India Became The First Country To Reach The World Cup Semifinals After Defeating Sri Lanka By 302 Runs.

After Crushing Sri Lanka By A Whopping 302 Runs Here On Thursday, India Became The First Team To Advance To The World Cup Semifinals.

Mohammed Shami (5/18) And Mohammed Siraj (3/16) Ran Through The Sri Lanka Batting Line-Up As The Islanders Were Bundled Out For 55 In 19.4 Overs While Chasing 358.

The Remaining Two Wickets Were Shared By Jasprit Bumrah And Ravindra Jadeja.

With 14, Kasun Rajitha Led Sri Lanka In Scoring.

Maheesh Theekshana (12 Not Out) And Angelo Mathews (12) Were The Only Other Two Sri Lankan Batters To Reach Double Digits.

India’s Seven Wins In Seven Games During The Tournament Helped Them To Retain Their Perfect Record.

Earlier, Virat Kohli Once Again Missed Out On A Record Equalling 49th ODI Hundred But The Indian Batters Made Merry On A Flat Deck To Score A Mammoth 357 For 8.

Kohli (88 Off 94 Balls), Who Previously Missed Out On Equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s 49th ODI Ton, Against New Zealand In Dharamsala, Enjoyed A 189-Run Second Wicket Stand With His Heir Apparent Shubman Gill, Who Looked A Million Dollars During His Run-A-Ball 92.

Before The Match Against South Africa At Eden Gardens, Which Will Be Played On A Spicier Track, Shreyas Iyer (82 Off 56 Balls) Helped The Team Recover From A Mini-Slump. He Feasted Against A Weak Bowling Attack On A Calm Track.

Starting Briskly With A Flurry Of Sixes, Iyer’s Innings Was Instrumental In Taking India Past 350 After They Lost Both Gill And Kohli In Quick Succession.

His Innings Featured Six Sixes And Three Fours.

In Addition To Bowling A Beauty Of A Delivery To Put Captain Rohit Sharma (4) First Up, Dilshan Madushanka (5/80 In 10 Overs) Also Denied All Three Indian Hitters What Would Have Been Worthy Hundreds.

Throughout His Second And Third Periods, He Made Effective Use Of The Slower Cutters And Bouncers.

India Won The First Few Overs Thanks To The Impressive Storm-Weathering Skills Of Kohli And Gill, Who Amassed A Mountain Of Runs.

Dushmantha Chameera Nearly Had Kohli In The Sixth Over, But He Was Unable To Hang On To A Follow-Through Return Catch, Resulting In The Ball Popping Out.

Starting Cautiously, Kohli And Gill Sewed The Greatest Combination India Has Ever Had In This World Cup For Any Wicket, Scoring 189 Runs Off Of Just 179 Balls For The Second Wicket As India Seized Total Control.

Kohli Appeared Ready To Surpass The Great Tendulkar’s Record For The Most ODI Hundreds, But He Was Unable To Do It After Hitting An Impressive 88 From 94 Balls, Which Featured 11 Fours, Before Lobbing A Direct Catch To Cover.

As He Committed The Drive, The Ball Halted On Him, But It Struck The Blade’s Upper Section, Causing It To Bubble Up.

Gill Made A Strong Play After A Sluggish Start To Be Very Near To His First Century Of The Competition.

Gill Scored His First Runs On The Ninth Ball He Faced, But Once He Took Madushanka For A Four To Mid-Wicket And Then Produced A Brilliant Backfoot Blow On The Next Delivery, There Was No Stopping The Fluid Batter.

Gill Scored His First Runs On The Ninth Ball He Faced, But Once He Took Madushanka For A Four To Mid-Wicket And Then Produced A Brilliant Backfoot Blow On The Next Delivery, There Was No Stopping The Fluid Batter.