India's shock elimination in the group stage of the 2007 ODI World Cup was sealed by a group-stage loss to which team?

Answer Explanation

India lost their opening match to Bangladesh by 5 wickets at Port of Spain on 17 March 2007, and a subsequent loss to Sri Lanka confirmed their group-stage elimination as pre-tournament favourites.

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