Sports / India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2019 HIGHLIGHTS: Rohit, Rahul power India to 7-wicket win over Sri Lank

The Indian Express : Jul 07, 2019, 12:50 AM

India vs Sri Lanka  Rohit Sharma (103 off 94 balls) scored an unprecedented fifth hundred in a single World Cup edition as India surpassed the Sri Lankan total of 264/7 in 43.3 overs and finished their league engagement with seven wins.

India vs Sri Lanka  Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul slammed brilliant centuries as India won their last World Cup league fixture defeating Sri Lanka by seven wickets at Leeds. Chasing 265, Sharma and Rahul gave India a flying start and demolished the Sri Lankan attack scoring runs all over the ground. Sharma slammed his fifth century of the ongoing World Cup before falling to Kasun Rajitha as Sri Lanka got the first breakthrough after 189-run opening stand, highest in this tournament, in the 31st over. Rahul then scored his maiden World Cup ton as India secured an easy victory.

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India finished the league round with 15 points as they won seven matches and lost one while the game against New Zealand was washed out due to rain. India’s final standing and their semifinals opponent will depend on the result of the Australia-South Africa clash.

Earlier, Angelo Mathews rescued his side from a top-order collapse and slammed a powerful century as Sri Lanka posted 264/7. After electing to bat, Sri Lanka were reduced to 55/4 by the Indian bowlers. But Mathews (113) and Lahiru Thirimanne’s (53) solid fifth-wicket stand kept India at bay and powered Sri Lanka to a challenging total. For India, Jasprit Bumrah finished with 3/37.

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