World Cup 2023: From clinical win over Pakistan to thumping Sri Lanka in Mumbai, India's road to final

The Indian cricket team have made it to the final of the 2023 World Cup, positioning themselves just one step away from securing the prestigious title for the third time, after their previous triumphs in 1983 and 2011. World Cup 2023: News | Schedule | Results | Points table Led by Rohit Sharma, Team India secured their spot in the final with a convincing victory in the semi-finals over New Zealand. Bolstered by a potent batting line-up and one of the best bowling attacks, India stormed into their first World Cup final in 12 years, achieving victory in 10 consecutive matches.

Here we take a look at India’s road to the World Cup final Match 1: India vs Australia India, in their World Cup opener, beat Australia by six wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The spinners and then Virat Kohli and KL Rahul played big roles in this victory. Match 2: India vs Afghanistan India found momentum as they beat Afghanistan by eight wickets at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. After Jasprit Bumrah picked four wickets as Afghanistan posted 272/8, Rohit Sharma (131) led from the front and Virat Kohli (55*) scored an unbeaten 50 to take the hosts home with eight wickets to spare. Match 3: India vs Pakistan A dominant Indian team beat Pakistan by seven wickets in front of a packed house at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. It was a bowlers’ day out as far as India were concerned, as they restricted Pakistan to 191. In reply, Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer scored fifties to help India clinch a seven-wicket win. Match 4: India vs Bangladesh The Indian juggernaut kept rolling as they beat Bangladesh by seven wickets in Pune. Virat Kohli struck his first century of the 2023 World Cup to help India chase down 261 with seven wickets remaining. Match 5: India vs New Zealand The Indian team were pushed and challenged but they had enough depth to beat New Zealand by four wickets in Dharamsala. Match 6: India vs England The Indian batters struggled, but the bowlers stepped up and put up a masterclass as the hosts beat defending champions England by 100 runs in Lucknow. India were restricted to 229/9 after some fine bowling from David Willey and the pacers. England, though, never really got going as Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami shared seven wickets between them to rattle the defending champions out for 129. Match 7: India vs Sri Lanka India pacer Mohammad Shami excelled with figures of 5/18 as India dismantled Sri Lanka for 55 runs to win the league stage fixture by 302 runs in Mumbai. Match 8: India vs South Africa Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer powered India to 326 and then the bowlers did what they have been doing. South Africa folded for 83, suffering a heavy loss to India. Match 9: India vs Netherlands India beat The Netherlands by 160 runs in Bengaluru. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer both scored centuries as the Dutch side were brushed aside. Match 10: India vs New Zealand  Virat Kohli got to his record-breaking 50th ODI century, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s tally, while Mohammad Shami made history as the first bowler to bag three five-wicket hauls in a single edition of the 50-over World Cup. India beat New Zealand by 70 runs to enter their tournament final.