India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, World Cup 2023: Madushanka cleans ...

2 Nov 2023

The Indian Express

IND vs SL World Cup 2023 Live Score: India sit second on the points table as the only team that's yet to be beaten at the tournament. Sri Lanka are 7th.

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India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023 Live Score: India will bat first against Sri Lanka in what is a rematch of the 2011 World Cup final at the Wankhede Stadium. Sri Lanka won the toss and captain Kusal Mendis decided they would like to bowl first, a decision that made the home fans in the stands. India skipper Rohit Sharma also said they would have batted first if they had won the toss.

India have made no changes to the side. Having won six games on the trot, Rohit Sharma and Co come into the game as favourites. In their last match, they handed a 100-run drubbing to defending champions 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 wins from six games and with the tournament reaching closer to its business end, chances of a semifinal spot are dwindling.

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