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Updated July 7th, 2019 at 00:35 IST

World Cup | Team India defeat Sri Lanka to conclude their group stage on a high: Here's how Netizens reacted

Team India defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets. India has ended its group stage campaign on a victorious note after today's match and is ready to surge forward to the semi-finals. Here's how Netizens reacted.

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Team India defeated Sri Lanka by 7 wickets. India has ended its World Cup group stage campaign on a victorious note after Saturday's match and is ready to surge forward to the semi-finals. 

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul scored centuries with 103 and 111 runs respectively. The Sri Lankan bowlers Malinga, Rajitha and Udana took one wicket each. The win has helped India 15 points from 9 matches that include 8 wins. Rohit Sharma earned waves of appreciation as he brought up his 27th ODI ton in the process. Here's how the Netizens reacted to Team India's win:

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KL Rahul scored his first century of the World Cup and users applauded him for his impressive performance. KL Rahul scored a century from 109 balls:

Another user tweeted that India's win has become habitual. The Netizen also held high hopes for a similar performance in the next match against New Zealand:

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Some of the users also acknowledged Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga who made his last appearance in the World Cup:

Twitterati also showed their elated state of mind after the win. Here's a tweet where the user praised Team India Captain Virat Kohli:

People rooted for KL Rahul as Man of the Match! Here's a tweet that says so:

 

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Published July 6th, 2019 at 22:30 IST

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