Winning rhythm and the Blues
Hindustan TimesIndia's batters scored their first 350-plus total of the 2023 World Cup on Thursday. But we aren't going to talk about them because by the time the game against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium ended, the only thing the capacity crowd could even think about was the bowling. India's Mohammed Shami celebrates with Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka, caught by Ravindra Jadeja After India made 357/8 batting first, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 55. The sheer brilliance of Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah was just too much to take for a Sri Lankan team that was clearly short of experience and class. When Sri Lanka were finally bowled out in 19.4 overs, the 302-run victory margin was India's biggest in a World Cup.