Watch: As Shreyas Iyer Hits 106m, Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma Duck For Cover
Riding on some brilliant displays from the batsmen as well as the bowlers, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team defeated the Sri Lanka team by 302 runs. The victory ensured that India became the first team to enter the World Cup semi-finals. Batting first, India were boosted by some great performances from Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and Shreyas Iyer. Kohli missed out on equaling Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of 49 One-Day International hundreds but still helped India to an imposing 357-8 against Sri Lanka as the unbeaten Cricket World Cup 2023 hosts put one foot in the semi-finals on Thursday.
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Virat Kohli scored 88 runs while opener Shubman Gill hit 92 as India looked for a seventh victory in seven games and a guaranteed spot in the last four. The pair were out in quick succession after they had shared a stand of 189 following the second-ball exit of India captain Rohit Sharma. But Shreyas Iyer kept the runs coming at the Wankhede Stadium with a blistering 82 off just 56 balls, including six superbly struck sixes. One of his sixes went 106 meters, which the ICC said was the biggest six in the Cricket World Cup 2023 so far. When he hit the six, the ball landed at a place where Indian cricket team stars Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma were sitting at the stands. They dove for cover, seeing the huge six.