9.3 overs, conceding 50, and Malinga, who bowled 10 overs, including a maiden. He conceded 82.
India will play New Zealand in the semi-final.
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