Shami and Siraj Storm Bamboozles SriLanka Batting Orders
Mohammed Shami took a five-wicket hauland Mohammed Siraj quick fire Bamboozled Srilankan Top Order as India thrashed Sri Lanka in the Cricket World Cup 2023. India hammered Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Mumbai on Thursday as the unbeaten tournament hosts reached the Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-finals with a crushing victory. Sri Lanka collapsed to 55 all out inside 20 overs, having been set 358 to win. Mohammed Shami took 5-18 in five overs after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj struck with the new ball in an innings featuring five ducks and a top score of just 14. Both Sri Lanka openers fell for golden ducks as they slumped to 14-6. Bumrah, with 1-8 in five overs, and Siraj (3-16 in seven) did the early damage before Shami took two wickets in two balls as Sri Lanka’s rapid collapse continued.
Meanwhile, Shami went past Zaheer Khan and Javagal Srinath to become the Indian cricket team bowler with the most wickets in Cricket World Cups. It was also the fourth five-wicket haul for the pacer and he now has the most five-wicket hauls in ODIs for an Indian bowler.
Most wickets for India in World Cup
45 – Mohammed Shami*
44 – Zaheer Khan
44 – Javagal Srinath
33 – Jasprit Bumrah
31 – Anil Kumble
India’s winning-margin was their biggest success, by runs, in a World Cup game surpassing their 257-run defeat of non-Test nation Bermuda during the 2007 edition in the Caribbean.
Most ODI five-wicket hauls for India
4 – Mohammed Shami
3 – Javagal Srinath
3 – Harbhajan Singh
Sri Lanka’s chase got off to an awful start. Jasprit Bumrah struck with the first delivery before Siraj picked up the next three wickets to reduce them to four for three runs.
Coming into the attack next, Shami bagged a five-wicket haul to ensure that India’s juggernaut rolled on. Shami finished with 5-18 while Siraj took 3-16 as Sri Lanka were bundled out for 55, their lowest total in a 50-over World Cup.
India’s Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill earlier hit commanding fifties and combined in a second-wicket stand of 189 to help the hosts post 357 for eight.
After Kohli and Gill fell to left-arm quick Dilshan Madushanka in quick succession, India’s number four Shreyas Iyer provided the late flourish to the innings with a 56-ball 82.
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