India registered its second highest complete towards Sri Lanka in a World Cup match when it posted 357 for eight in 50 overs on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.
India’s highest complete towards the Lankans in a World Cup got here again in 1999 when Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid’s centuries helped the workforce submit 373 for six at Taunton, which can also be India’s second highest rating general in World Cup historical past.
The 413 for 5 towards Bermuda at Port of Spain in 2007 stays India’s highest complete on the World Cup.
On Thursday, the mammoth complete, India’s fourth highest general on the World Cup, was arrange by Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, who narrowly missed out on their lots of, earlier than Shreyas Iyer struck a blistering 56-ball 82 to supply much-needed impetus on the again finish.
This was the third consecutive complete in extra of 350 on the Wankhede Stadium throughout the ongoing event. Earlier, South Africa had scored 399 for seven and 382 for 5 whereas batting first towards England and Bangladesh, respectively.
India’s highest totals in World Cup historical past
- 413/5 in 50 overs vs Bermuda (2007, Port of Spain)
- 373/6 in 50 overs vs Sri Lanka (1999, Taunton)
- 370/4 in 50 overs vs Bangladesh (2011, Mirpur)
- 357/8 in 50 overs vs Sri Lanka (2023, Mumbai)
- 352/5 in 50 overs vs Australia (2019, The Oval)
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