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Sri Lanka win toss, put India in
India, on top of the table, have not made any changes to the side while Sri Lanka have replaced Dhananjaya de Silva with all-rounder Dushan Hemantha
World Cup: India face Sri Lanka, look to seal semis berth
Hardik Pandya will be missing from action again but buoyant India, riding on six consecutive wins, start favourites against struggling Sri Lanka
World Cup: India’s only worries seem to have been sorted
Given a chance, India defend successfully and middle-order rises to occasion; bowling coach Paras Mhambrey lauds Shami, Bumrah and others
England disintegrate as Shami, Bumrah run through them
Mohammed Shami picks four, Bumrah takes three as they defend a modest total built on Rohit Sharma’s 87. India move to top of the table with sixth win
World Cup: Rohit hits 87 as India huff and puff to 229 vs England
The India skipper looked the most comfortable of the India batsmen against England on a testing pitch
England win toss, opt to bowl
India will be defending a target for the first time in this World Cup after they were put into bat
India willing to test themselves defending ahead of semis
While India have won all their five matches chasing, the team management feels that getting opportunities to defend ahead of semi-finals will be helpful
India look to put one foot in World Cup semi-finals
A win against the struggling England will give enormous boost to India’s semi-final chances
