India dished out yet another ruthless show and demolished Sri Lanka by 302 runs at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. With this outcome, which is their seventh win in as many matches, India became the first nation to qualify for the last-four stage off the ongoing ODI World Cup. In reply to India’s 357 for the loss of eight wickets Sri Lankan innings collapsed to 55, managing to go past by their lowest ODI total 50. It was the third time that India had dismissed Sri Lanka for less than 100 in ODIs in 2023, and their second 300-plus run victory against them this year.

Virat Kohli (88 in 94 balls), Shubman Gill (92 off 92 deliveries) and Shreyas Iyer (82 off 56 deliveries) took India to a daunting total of 357 for the loss of eight wickets after being invited to bat first. 

After Rohit Sharma was dismissed cheaply in the first over by Dilshan Madushanka, who went on to pick a five-wicket-haul, Kohli and Gill registered their respective half centuries en-route to a brilliant partnership of 189 runs although Kohli gave two clear chances which were missed and Sri Lanka paid the price. 

Madushanka broke the stand and denied both set batters their century after which Sri Lanka clawed back with the wickets of KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav. 

However, Iyer found some scintillating form and blasted a 56-ball 82 to ensure India crossed 300 before a couple of lusty blows from Ravindra Jadeja in the end took the total over 350.

Jasprit Bumrah then gave India a perfect start, striking in the first ball. Mohammed Siraj, who had picked 6 for 21 in the Asia Cup 2023 finals, then crashed the party and quickly added two scalps in the same over to reduce Sri Lanka to 3-4. Mohammed Shami, who was finally awarded man-of-the-match, completed a five-wicket haul as the Lankan innings was wrapped in 19.4 overs.