Shubman Gill’s bold shot shock Virat Kohli. Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli put up an epic 189-run partnership.
On Thursday, November 2, India and Sri Lanka will face off in Match 33 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. India’s captain, Rohit Sharma, lost his stumps against Dilshan Madushanka. On the second delivery of the innings after being sent in to bat first. Following his demise, Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli anchor the batting with a mammoth 189-run second-wicket partnership.
Gill batted well for 92 (92) with 11 fours and two sixes, enthralling the Wankhede audience with his strokeplay. Virat Kohli surprised by one of his strokes as he came down the track to swat Dilshan Madushanka through covers for a four. In addition, Virat Kohli taken aback by Shubman Gill’s bold shot in charging at the Sri Lankan seamer. As seen by his reaction after the ball crossed the boundary.
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Watch Kohli’s reaction here:
The 24-year-old also failed to get his sixth ODI century after he upper chopped a bouncer from Dilshan Madushanka straight into Kusal Mendis’ palms. Misfortune even followed Kohli at the other end, as he came 12 runs short of his 49th ODI century. He too fell victim to Madushanka’s slower ball in the air, which caught by Pathum Nissanka at short cover.
Iyer and Jadeja propelled India’s total to 357/8
As a result, Kohli was dismissed for 88 (94) after hitting 11 fours in his innings. He fell short of matching Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most ODI hundreds (49) and will be hoping to do so in his next game against South Africa on November 5th, his birthday.
Following the removal of Gill and Kohli, Shreyas Iyer led the assault for India with a quick-fire innings of 82 (56) that included three fours and six sixes. Ravindra Jadeja too came in late with a cameo of 35 (24) to help India reach 357/8 in their allocated 50 overs. Madushanka was the highlight of the Sri Lankan bowlers, with figures of 5/80 in 10 overs.
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