Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer helped Team India post 357 runs at the loss of eight wickets in their quota of 50 overs against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Dilshan Madushanka was the pick of the bowlers, becoming only the fourth Sri Lankan to nab a fifer at the ODI World Cup.
Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss, and captain Kusal Mendis decided they would like to bowl first, a decision that put the home fans in the stands. The captain of team India, Rohit Sharma, also said they would have batted first if they had won the toss. India has made no changes to the team. Having won six games on the trot, Rohit Sharma and Co. come into the game as favorites. In their last match, they handed a 100-run drubbing to defending champion England.
For Sri Lanka, a defeat against Afghanistan in Pune came as a setback after the 1996 winners had bested England at the Chinnaswamy Stadium last week. The Kusal Mendis-led side has just two victories from six matches, and with the tournament reaching closer to its business end, chances of a semifinal spot are dwindling.