ICC World Cup 2023: India (357/8) thrash Sri Lanka (55) to win by a mammoth 302-run margin

[sachin-10dulkar]

106 metres !!!!!

 

[jnaveen1980]

@jnaveen1980
Iyers litmus test will be vs SA. Can he handle the pace and bounce?

Last year chasing 282 he made 111 not out against Nortje, Rabada and co

 

[FearlessRoar]

Bollywood stars are out there and enjoying game

 

[FearlessRoar]

106 metres !!!!!

Seriously?

 

[nish_mate]

Iyer has reverse gear only especially when he faces bouncer. Reverse gear back to his hometown.

Whilst PCT still looking to prototype any type of gear

 

[jnaveen1980]

Iyer also hit a 101 meter six before maxwell overtaking with 104 meter six

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

That six can actually destroy bowlers confidence for some time.

 

[FearlessRoar]

India 240/3 , 37 overs

 

[jnaveen1980]

So many gaps why is he waiting for a floated ball damn missed 4 singles there

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Iyer also hit a 101 meter six before maxwell overtaking with 104 meter six

Would have been longer than 106. Sadly ball stopped due to advertising board

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is where India will benefit from Rishab Pant.

 

[globetrotter]

I rate Sunny over as he faced the most fearsome West Indies (Marshall, roberts, garner, holding, craft) and Australian (Thomson, Lilee, Pasco)

Forgot to mention that was a era …Sunny faced them without helmet

 

[jnaveen1980]

Why is Chameera playingg with shoulder injury. I don't understand.

 

[Sunzi]

Edged for 4 more. Fortune favours the brave. Quick runs for Iyer.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ball moved a bit.

 

[globetrotter]

Bollywood stars are out there and enjoying game

Who is there?

 

[jnaveen1980]

ICC should have allowed 20 players to tour for a long tournament like this. Teams would have benefitted from it. Why are they restricting to 15.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Who is there?

Shahid kapoor i think

 

[FlickedOffHips]

For all the batting talent, India don't have a Maxwell/Klaasen/Buttler in the middle order. These are the guys that can get you to pile up 380-400 runs regularly. SKY is doing well here, but even his career SR is below 100.

This combined with India's long tail mean this is still a very top-heavy lineup. It's still the world's best top order, but the lineup is flawed.

 

[FearlessRoar]

 

[jnaveen1980]

That statue does look a bit like Steve smith lol not much like Sachin

 

[FearlessRoar]

Sri Lanka is leaking too much unnecessary runs

 

[jnaveen1980]

For all the batting talent, India don't have a Maxwell/Klaasen/Buttler in the middle order. These are the guys that can get you to pile up 380-400 runs regularly. SKY is doing well here, but even his career SR is below 100.

This combined with India's long tail mean this is still a very top-heavy lineup. It's still the world's best top order, but the lineup is flawed.

INdia cannot afford to have such players with bowlers not being able to bat. On a tricky pitch entire top order will implode They are good only for flat tracks.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Aggressive batting by on Rahul and Iyer
Show us some south india power

 

[Abraham786]

KL used to be such a destructive bat in stone age don't know what happened him later on.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Rahul Gone

 

[sweep_shot]

India are looking good for 360-370.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Another slower one. Damn. Every single wicket fell to slower balls.

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

That is such a Babar Azam way of getting out

 

[FlickedOffHips]

INdia cannot afford to have such players with bowlers not being able to bat. On a tricky pitch entire top order will implode They are good only for flat tracks.

You have a point, but I'd still like ONE player like that at 6/7/or 8.

 

[jnaveen1980]

INdia will bowl a lot of them too.

 

[Ahmed216]

Mental midget gone. King of soft dismissals

 

[emranabbas]

That is such a Babar Azam way of getting out

Kl Rahul vs babar azam is probably a better comparison than Babar azam vs virat kohli

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

10 overs remaining and only Jadeja to follow.
Lets see how India utilise these 10 overs

 

[FearlessRoar]

KL Rahul (21, 19b) dismissed by Dushmantha Chameera.

 

[globetrotter]

4 …. Sky always in flying mode

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

DRS taken Lanka..
But seems like a time wasting decision

 

[emranabbas]

Pandey would have been ideal here

 

[nish_mate]

Mental midget gone. King of soft dismissals

Isnt there only 1 king

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Pandey would have been ideal here

Manish Pandey??

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Come on, Surya, unleash the IPL beast!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Kl Rahul vs babar azam is probably a better comparison than Babar azam vs virat kohli

Yea both don't roate strike fluently like Kohli. Both from same under-19 batch.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

ball is sometimes stopping and not coming on cleanly....i think all 4 wickets fell to such deliveries, maybe Gill was the outlier.
meanwhile two bombay lads in.....hope they go big at the Wankhede....Amazing drone shots of Marine Drive and Nariman point just earlier ....

 

[emranabbas]

Manish Pandey??

Hardik panday

 

[MP2011]

If these 2 stay till the end, 350 is on

 

[MP2011]

Another monster 6 by Iyer

 

[jnaveen1980]

mistimed six 89 meter lol

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

This is Iyer's home ground.. And he know how to play here

 

[Ahmed216]

SL must be very poor allowing Shreyas to hit sixes. Walking wicket against good attacks

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is the last pair that can strike big. After this nothing. Jaddu is crap in death overs.

 

[jnaveen1980]

SL must be very poor allowing Shreyas to hit sixes. Walking wicket against good attacks

He has 3 fifties, 1 century, one 45 in NZ. How is he a walking wicket. All his wickets were a result of his own decision making more than good bowling.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Lankans already celebrating

 

[MP2011]

Sky out cheaply

 

[jnaveen1980]

Another poor dismissal to slow bouncer

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

4th wicket to Madushanka..
He is highest wicket taker now
What a find for Lanka

 

[MP2011]

Really poor batting. If you can't score runs here where else will he score runs?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Very good thoughtful bowling by him. Hope INdia doesn't implode with longish tail here. Just bat 50 overs

 

[sindhiboy]

Madushanka has earned himself a million dollar ipl contract

 

[MP2011]

A poor middle order proved to be our undoing in last ODI WC. May be same in this edition too.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

geez...must have feather touched the rubber end of his glove...was a super minor spike....what a way to get out...
if SL get 2 more wickets they are into the tail as we dont bat deep

 

[jnaveen1980]

India must

geez...must have feather touched the rubber end of his glove...was a super minor spike....what a way to get out...
if SL get 2 more wickets they are into the tail as we dont bat deep

India should play percentage cricket till 48th over

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Lucky four for Iyer
Fifty

 

[MP2011]

50 for Iyer

 

[Ahmed216]

He has 3 fifties, 1 century, one 45 in NZ. How is he a walking wicket. All his wickets were a result of his own decision making more than good bowling.

He's atrocious against pace bowling. Can only play spin.Been around for a while yet oppositions don't fear him a bit.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Madushanka vs Shaheen
Who is more impressive in this world cup??
Madushanka for me

 

[IAJ]

What is the highest score on this venue in this WC or is it first match here?

 

[Sunzi]

The Shami situation is a conundrum for India.

To me, he must play. India absolutely has a strong batting line-up but he does lengthen what does feel like a long tail if/when the middle order falters/stumbles.

 

[jnaveen1980]

He's atrocious against pace bowling. Can only play spin.Been around for a while yet oppositions don't fear him a bit.

How can he be atrocious against pace when he has a lot of runs against them.

 

[MP2011]

The kind of sloppy fielding SL have done in this game we've let them off very lightly

 

[jnaveen1980]

What is the highest score on this venue in this WC or is it first match here?

SA made 399 vs England. 382 vs BD

 

[Cover Drive Six]

It seems like we are heading towards a below par score at Wankhede.
This is the last batting pair, and we are finished after this.

 

[jnaveen1980]

The kind of sloppy fielding SL have done in this game we've let them off very lightly

Compared to Australia they are still better lol They missed super dollies. Atleast these were relatively tough

 

[Ahmed216]

what was that Trent boult like dismissal from SKY?
Teams have serious chance against India if they get 2 of top 3 early.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Without Pandya, our tail begins too early in the batting order.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

He's atrocious against pace bowling. Can only play spin.Been around for a while yet oppositions don't fear him a bit.

For someone who 'oppositions don't fear him a bit' i guess he's done pretty well....

ODI 2017–

m 53

i 48

no 5

RUNS 1935

hs 113*

av 45.0

SR 96.8

100'S 3

50'S 15

4'S 188

6'S 40

 

[sweep_shot]

India - 292/5 (43.3 overs).

Sri Lanka have done well to pull things back.

 

[jnaveen1980]

what was that Trent boult like dismissal from SKY?
Teams have serious chance against India if they get 2 of top 3 early.

Australia did dismiss them India 2 for 3.

 

[globetrotter]

India scoring 355

 

[Cover Drive Six]

what was that Trent boult like dismissal from SKY?
Teams have serious chance against India if they get 2 of top 3 early.

Yes, we will lose matches if both Rohit and Kohli fail in the same match.

 

[Ahmed216]

How can he be atrocious against pace when he has a lot of runs against them.

Ok I'll take your word because I haven't followed every game that India plays but whatever I have watched didn't really convince me