Team India's near flawless campaign could come to a naught against a gutsy Black Caps side which has always asked probing questions in ICC tournaments.
After the 23-run win, Sri Lanka are now placed at the sixth spot on the points table with 8 points from 8 matches.
The total proved to be good enough as Rohit Sharma's (102) 25th ODI hundred and skipper Virat Kohli's (66) fifth consecutive half-century could only take India to 306 for 5.
A World Cup semifinal spot seems a long way off for a Sri Lanka lineup that lost its captain on the first ball before slumping to a nine-wicket defeat to South Africa on Friday.
MS Dhoni may have begun the innings slowly, but steered India to a competitive total towards the end as the side cruised to a comfortable victory at Old Trafford against the West Indies.
With 11 points, India are now almost through and another win in their next three games will seal their position in the top four as West Indies were knocked out with two games remaining.
India will aim to continue with their unbeaten streak in the ongoing World Cup when they face a low-on-confidence West Indies team at Old Trafford on Thursday. With nine points from five games, India are comfortably positioned in the top four and require two wins out of the remaining four games to book their place in the semi-finals.
While Australia became the first team to reach the semifinals of the showpiece, England's defeat, their second straight, made their path to the last four way tougher than it was not less than a week ago.
After Bangladesh's dominating win over Afghanistan, star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan feels that the Bangla Tigers are ready for India and can create a major upset when the two teams clash on June 2 in Birmingham. India are unbeaten at the moment and face West Indies and heavyweights England before the Men in Blue square off against rivals Bangladesh.
Registering their maiden win this tournament, South Africa put on a disciplined bowling performance to bundle out Afghanistan for 125 and chasing the target with nine wickets in hand.
England defeated West Indies by 8 wickets to go up to second position in the World Cup table. The top on table is New Zealand cricket team. While Australia and India are on the 3rd and 4th spot respectively.
David Warner returned to form with a brilliant century, and Pat Cummins and pace duo of Mitchell Starc shined with the ball to secure a third victory for Australia in World Cup 2019.
Opener Jason Roy smashed his way to a sensational 153 as England scripted a dominating performance to hammer Bangladesh by 106 runs in a high-scoring World Cup match on Saturday.
ICC has asked the BCCI to remove the army insignia from MS Dhoni's wicket-keeping gloves. Dhoni wore the army insignia in the World Cup opener against South Africa.
Bangladesh put on a competitive fight but New Zealand went on to finish the job in style, winning the clash by 2-wickets and going on top of the points table in the World Cup.
Rohit Sharma curbed his natural flair for greater good as his gritty hundred complemented a superb bowling effort in India's resounding six-wicket victory over a hapless South Africa in their World Cup opener on Wednesday. While Rohit starred with th
All eyes will be on Virat Kohli as he is set to lead India out against South Africa in their 2019 World Cup opener on Wednesday at Southampton.
In a rain-affected match, Sri Lanka defended a moderate target of 187 runs to register their first win in the 2019 World Cup.
Two years of investment has gone into building a potent ODI squad, something that started right after the 2017 Champions Trophy final loss against Pakistan.
Dishing out a clinical performance in all three departments, South Africa had no answers as Ben Stokes and Jofra Archer starred in England's 104-run win in the tournament opener.
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