World Cup 2023: In the year 2011, MS Dhoni made the dream of crores of fans come true for 28 years by hitting a six. Now again Team India will be seen competing against Sri Lanka on Thursday (November 2) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Rohit Brigade is coming after winning 6 matches of this World Cup. At the same time, Sri Lanka is coming after the bitter sip of defeat at the hands of Afghanistan.
India is playing amazing cricket in this World Cup. Indian batting definitely came under pressure against England, but Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav did not let the team disintegrate by playing brilliant innings. Then the bowling bowled by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will be remembered for years. The Indian team looks strong. If Shreyas Iyer also regains his rhythm then there will be no shortage in the team. Sri Lanka made a good start against Afghanistan in the last match, but completely failed to convert it into a bigger innings. Dimuth Karunaratne entered the team. He could not capitalize on that opportunity.
Ever since Mohammed Shami has returned to the playing 11. He is on fire with the ball. First, he took 5 wickets against New Zealand. Then he troubled the English batsmen also with his accurate bowling. Dilshan Madushanka presented a spectacular bowling performance for Afghanistan. He showed the way to the pavilion to both the opening batsmen. At the same time, he has taken 13 wickets in this World Cup. It will not be easy for Indian batsmen to play Madushanka.
167 ODI matches have been played between India and Sri Lanka. In which the Indian team has won 98 matches. Sri Lanka has won 57 matches. There were no results in 11 matches. 1 match is tied. The first ODI match between the two teams was played in June 1979. In which Sri Lanka won by 47 runs. At the same time, 9 matches have been played so far in the ODI World Cup. In which four matches were won by Team India and four matches were won by Sri Lanka.
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