NEW DELHI: Shubman GillVirat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer struck captivating half-centuries as India registered their highest total of the 2023 ODI World Cup against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on Thursday.
As India piled up 357 for 8 after being put into bat, Gill fired a run-ball 92 while Kohli went on to score a 94-ball 88 before missing out on a record-equalling ton.
Shyreyas also hit a belligerent 56-ball 82 in the latter half of the innings but the platform for the massive total was laid by a record 189-run stand between Gill and Kohli – the highest partnership for India in a World Cup game at home.
Shreyas during the mid-innings break praised the Gill-Kohli effort and asserted that the partnership was quite crucial after India lost skipper Rohit Sharma second ball into the contest.
Shreyas also said that the Wankhede wicket was great to bat on despite the odd balls holding up a bit.
“I think it was a pretty good wicket to bat, the ball came and there was some nice bounce. I was able to calm down for a while and then play my shots. It was magnificent to watch (on the partnership between Gill and Kohli), the way they took the singles, doubles and the boundaries, they laid the platform for us. We were told that the odd ball stops and holds a bit, so it was a good partnership they had and it helped us later,” Shreyas said during the middle innings .
India are looking for a seventh consecutive win at the ongoing ODI World Cup.
Rohit and company. remains the only team in the tournament that has yet to lose a match.
As India piled up 357 for 8 after being put into bat, Gill fired a run-ball 92 while Kohli went on to score a 94-ball 88 before missing out on a record-equalling ton.
Shyreyas also hit a belligerent 56-ball 82 in the latter half of the innings but the platform for the massive total was laid by a record 189-run stand between Gill and Kohli – the highest partnership for India in a World Cup game at home.
Shreyas during the mid-innings break praised the Gill-Kohli effort and asserted that the partnership was quite crucial after India lost skipper Rohit Sharma second ball into the contest.
Shreyas also said that the Wankhede wicket was great to bat on despite the odd balls holding up a bit.
“I think it was a pretty good wicket to bat, the ball came and there was some nice bounce. I was able to calm down for a while and then play my shots. It was magnificent to watch (on the partnership between Gill and Kohli), the way they took the singles, doubles and the boundaries, they laid the platform for us. We were told that the odd ball stops and holds a bit, so it was a good partnership they had and it helped us later,” Shreyas said during the middle innings .
India are looking for a seventh consecutive win at the ongoing ODI World Cup.
Rohit and company. remains the only team in the tournament that has yet to lose a match.