{"id":317632,"date":"2023-11-02T10:25:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T10:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/?p=317632"},"modified":"2023-11-02T10:25:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T10:25:56","slug":"wc-photos-kohli-gills-explosive-fifties-set-the-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/sport\/wc-photos-kohli-gills-explosive-fifties-set-the-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"WC PHOTOS: Kohli, Gill&#8217;s explosive fifties set the stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IMAGES from the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka played at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SCORECARD<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fluent knocks by Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill took India to a strong position of 126-1 in 21 overs against Sri Lanka in their World Cup contest in Mumbai on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/02kohli2.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>After losing captain Rohit Sharma (4) early, Virat Kohli notched up his 12th fifty against Sri Lanka, showcasing his prowess as a formidable batsman.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/02gill1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Shubman Gill makes a remarkable contribution by securing his second fifty of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/02rohit-bowled1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Rohit Sharma opened the innings with a boundary, but his promising start was abruptly cut short by a brilliant delivery from Dilshan Madushanka, which sent him back to the pavilion on the very next ball for 4 off 2 balls.&nbsp;Madushanka beat the defence of Rohit on the second ball of the game for the first breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/02rohit-bowled-madushanka.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Sri Lankan seamers dominated the initial exchanges as Dushmantha Chameera&#8217;s two maidens upfront featured probing line and length, drawing inside edges on consecutive deliveries off Kohli&#8217;s bat, before a leading edge dropped short of the bowler in his follow through.<\/p>\n<p>Gill made his first runs on his ninth ball when Madushanka dropped it short and the batter pulled it to midwicket for a four, following up with a backfoot punch piercing the point and cover fielders for another boundary.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/02kohli1.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>But Gill was lucky as Charith Asalanka mistimed his jump at cover while attempting to take a catch in the fifth over off Madushanka.<\/p>\n<p>In the sixth over, Chameera could not hold on to a catch on his follow-through when Kohli got another leading edge.<\/p>\n<p>Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill then took charge, forming a resilient partnership for the second wicket. Their steady performance helped stabilize the Indian innings and raised hopes for an exciting contest ahead.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/im.rediff.com\/cricket\/2023\/nov\/02madushanka-rohit-wkt.jpg?w=670&#038;h=900\"><\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis won the toss and decided to bowl against hosts India in their World Cup round-robin stage match at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Sri Lanka have won two of the six matches they have played in this year&#8217;s 50-overs showpiece event and need a victory against the unbeaten hosts to keep alive their hopes of making the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>The island nation brought in spin-bowling all-rounder Dushan Hemantha for Dhananjaya de Silva in the only change to their side. The hosts were unchanged.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think batting second is better than batting first,&#8221; Mendis said. &#8220;The players have done well in a couple of matches and are giving their best. Very important three games for us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rohit Sharma&#8217;s men have lived up to their billing of favourites for the event, winning all six of their round robin games.<\/p>\n<p>Rohit, who hails from Mumbai and leads the domestic Indian Premier League franchise, said he would have batted first.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under lights, it will be nice for our seamers to bowl,&#8221; Sharma said. &#8220;As a team, we thrive on getting better. Obviously, it&#8217;s important for us to not get carried away and stay balanced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>World Cup 2023<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rediff.com\/cricket\/report\/world-cup-pix-early-blow-for-india-sri-lanka-gill-kohli-bumrah\/20231102.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IMAGES from the World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka played at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Thursday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":317631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WC PHOTOS: Kohli, Gill&#039;s explosive fifties set the stage - Popular Indi News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/popularindinews.com\/sport\/wc-photos-kohli-gills-explosive-fifties-set-the-stage\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WC PHOTOS: Kohli, Gill&#039;s explosive fifties set the stage - 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