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IND vs SL, World Cup 2023: Lucky we don’t have to play Bumrah, Shami and Siraj, says Shreyas Iyer
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India ripped apart Sri Lanka in the ODI World Cup 2023 fixture in Wankhede on Thursday, 2 November. After putting up a score of 357/8 in the first innings, India bowled out Sri Lanka for just 55 runs.
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Pacers Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Jasprit Bumrah were on fire on the day and at a point in time had Sri Lanka reeling at 14/6 under 10 overs. Mohammed Shami was once again the pick among the bowlers, registering figures of 5-1-18-5. Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah played an equally lethal role in the match, picking up four wickets between them.
Speaking about the Indian bowling attack after the match, India batter Shreyas Iyer said that they are lucky that they do not have to face the Indian fast bowling trio in the game.
“Yeah, looking at today’s bowling and the previous game, definitely, we are lucky not to play against them. But at the same time, we batted them in the nets. So, it gives us an added motivation to come and play any sort of bowlers,” Iyer said at the post match press conference.
India have bowled well against Sri Lanka in the recent past. In the Asia Cup 2023 Final, India had bowled out Sri Lanka for just 50 runs and then chased down the target with 10 wickets remaining.
Asked about which performance against Sri Lanka was better, Iyer said that the World Cup game against SL felt surreal.
“I think the current bowling attack, it’s pretty hard to say because in Asia Cup final, I was sitting out. From outside, it was a bit different. But now playing on the field, I felt that today’s performance was surreal, especially by the bowlers, the way they stood up to the occasion. And once we got that two – three wickets, we just capitalised on that. And as a bowling unit, and also as a fielding unit, we supported our bowlers by taking a few catches here and there. So yeah, as I mentioned earlier, team is in a great space of mind,” the batter concluded.
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