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Patriot Bureau -November 2, 2023

Sri Lanka win toss, put India in

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

Patriot Bureau -November 1, 2023

World Cup: India face Sri Lanka, look to seal semis berth

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

Khurram Habib -October 30, 2023

World Cup: India’s only worries seem to have been sorted

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

Khurram Habib -October 29, 2023

England disintegrate as Shami, Bumrah run through them

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

Khurram Habib -October 29, 2023

World Cup: Rohit hits 87 as India huff and puff to 229 vs England

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

Patriot Bureau -October 29, 2023

England win toss, opt to bowl

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

Khurram Habib -October 28, 2023

India willing to test themselves defending ahead of semis

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

Khurram Habib -October 28, 2023

India look to put one foot in World Cup semi-finals

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