ODI World Cup 2023: WATCH | India skipper Rohit Sharma CLEAN ...
India skipper Rohit Sharma was clean bowled by Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka on the second ball of their ODI World Cup 2023 match. Rohit had started off well with a four on the first ball of the match towards fine leg but was served up a brilliant second delivery.
The ball missed Rohit's defence and cantered on the off stump, uprooting it and silencing an energetic Mumbai crowd. Have a look at the ball here:
Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field first in Mumbai. India currently are on a six-match unbeaten streak and the only undefeated team in the ODI World Cup 2023. India have batted first only once in the last six games, against England in their last match, and had a bit of a scare with the bat. It was skipper Rohit's 87 which got India to a modest 229 before bowlers did the trick.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, are having an awful tournament with the ongoing match being a do-or-die for them. Sri Lanka currently are seventh on the points table with two wins in six games. Another loss in the league games could end Sri Lanka's campaign in the ODI World Cup 2023.
They, however, will have the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 qualification to play for even after being out of contention for the semis in the ongoing quadrennial tournament. As per the International Cricket Council guidelines, the top seven teams after the league matches in the ODI World Cup 2023 will automatically qualify for the eight-team Champions Trophy with the eighth team being hosts Pakistan.
Prior to the ODI World Cup 2023, Sri Lanka had done well in the Asia Cup 2023, reaching the final after beating Pakistan. The co-hosts, however, were unravelled by India's Mohammed Siraj and ended up being the runners-up.
