After victories over Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, england, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, india is still on a merciless path to the 2023 world cup semifinal. Now, they face rivals from the subcontinent, sri lanka, and have the chance to destroy all possible combinations. India's chances of making it to the last four are 99.5 percent, but a victory today at Mumbai's historic Wankhede Stadium will almost ensure it. india has already won one leg in the semifinal.

India is the only team in the world cup without a loss after six games played. With 12 points, they are the favourites to continue their winning streak by one more match. In the competition thus far, india has been invincible. All they come into contact with turns to gold. Nearly every batter on their team has scored runs, and every bowler has taken wickets. If there was any doubt about hardik Pandya's injury absence, it was allayed by Mohammed Shami's nine wickets in two games and Suryakumar Yadav's vital 49.

If there were any doubts about India's ability to put up a total after trailing the first five games, they provided a resounding victory over the reigning champions england last Sunday, winning by a score of 100 runs. sri lanka will have to play above their game to defeat india, who are the tournament's most dominant and hot squad. india is a force to be reckoned with.

Sri Lanka, who are mathematically alive but are probably out of the running for a spot in the semifinals, should take similar significance from the intense competition. They will not only need to win their next three games, but also the results of the other teams. Dasun Shanaka's injury was a blow to their campaign, but when sri lanka crushed england, Angelo Mathews' incredible comeback gave them hope again. The improvement, though, was short-lived as sri lanka dropped to the bottom part of the standings after losing to Afghanistan.


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G GOWTHAM

02/11/2023 09:02 AM