Highlights, India vs Sri Lanka, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match, Full Cricket Score: Rohit, Rahul's tons power India to seven-wicket win

Virat Kohli: We wanted to play good cricket but we didn’t expect we will have this type of scoreline going into semis. But that’s what consistent performances and hard work get you. More or less everything is set for the semis, but we don’t want to be one-dimensional. We have to turn up on the day and put in another performance. For us the opposition never matters, if we don’t play well anyone can beat us, if we play well we can beat anyone.

Dimuth Karunaratne: I think from 55/4, Angelo and Thirimanne had a very good partnership. I thought it was a good score. In the first few overs we batted well but keep losing wickets after that. We had to rebuild the innings and they did that. Rohit and Rahul batted pretty well. We have to go, sit back and see what went wrong. We have to speak to the selectors and find some new talent. Sri Lanka cricket will miss Malinga.  He has been a wonderful bowler and the man behind the World Cups. Everyone has to end their circle of chapter but it is a chance for the new guys to put their hands up. We have to find a new guy who can take wickets in middle overs.

Most MoM awards for India in a single ODI WC:

4 – Yuvraj Singh, 2011
4 – Rohit Sharma, 2019*
3 – Sachin Tendulkar, 2003

Rohit Sharma: Just going to go out there and do my job. Not thinking about these milestone. My job is to keep playing and take team to the finishing line. The shot selection becomes important. Based on the pitch conditions and which bowlers are bowling. You have to be disciplined in your batting and that is what I have learned. I don’t think like that. Whatever has happened is happened. Every day is a new day in cricket and I start afresh. My mindset is to focus on the job at hand. (On Malinga) He has been a champion bowler for Sri Lanka and then for Mumbai Indians. He is a match-winner. I have seen him from close quarters and the cricket world will miss him. As a team we are not focusing on which opponents come our way.

Rohit Sharma is the Man of the Match for his knock of 103

And that’s it. India romp home in cruise mode. They can very well finish top by end of the day with Australia facing a tall chase in Manchester, not far from here. But what a league stage it has been for the Men in Blue. Barring that game against England, where they didn’t have luck with toss and despite injury to Shikhar Dhawan (and also Vijay Shankar), they have been nearly unbeatable. Who do they face now? New Zealand or England… we will know soon. There is no doubt they would prefer New Zealand, but also, they will need to beat Australia or England to get their hands on that trophy.

Sri Lanka needed early wickets from Lasith Malinga defending 265. But this Indian side has been too good. His last World Cup game has cost 82 runs for one wicket. He took 56 wickets across four World Cups at 22.  Only Glen McGrath (71) and Muttiah Muralitharan (68) have taken more  wickets than him in World Cup games.

India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets. India finish their league stage campaign on a winning note. And if Australia lose today, Virat Kohli and Co can finish on top of points table. 

After 44 overs,India 265/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 34 , Hardik Pandya 7)

After 43 overs,India 263/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 33 , Hardik Pandya 6)

Malinga bows out of World Cup with this over which also included his signature yorker which was dealt excellently by Pandya. But a full toss on last ball was put away to the fence by Pandya. Malinga finishes with figures of 10-1-82-1. India need two more.

Half expected Rishabh Pant to throw it away. Had a good chance to be 20 not out at the end of this game, but has instead thrown it away. Not sure Virat Kohli will approve of what he was trying to do there. Pant needs better decision making and that is a generally well known thing. Maturity isn’t really is his strong suite.

FOUR! Malinga missed the mark on his last ball and bowled a full toss on Pandya’s pads who put it away to the fence with a clip

After 42 overs,India 253/3 ( Virat Kohli (C) 30 , )

India have lost Pant with 12 more required. Pant was hit on pads as he went for a pull. Looked harmless but Sri Lanka still went for a review and it was three reds on ball-tracking. Udana has a wicket.

Isn’t it strange. The last decision umpire Ian Gould had to make in his career had to be overturned. Rishabh Pant has been given out after Sri Lanka reviewed a leg before wicket shout. At one stage it looked like a ten wicket defeat but Sri Lanka have taken three wickets now.

Most wickets in ODI WCs:

71 – McGrath

68 – Muralitharan

56 – MALINGA*

55 – Akram

REVIEW AND OUT! Pant lbw b Udana 4(4)

Excellent review It looked like a harmless review but has produced a wicket. Pant missed the ball trying to play a pull. Umpire gave it not out but it’s three reds on ball-tracking. India lose another wicket.

FOUR! A boundary for Pant. He gets off the mark in his own style. Not a great looking shot but effective one. He drilled the full ball down the ground

FOUR! Shot of the day. That one was driven on front foot by Kohli through mid off and cover gap on off

After 41 overs,India 244/2 ( Virat Kohli (C) 25 , )

Rahul hit two boundaries in the over on either side of the wicket with complete disdain for the great Malinga. But the pacer had his revenge in the end. Cramped Rahul with a short ball who tried ducking but edged it to the keeper. Rishabh Pant is the new man. 21 in 54 needed.

OUT! Rahul c Kusal Perera b Malinga 111(118) 

Malinga had his revenge. Rahul’s fabolous knock has come to an end. A short delivery that cramped Rahul for space. He wanted to duck the ball but ended up gloving it to the keeper.

FOUR! Malinga is in attack but Rahul doesn’t care much as the batsman swiped the slower delivery to long on fence

FOUR! Rahul backed away a bit to create space as he hit that through the line over mid-off for a boundary

After 40 overs,India 234/1 ( KL Rahul 102 , Virat Kohli (C) 24)

Indians are not in a hurry. Four collected from Udana’s over as Kohli  and Rahul continue to rotate the strike. 31 now needed in last 10 overs.

After 39 overs,India 230/1 ( KL Rahul 101 , Virat Kohli (C) 21)

India are heavily dependent on top-three and Shikhar Dhawan’s injury could have jeopardised things but credit to Rahul, he has done the job very well. First World Cup hundred for Rahul as he celebrated by kissing the tricolour on his helmet. Eight off the over. 35 more needed.

Was imperative for Rahul to bat on and get that hundred. Will help him realise how big runs are possible when you don’t throw away your wicket. He has that wild streak to try something adventurous and almost did a couple times during this innings. But they were relatively safe shots. Now this hundred comes at an important juncture both for him and the team. With the semi-final on the horizon, you would bet on him to kick on to bigger runs.

Both the openers scoring centuries in a same ODI WC match:

Tharanga/Dilshan v Zim, Pallekele, 2011

Tharanga/Dilshan v Eng, Colombo, 2011

Rohit/Rahul v SL, Leeds, 2019*

FOUR! Kohli is in a hurry to finish this match. Bowled into the slot by Malinga and Kohli swung that down the ground

HUNDRED! First World Cup hundred for KL Rahul. He gets to the landmark in 109 balls. Well played, Rahul! He takes off his helmet and kisses the tricolour to celebrate

After 38 overs,India 222/1 ( KL Rahul 99 , Virat Kohli (C) 15)

A bit of tension is building at Headingley. Rahul is on 99. Got off the strike with a tight single but Kohli was committed to the run and reached safely into the crease. 43 more needed.

After 37 overs,India 221/1 ( KL Rahul 98 , Virat Kohli (C) 15)

Rahul pulled the last ball to deep square leg to retain the strike. He’s on 98. Total seven from the over. 44 more needed to win for India.

After 36 overs,India 214/1 ( KL Rahul 93 , Virat Kohli (C) 13)

As expected, Rahul and Kohli have approached this last stretch with a professional attitude. They are not trying to do anything fancy here. Happy to rotate strike. Three from Perera’s over. 51 more needed.

After 35 overs,India 211/1 ( KL Rahul 91 , Virat Kohli (C) 12)

Leggie de Silva has been called back into attack to replace Rajitha. The spinner has been expensive today but just four came off this over.

After 34 overs,India 207/1 ( KL Rahul 90 , Virat Kohli (C) 9)

Few good looking shots on the off in the over but the sweeper cover restricted them to just singles. Four from Perera’s over. India need 58 more.

After 33 overs,India 203/1 ( KL Rahul 88 , Virat Kohli (C) 7)

200 up for India as they collect seven from Rajitha’s over. 62 now more needed in 17 overs. Rahul added a boundary in the over with a well-controlled pull shot behind square on leg.

FOUR! Good pull shot by Rahul. Played with the bat angle down to the ground to grass it to the backward square leg fence

Rohit Sharma was left out of the 2011 World Cup squad.. Yusuf Pathan made the cut instead. Think about that!

— Nitin Sundar🎙️✒️🎦 (@knittins) July 6, 2019

After 32 overs,India 196/1 ( KL Rahul 82 , Virat Kohli (C) 6)

Two off the over as Perera returns to attack. India are just 69 away from a win. With Kohli and Rahul at crease we expect a professional job.

Midway into India’s run chase, a third aircraft was seen flying over Headingley with a banner which read ‘Help End Mob Lynching’ . Here are more details about it here

Indian players with 1000-plus runs in ODI WCs:

Sachin Tendulkar
Sourav Ganguly
Virat Kohli*

After 31 overs,India 194/1 ( KL Rahul 81 , Virat Kohli (C) 5)

India lose Rohit and it was a soft dismissal as he chipped his drive off Rajitha to mid off fielder. He has been guilty of not converting his hundred into big scores in this World Cup. But a standing ovation is well deserved. His replacement Virat Kohli gets into the act immediately with a lovely push through off for a four. Five off the over.

FOUR! Beautiful shot. A mere push through the gap between midoff and cover but it’s beautiful when Kohli plays it

Highest opening stands for India in ODI WCs:

189 – KL Rahul/Rohit Sharma v SL, Leeds, 2019*
180 – KL Rahul/Rohit Sharma v Ban, Birmingham, 2019
174 – Shikhar Dhawan/Rohit Sharma v Ire, Hamilton, 2015

Lovely gesture as Lasith  Malinga  and Angelo Mathews  give Rohit Sharma a pat on his back after  being dismissed for 103.

This is becoming all too frequent now. Another aircraft flies. This one carrying the message, ‘Love cricket, love  Mumtaz – Leeds’.

OUT! Rohit c Mathews b Rajitha 103(94) 

Sri Lanka finally manage to take a wicket. More like Rohit has given away his wicket. He was looking to play a flashy drive but ended up chipping the shot to midoff fielder. He leaves the pitch with a standing ovation.

Fifth World Cup hundred for Rohit Sharma. Chance-less innings from him as he breaks Kumar Sangakkara’s record. Equals Sachin Tendulkar’s record as well, across tournaments that is. At this point in time, he is the finest version of the batsman he can be. Meanwhile, that banner guy is still around with a variety of messages. Hopefully the next one will be dedicated to Rohit.

Most centuries while chasing in ODIs:

25 – Virat Kohli

17 – Sachin Tendulkar

13 – ROHIT SHARMA*

12 – Chris Gayle

11 – Tillakaratne Dilshan

Most ODI centuries:

49 – Sachin Tendulkar
41 – Virat Kohli
30 – Ricky Ponting
28 – Sanath Jayasuriya
27 – ROHIT SHARMA*
27 – Hashim Amla

After 30 overs,India 189/0 ( KL Rahul 81 , Rohit Sharma 103)

Six from Udana’s over. After Rohit, Rahul has a brilliant opportunity to score a century here. Sri Lankan bowlers look down and out.

Rohit Sharma becomes the first player to score three centuries while chasing in ODI World Cups.

Most centuries in ODI WCs:

6 – Sachin Tendulkar, ROHIT SHARMA*
5 – Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara

Most centuries against Sri Lanka in ODIs:

8 – Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar
7 – Saeed Anwar
6 – Gautam Gambhir, Adam Gilchrist, Rohit Sharma*

Most centuries for India in ODI WCs:

6 – Sachin Tendulkar, Rohit Sharma*
4 – Sourav Ganguly

After 29 overs,India 183/0 ( KL Rahul 76 , Rohit Sharma 102)

Rohit’s World Cup has now entered into the history books as he brings up his fifth ton of this edition. First man to do so. Hitman brought up the landmark with a pull shot four. This is Rohit’s World Cup,others are just participating. Six from the over.

Most centuries in an ODI WC:

5 – Rohit Sharma, 2019*
4 – Kumar Sangakkara, 2014/15

Most centuries for India in ODI WCs:

HUNDRED! ROHIT CREATES HISTORY! He is the first man to score five tons in a single World Cup. Rohit gets to the landmark with a pull shot four.

After 28 overs,India 177/0 ( KL Rahul 75 , Rohit Sharma 97)

The atmosphere is buzzing. The dhols are in full flow. Crowd is eagerly waiting for Rohit’s sixth ton of this World Cup. They need to wait a bit more. He’s on 97. Three from Udana’s over.

After 27 overs,India 174/0 ( KL Rahul 74 , Rohit Sharma 95)

Someone please call the Yorkshire police because we have an impostor here. This is not Malinga. He has got no control here. Bowled a fuller slow delivery to Rahul which was put over mid on for a boundary before a low full toss was crashed through covers by Rohit for another four. Rohit is now on 95.

FOUR! Malinga wanted to bowl a yorker but it became a full toss as Rohit creamed it through the covers

FOUR! Slower and fuller delivery from Malinga and Rahul clears his front leg to blast that over mid-on for a boundary

After 26 overs,India 161/0 ( KL Rahul 68 , Rohit Sharma 89)

If Sri Lanka want to stop Rohit before his hundred, they need to be spot on with their length and line. Udana offered just a bit of width and Rohit slashed it for a four. The bowler made a good comeback by pitching it up but the thick outside edge flew past the keeper for another boundary. Eight off the over.

FOUR! Streaky. Rohit threw his bat on the wide off off delivery which took the edge and went past the keeper

FOUR! What striking. Rohit is incing towards his fifth ODI ton of this edition. Played the cut shot perfectly to beat the point fielder

Most 150-plus opening stands in an edition of ODI WC:

2 – T Dilshan/U Tharanga, 2011

2 – KL Rahul/Rohit Sharma, 2019*

After 25 overs,India 152/0 ( KL Rahul 68 , Rohit Sharma 81)

Sri Lanka called back Malinga into attack to control things here but the veteran has been carted away for 11 in this over. Bad control on bowling. Bowled a poor short delivery that Rahul put away to fine leg fence. 150 up for India.

Confirmation that the ICC warned the West Yorkshire Police that flying of banners of political nature could be an issue as the ground is located neara commercial flight path. Hardly anything has been done it seems to stop it. However, there’s a promise that it will not happen in Birmingham and Manchester, where the semis will be played.

Thisara Perera has bowled best out of the Sri Lankan bowlers. He beat the batsmen a couple of times and that too Rohit Sharma. His six overs went for only 24 runs. He has been replaced now by Isuru Udana.

FOUR! A freebie. Malinga went short and it was too easy for Rahul to place his pull shot to fine leg for a boundary

After 24 overs,India 141/0 ( KL Rahul 61 , Rohit Sharma 78)

Malinga’s fumble at short fine leg allows Rohit to take a double. Nothing is working for Sri Lanka here. Two more singles in the over

After 23 overs,India 137/0 ( KL Rahul 60 , Rohit Sharma 75)

It has been Rohit’s show so far but Rahul is not going to allow him to hog all the limelight. Played a confident looking drive over covers to reach to his fifty with boundary. His third in this edition. Blasted a six on last ball and a four on last ball as well. 17 off de Silva’s over.

FOUR! Rahul came down the track again to place his shot over the circle and put enough behind it to find the fence

SIX! Rahul slams a maximum after reaching to his fifty. Came down the track and smoked his shot down the ground.

FIFTY! Rohit played the punch over covers off back-foot to get to to his half-century with a four. His 3rd fifty in this World Cup.

Another small plane carrying a message over Headingley. This one says, ‘Help end mob lynching in India.’

After 22 overs,India 120/0 ( KL Rahul 45 , Rohit Sharma 74)

Six runs from sixth over for Perera. Rohit is getting the runs but Rahul is also slowly inching toward his fifty.

Rohit Sharma is now the highest run-getter in this ODI World Cup, going past Shakib Al Hasan’s 606 runs.

After 21 overs,India 114/0 ( KL Rahul 42 , Rohit Sharma 71)

de Silva started the over well to square up Rohit with an arm ball that beat the outside edge. But Rohit was quick to assert his dominance. Charged down once to mess up the length, waited for the half-tracker and pulled it to mid-wicket for a boundary. Five off the over.

FOUR! Half-tracker by de Silva and Rohit was quick to get into the position to swivel and pull it to mid-wicket

After 20 overs,India 109/0 ( KL Rahul 42 , Rohit Sharma 66)

Rahul’s outside edge is beaten once again. This time he was trying to play a cut shot on off from close to the body. A boundary in the over with an excellent pull shot by Rohit who is now the highest run-getter in this World Cup. Six from Perera’s over.

FOUR! Rohit rocked back just a bit to give himself enough space to put away the short ball to the mid-wicket fence

Most century stands in an edition of ODI WC:

3 – de Silva/Gurusinha, 1996
3 – Gilchrist/Hayden, 2007
3 – Dilshan/Sangakkara, 2015
3 – Bairstow/Roy, 2019
3 – Finch/Warner, 2019
3 – KL Rahul/Rohit Sharma, 2019*

After 19 overs,India 103/0 ( KL Rahul 41 , Rohit Sharma 61)

Rohit takes a single on the first ball to bring up 100 for India. Third hundred run partnership of the tournament for this pair. Four off de Silva’s second over.

Sachin Tendulkar scored six hundreds across six World Cups in 45 matches. Rohit could equal him today. Playing in his second World Cup, he has already made five hundreds, four centuries in this tournament alone. He has only played 16 World Cup games. Remarkable record.

After 18 overs,India 99/0 ( KL Rahul 38 , Rohit Sharma 60)

Rahul was squared up by Perera as the batsman charged down for a swing over cover. No need to take such unnecessary risk. Two off the over.

600-plus runs in an edition of ODI WC:

Sachin Tendulkar, 2002/03
Matthew Hayden, 2006/07
Shakib Al Hasan, 2019
Rohit Sharma, 2019*

After 17 overs,India 97/0 ( KL Rahul 37 , Rohit Sharma 59)

Dhananjaya de Silva has had a terrorising introduction into attack. Rohit slammed the first ball itself over wide of long off to bring up his fifty before charging down to place one over long on for second six of the over. 14 off the over.

Most 50-plus scores in an edition of ODI WC:

7 – Sachin Tendulkar, 2002/03
7 – Shakib Al Hasan, 2019
6 – Rohit Sharma, 2019*

SIX! Rohit charges down the ground to get to the pitch of the ball and tonked it over long on for second maximum of the over

FIFTY! Rohit reaches to the landmark with a six. Dhananjaya de Silva’s first ball is dispatched over long off.

After 16 overs,India 83/0 ( KL Rahul 36 , Rohit Sharma 46)

Another good over from Perera. Just two singles from his third over. Got one of the length ball to hold its line to beat Rohit’s outside edge as well.

While Rohit has been scoring at a hectic strike-rate of 100-plus, Rahul has been taking his time. It is different from how Rohit usually bats, and wondering if it is more to do with form and touch. The best batsmen usually want to be the aggressor when experiencing such rich vein of form. Albeit it does allow Rahul to grow even more in confidence. He has got runs under his belt, even as a make-shift opener, just the shot selection has let him down. With Lankan attack posing no threat, it is more up to Rahul to make sure he doesn’t throw it away.

After 15 overs,India 81/0 ( KL Rahul 35 , Rohit Sharma 45)

Rohit finds the gap on off for a single before Rahul tucks the second ball to rotate the strike. As Nasser said on air, the pitch has slowed down quite a lot in comparison to first innings. Two off the over.

After 14 overs,India 79/0 ( KL Rahul 34 , Rohit Sharma 44)

Two from the over of Perera. Rohit is still batting at a strike rate of over 100 but Rahul is slowly losing the steam. He must get a big score here to boost his confidence.

After 13 overs,India 77/0 ( KL Rahul 33 , Rohit Sharma 43)

A one-handed chip shot over mid on by Rohit with Udana taking pace off the ball but he put enough behind it to clear the fence. Six off the over.

FOUR! Rohit checked his swing of the bat down the ground as it was a slower delivery but he got enough behind it to get it over mid on

After 12 overs,India 71/0 ( KL Rahul 32 , Rohit Sharma 38)

Thisara Perera has been called into attack from the other end. The medium-pacer has extra responsibility today to be one of the main bowlers and he starts by giving away six in the over.

After 11 overs,India 65/0 ( KL Rahul 28 , Rohit Sharma 36)

Isuru Udana is welcomed into attack with a cracking drive on off by Rohit. But there’s protection as India add one. A fumble at backward point allows Rahul a single more. Sangakkara says on air Rohit will finish the WC with six tons and that’s because he played another glorious drive in the over for a boundary. Six off the over.

FOUR! What a shot! Rahul leans forward into the drive to play the overpitched outside off delivery through covers

After 10 overs,India 59/0 ( KL Rahul 27 , Rohit Sharma 31)

Sri Lanka have got protection in the deep on leg and that helped them restrict two shots in that area to singles. Rahul steers the last delivery over keeper for a boundary with an upper-cut. Excellent innovation. Seven off the over.

FOUR! Innovative shot. Rahul sat down to upper-cut the delivery over the keeper for a boundary in the over

After 9 overs,India 52/0 ( KL Rahul 22 , Rohit Sharma 29)

Maiden over for Malinga. Suddenly the runs have dried up for India but it has a little also to do with Indian openers relaxing a bit after the 50-run stand. Good change of pace in the over by Malinga to suit the conditions.

Rohit Sharma has played some exquisite cover drives so far in his brief innings. He is now on 29 off 22 balls with six fours. Fifth hundred in this World Cup on the cards for him.

After 8 overs,India 52/0 ( KL Rahul 22 , Rohit Sharma 29)

Bowlers have made the innings look like a different prospect in last two overs. They are hitting the right lengths now. Just one from Rajitha’s over as Rahul retains strike.

After 7 overs,India 51/0 ( KL Rahul 21 , Rohit Sharma 29)

A much better over! Just three from Malinga’s fourth over. Meanwhile, 50 up for India in no time. They have a terrific start here, however, Kohli would have liked some exercise for middle-order.

Most 50-plus opening stands for India in an ODI World Cup:

5 – Sehwag/Tendulkar, 2002/03
4 – Gavaskar/Srikkanth, 1987/88
3 – Sehwag/Tendulkar, 2010/11
3 – Dhawan/Sharma, 2014/15
3 – Rahul/Sharma, 2019*

After 6 overs,India 48/0 ( KL Rahul 19 , Rohit Sharma 28)

Rajitha concedes nine in his third over. Rohit is in great form and his shots are the proof. Two shots for two fours in the over on either side of the wicket. Punched the length ball through point and cover gap before playing another clip to mid-wicket fence. Bowling change is imminent.

FOUR! The length ball drifted onto Rohit’s pads who helped it on its way to the mid-wicket fence for second boundary of the over

Speedy start from India, with both Rahul-Rohit opening up here. Flurry of boundaries, especially from Rohit. He is minting that golden form he is in at the moment. And there are very few more pleasing batsmen around than when Rohit is on song. The best bit is he is going on and on, which is either a healthy sign for India or worrisome when the law of averages does catch up.

FOUR! Forget loose deliveries, even average balls are not being spared. Rohit punched the length ball through point and cover gap for a boundary

After 5 overs,India 39/0 ( KL Rahul 18 , Rohit Sharma 20)

Whatever is the plan, it’s not working for Sri Lanka with pacers gifting away loose deliveries. 11 from the third over of Malinga. The low full toss was slashed on off for a boundary by Rohit before he picked one off his pads to clip it to mid-wicket fence.

FOUR! Malinga tried banging it into the pads of Rohit but he did well to clip it on leg for second boundary of the over

FOUR! Sri Lanka are bowling too many loose deliveries here. A low full-toss outside off by Malinga and Rohit helped it on its way to the fence behind square on off

After 4 overs,India 28/0 ( KL Rahul 16 , Rohit Sharma 11)

Better over from Rajitha. Just a single for Rahul with a nudge on leg. He also checked an on drive earlier which fell just in front of the bowler.

After 3 overs,India 27/0 ( KL Rahul 15 , Rohit Sharma 11)

Malinga continues as India collect 13 runs in the over with three boundaries. Three brilliant shots fetched them the boundaries. Rahul creamed a front foot drive through covers before slicing a wide delivery past short third man fielder. Rohit finished the over with a clipped shot on leg for a boundary. Malinga has already started to take pace off the ball.

FOUR! Overpitched delivery from Malinga and the man in form Rohit flicked it through mid-wicket for third boundary of the over

FOUR! Smart batting. The third man was inside the circle and as soon as Rahul got some width he steered it past the fielder

FOUR! Another great shot by Rahul. The batsman got onto the front foot to get on top of the bounce and cream it through covers

After 2 overs,India 14/0 ( KL Rahul 6 , Rohit Sharma 7)

Pacer Kasun Rajitha into attack from another end. And a horrible start from the pacer. He’s been generally on back of length mark and that’s not ideal on this pitch as both Rahul and Rohit collect a boundary each. 12 off the over.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Rahul gets onto the back-foot to punch the back of length delivery from Rajitha through the covers

FOUR! Poor delivery from Udana put away by Rohit. Wide of off and Rohit cut it away from body past point for his first boundary

Rohit Sharma has scored six fifty-plus scores out of his last 11 ODI innings against Sri Lanka, including two tons and two double tons.

After 1 overs,India 2/0 ( KL Rahul 1 , Rohit Sharma 1)

Malinga would want to end his World Cup career on a winning note and you can see the zeal in his attitude. Both openers get off the mark with singles. Hint of swing in the over. Just two from it.

Time for the chase! 

India need 265 to win but Sri Lanka defended less than that against England at the same venue to win the match. So, Virat Kohli and Co cannot take the chase lightly. Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul make their way to the middle for India. Lasith Malinga to open the bowling attack.

The GOAT strikes at Old Trafford! 

Gorgeous bowling from Nathan Lyon. He deceived Markram with an 88kph delivery, the slowest he bowled to the South African, which drifted 1.7° - the most of any ball. Classical off-spin bowling at its best. #CWC19

— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) July 6, 2019

Good fight back by Sri Lanka. They were 54 for four and to end up with 264 for seven is a commendable effort. Super knock by Angelo Mathews. His maiden World Cup hundred has come too late for Sri Lanka though. They needed him to come up with a similar knock against South Africa in Durham which was a must win game for them. Can they defend this? Looks tough against this strong Indian batting line-up.

Sri Lanka today:

First 30 overs — 127/4

Last 20 overs — 137/3

There has been only one target in excess of 250 has been chased successfully in this World Cup — 322 by Bangladesh against West Indies in Taunton.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar ends up going at 7.2/over. Fairly costly if you consider this is a second-hand pitch. India will be happy with that restrictive effort as it gives a workout challenge to their batting line-up. Just one other 30-plus score apart from Mathews. Bumrah producing another master class, but efforts from Jadeja and Pandya need to be lauded too. It is a good bowling headache for Virat Kohli ahead of that semi-final. Meanwhile, as India start their chase in Leeds, they will also be wondering about that last league game in Manchester between South Africa and Australia. It could have a bearing on their eventual league finish and semi-final clash.

Angleo Mathews: It has been really good for me. So enjoying it. It was playing it a little slow and tacky. Hard to score when they are bowling so many cutters. So the idea was to take it deep and built partnership. Wherever the team wants me to bat, I am happy batting. If need be, I will bowl a few overs. I haven’t bowled in the nets.

After 50 overs,Sri Lanka 264/7 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 29 , Isuru Udana 1)

Bhuvneshwar will bowl the final over of the innings. His first delivery is right in the blockhole but misses his mark for a couple of deliveries bowling consecutive wides, Perera is caught brilliantly by a diving Hardik Pandya which is turns to be Bhuvi’s first wicket of the day. He ends with seven runs off his final over, finishing with abysmal figures of 10-0-73-1.

Sri Lanka post a fighting total, especially recovering from a horrible start that they had in the first 15 overs. India will have to bat well on a sluggish surface to chase it down and enter the knockouts on the back of a win. Do join us for the chase in about 30 mins time from now.

OUT! Miscue from Thisara Perera. Of course, it was the slower ball, that was pitched wide outside off stump, Perera aims for a big hit down the ground, never got close to the ball, just let his hands fetch for it. Skews the ball high in the air towards long off, where Hardik Pandya has to run in a few yards and then put in the dive to complete a superb catch.

Perera c Hardik Pandya b Bhuvneshwar 2(3)

After 49 overs,Sri Lanka 257/6 ( Dhananjaya de Silva 26 , Thisara Perera 2)

Bumrah completes another outstanding day at the office. Sri Lanka have scored over five runs an over, while Bumrah has given just 37 runs off his 10 overs apart from taking three wickets, with centurion Mathews becoming his final victim. He caps off his day with another pinpoint over, giving away just five runs.

OUT! Bumrah has his third! Mathews departs! Full delivery just outside off stump and Mathews times it really well but doesn’t get the elevation that he needed. Hits it straight to the cover fielder as the Lankans lose their sixth wicket. Fabulous knock either ways from Mathews, he walks off too a standing ovation.

Mathews c Rohit b Bumrah 113(128)

After 48 overs,Sri Lanka 252/5 ( Angelo Mathews 113 , Dhananjaya de Silva 24)

Sri Lanka go past the 250-run mark in the 48th over. At one point it looked like the Indian bowlers would be all over the Lankans when they were reduced to 55 for 4. However, Mathews has been splendid, who initially had Thirimanne for company and now he aims to finsih the Lankan innings on a high. A boundary followed by four singles came from Bhuvi’s latest over.

FOUR! Back of a length slower ball from Bhuvi, as if Mathews was expecting anything but that, he has been out there long on enough to get used to the pace of the pitch, waits for the ball to arrive and picks his spot to blast it towards midwicket fence.

After 47 overs,Sri Lanka 244/5 ( Angelo Mathews 107 , Dhananjaya de Silva 22)

Bumrah returns to the bowling crease with another impressive over. Keeping it straight and full. Dhananjaya de Silva did his best to convert the yorker by opening the face of the bat late and running it down to third man, but the fielder at short third, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, does really well to keep it down to one run. Mathews is not able to convert a full toss of the last ball, he can only collect a single to long on. Four runs came from it.

After 46 overs,Sri Lanka 240/5 ( Angelo Mathews 105 , Dhananjaya de Silva 20)

Hardik Pandya finishes his quota with 50 runs against his name.  Dhananjaya de Silva collects his first boundary off his innings and will need a lot more to take some pressure off Mathews. Seven came from it.

FOUR! This is a seam up delivery on, length ball on middle and leg stump that is flicked powerfully into the gap in the deep for a boundary.

After 45 overs,Sri Lanka 233/5 ( Angelo Mathews 104 , Dhananjaya de Silva 14)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar comes back for his final spell. He has had a forgettable day so far, but as far as this over is concerned he has done his job alright here. Kohli and India would be more than happy to take six singles from the 45th over.

Angelo Mathews is in love with the Indian attack. All his three ODI hundreds have come against India, all away from home too. Two in India and one in England.

After 44 overs,Sri Lanka 227/5 ( Angelo Mathews 101 , Dhananjaya de Silva 11)

Hardik Pandya is getting too predictable by just digging in the short balls and taking off the pace. Mathews misses out on the free-hit after a massive overstepping by Hardik, but he does get to his century with a boundary off the next ball. He has held the Lankan innings together. A very mature knock for the seasoned campaigner.

This is Mathews’ third ODI century — all against India. On the previous two occasions, SL lost the match — by three wickets at Ranchi in 2014 and by 141 runs at Mohali in 2017.

Centuries for Sri Lanka vs India in ODI World Cups:

Mahela Jayawardene, Mumbai, 2011

Angelo Mathews, Leeds, 2019*

Maiden World Cup hundred for Angelo Mathews.  Terrific knock. Under pressure too. Can’t understand how he was dropped from the side in September. He has proved his critics wrong. Sri Lanka eyeing 275 now.

HUNDRED! What an innings, this has been from Angelo Mathews! Grafted his way initially and then when he got an opportunity to build on his start, he switched gears to now finally go into overdrive. A predictable slower short ball outside off from Pandya and he connects an upper cut over short third.

FOUR! That’s short from Hardik that doesn’t really climb a lot, Mathews places it wide of the fielder to backward square leg fence

Been a day of plane banners… a marriage proposal this time. Hope she says yes after he went to all that trouble. Meanwhile, India trying to exert some control over run-rate. Lanka have again upped the run-rate to 7/over in the death. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has had an off day, which now makes you wonder about the three-pacer attack. Whether you play the extra pacer or extra spinner, there is every chance one of them could be carted around. So, who would you rather have and on a fresh pitch, which is to be expected for the semis.

After 43 overs,Sri Lanka 215/5 ( Angelo Mathews 91 , Dhananjaya de Silva 10)

Mathews is into the 90s. Bumrah’s over is a quiet one as both batsmen know that he has only two more overs left after this and is now likely to bowl the final over and the 48th one. Sanath Jayasuriya in his son’s company is in attendance among the crowds.

After 42 overs,Sri Lanka 212/5 ( Angelo Mathews 89 , Dhananjaya de Silva 9)

Hardik Pandya comes back into the attack for the eighth over. Although Sri Lanka couldn’t hit a boundary off the bat, they are helped with four byes. Hardik’s off-cutter from round the wicket doesn’t really rise off the surface. Going on a bounce to Dhoni, who gets down and doesn’t get his body completely behind the line of the ball, the off-cutter bounces ahead of him and turns away with ball running away for four byes. Seven runs coming from the over. With eight overs to go, Lanka can hope of 260-270 with Thisara Perera left to bat.

Angelo Mathews has never been dismissed in an ODI at Headingley. He has played three ODIs here. He scored his career best Test score — 160 also here. Sri Lanak went on to win the first ever Test series in England on that occasion. Pretty sure his next child will be named Headingley.

Angelo Mathews has now moved onto his highest score in World Cups. His previous best was 85 not out against England also at Leeds a fortnight ago. Can he go onto get a hundred.

After 41 overs,Sri Lanka 205/5 ( Angelo Mathews 87 , Dhananjaya de Silva 8)

Bumrah is back on. He is able to dry up the boundary but India now really needs to get rid of Angelo Mathews. The senior batsman knows there are other bowlers to target so treats Bumrah respectfully, still managing five runs from the over.

After 40 overs,Sri Lanka 200/5 ( Angelo Mathews 85 , Dhananjaya de Silva 6)

Mathews’ aggressive approach has instill an much needed sense of urgency to Lankan innings. They are now going at exactly five runs an over, bringing up the 200 in the 40th over. He is closing on what would be a fabulous ton. This has been a brilliantly built innings.

Do you guys agree? 

Trying to predict Indian team for the semis. Let’s see how many I get right. Do send yours too. Will retweet a few.
Rohit
Rahul
Virat
Pant
Hardik
Dhoni
Jadeja
Bhuvi
Shami
Kuldeep*
Bumrah.

*If pitch is not a turner.

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 6, 2019

FOUR! Mathews plays the reverse sweep once again. He has made sure he lifts it intentionally with the players inside the ring. Bhuvi’s chase ends in vain.

Fabulous stuff this is from Angelo Mathews. He moves to 76 with a straight six off Jadeja. His second six of the innings. This is the Mathews of old. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka, it has come way too late in the competition.

After 39 overs,Sri Lanka 193/5 ( Angelo Mathews 80 , Dhananjaya de Silva 4)

Jadeja can rue the dropped chance all he wants but Mathews has looked past it immediately. He smashes him for a six and four off his final over as the left-arm spinner finishes with 10-0-40-1 in his first match of the tournament.

FOUR! Mathews is taking on Jadeja. Mathews goes back and cuts it behind point. Not the ideal finish for Jaddu.

SIX! That has gone really high and it has got the distance too. Mathews didn’t even middle it but it is not uncommon for the ball to sail over for six in modern day cricket.

After 38 overs,Sri Lanka 182/5 ( Angelo Mathews 70 , Dhananjaya de Silva 3)

Dhananjaya de Silva, the new man, doesn’t pick Kuldeep’s googly off the first ball but his outside edge runs away to third man for three after Thirimanne’s wicket. Just the wicket India needed ahead of the final powerplay. Five runs and a wicket from the over.

Kuldeep Yadav has broken the 124 run partnership between Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne. Crucial stand given Sri Lanka were 55 for four. Thirimanne gone for 53. Kuldeep into his ninth over and he may have retained his chances of featuring in the semis.

Lanka had made a bit of recovery. Their last five overs had even resulted in 7/over so they were looking to up the ante. Kuldeep Yadav though likes just that and gets the breakthrough. A very timely wicket which will help India pull things back. Lanka have lost a couple more wickets than they would have liked to, but 300 is still gettable from here on.

OUT! Breakthrough! Thirimanne skips down the pitch to a flighted delivery from Kuldeep, he wants to create room and slam over extra-cover, but doesn’t account for the dip that he ends up skewing it off the outside edge to backward point. Much needed wicket for Kuldeep and India.

Thirimanne c Jadeja b Kuldeep Yadav 53(68)

After 37 overs,Sri Lanka 177/4 ( Angelo Mathews 69 , Lahiru Thirimanne 52)

Bhuvneshwar’s day on the field just gets from bad to worse as he puts down a relatively simple chance at long on, a position he isn’t quite often seen fielding. Bowler Jadeja cannot believe it. Mathews makes the most of his reprieve to smash a six down the ground

SIX! Mathews comes down the pitch and has got a good hold off this one! He plays with the spin, swinging it down the ground for a maximum.

Lahiru Thirimanne may have saved his career with this half-century. Axed from the side after a couple of failures in the top order, he has made it count at number six.

After 36 overs,Sri Lanka 169/4 ( Angelo Mathews 61 , Lahiru Thirimanne 52)

Another good over for Sri Lanka. Kuldeep and Bhuvi have been off the boil today and India are feeling the absence of the sixth bowler. It is rare that two Indian bowlers have a bad day together, but it has happened here. Two boundaries off Kuldeep’s over as Lankans collect 10 more runs from the over.

FOUR! Wow! That came out of nowhere. Angelo Mathews unfurls the reverse sweep, hitting it high in the air over point. No man in the deep, second boundary of the over.

Century stands for Sri Lanka against India in ODI World Cups:

Arjuna Ranatunga/Hashan Tillakaratne, Delhi, 1996

Angelo Mathews/Lahiru Thirimanne, Leeds, 2019*

FIFTY! Kuldeep Yadav slides it onto Thirimanne’s pads and he is able to just about get some bat to run it down to fine leg fence for a boundary to raise his half-century. Gritty innings from him too, providing good company to Mathews.

After 35 overs,Sri Lanka 159/4 ( Angelo Mathews 57 , Lahiru Thirimanne 47)

Just a little switch in gears from Mathews and Thirimanne who complete their 100-run stand with couple of boundaries from Bhuvi’s over, who continues to have a rough day in the field.

FOUR! Short delivery angled into the left-hander and Thirimanne has pulled it to deep square leg for the second boundary of the over.

FOUR! That’s top a shot from Mathews! First signs of attacking intent. Just a little full and Mathews advances down and lifts it straight over for a boundary.

After 34 overs,Sri Lanka 149/4 ( Angelo Mathews 52 , Lahiru Thirimanne 42)

Kuldeep Yadav is back into the attack after the drinks break. Three risk free single before the last ball is taken for two runs as Thirimanne chips one over mid wicket. Five from it.

Angelo Mathews at Headingley, Leeds in ODIs:

46*, 85*, 50* (Today)*

This is Pandya’s best spell in the tournament, in terms of economy and not wickets, mind you. Today he has bowled slower and slower, barely testing the batsmen with that extra element of pace. In the pre-match conference, DK had spoken about how the slow bouncer is turning out to be quite a weapon in this World Cup, and think Pandya has used this weapon the best. It is almost a challenge to play him now and he bowls 10 overs easily, a huge leap up for the all-rounder, not to mention a bonus for the captain.

Valuable half-century by Angelo Mathews as Sri Lanka get closer to 150. He needs to go and get a big one. Seventeen overs left in the game.

After 33 overs,Sri Lanka 144/4 ( Angelo Mathews 50 , Lahiru Thirimanne 39)

Hardik Pandya with a slew of slower short balls, digging it into the pitch, one of which almost gave him a wicket with Thirimanne getting an leading edge over MS Dhoni. Mathews completes a doughty fifty before players break for drinks.

FIFTY! Angelo Mathews hops back and works it off his ribs towards fine leg for a single to bring up his half-century. It has come off 76 balls, but it has been a vital knock, especially after the situation in which he came out to bat. Plucky innings from the senior pro.

After 32 overs,Sri Lanka 140/4 ( Angelo Mathews 48 , Lahiru Thirimanne 37)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is recalled into the attack. Thirimanne looks to attack Bhuvi, who hasn’t had the best of the days, by giving him a little charge and hitting it from a boundary. He is able to a mini comeback of sorts by giving away just a single off the next four deliveries.

FOUR! Thirimanne shimmies down the pitch, converts into a length ball and uses his fast hands to drive it through covers.

After 31 overs,Sri Lanka 134/4 ( Angelo Mathews 47 , Lahiru Thirimanne 32)

Hardik Pandya’s first delivery is hit for a boundary by Mathews which takes the pressure off the batsmen, who add three more singles off the next five deliveries. Lots of slower bouncers bowled and both the batsmen are now quiet aware of it. If they aren’t going to go for shots, it is difficult to pick a wicket of that delivery, but at some point they will have to, so in that sense it is a good delivery every now and then to keep a check.

FOUR! Short ball from Pandya that is bowled just a shade under 130 clicks which gives enough time for Mathews to pull it through midwicket for a boundary.

After 30 overs,Sri Lanka 127/4 ( Angelo Mathews 41 , Lahiru Thirimanne 31)

Thirimanne cops on his helmet by Bumrah’s quick bouncer off the last ball. Perhaps he is taken by surprise. He looks alright and will be able to continue. Two twos and a single from the over. Bumrah too slipping in a slower ball every over indicating the nature of the surface, which is likely to get slower as game progresses, if Lanka can get to 250-260, I think we will have a game on our hands.

After 29 overs,Sri Lanka 122/4 ( Angelo Mathews 38 , Lahiru Thirimanne 29)

The duo are happy to still play the waiting game and perhaps drag it into the last 15 before they start searching for regular boundaries. Hardik Pandya bowls his fifth over. Four harmless singles added to Sri Lanka’s scoreboard.

After 28 overs,Sri Lanka 118/4 ( Angelo Mathews 36 , Lahiru Thirimanne 27)

Jasprit Bumrah is called back to break this partnership that has just started to frustrated the Indians. Kohli gives his strike bowler a slip for the first four balls. There has been some issue with people moving behind the sightscreen and Angelo Mathews pulls out at the last minute before Bumrah has to rebowl his final delivery, he induces a false shot from Mathews, who almost ended edging it. Two runs came from it.

After 27 overs,Sri Lanka 116/4 ( Angelo Mathews 35 , Lahiru Thirimanne 26)

Hardik Pandya begins his second spell with a bouncer that rises over Thirimanne’s head and is called wide. Mathews and Thirimanne just trying to work out more singles and two with a little more urgency. Seven runs procured from the over.

After 26 overs,Sri Lanka 109/4 ( Angelo Mathews 31 , Lahiru Thirimanne 24)

Good recovery from Thirimanne and Mathews with a 50-run stand but their work is far from over. Kuldeep’s last ball is punched for a boundary to end his sixth over. India will be worried about Kuldeep’s inability to pick regular wickets, something he did for fun before this year’s IPL.

Back to cricket, and Jadeja is rushing through his spell. He probably won’t get to bat. Has already made a superb case for himself with the ball and in the field though. The thing is, he is not fighting for the second spinner slot. He is fighting for number seven with Dinesh Karthik. If DK only gets to face 10-12 balls to make an impact, Jadeja might be more suitable to No 7.

FOUR! Mathews makes most of the yawning gap present on the offside by forcing the ball off the backfoot through the covers for four.

After 25 overs,Sri Lanka 102/4 ( Angelo Mathews 26 , Lahiru Thirimanne 22)

The partnership between Mathews and Thirimanne now closing in on 50-run mark. Jadeja gives away just two singles from his eighth over, he is yet to concede a boundary. We are halfway through the Lankan innings.

After 24 overs,Sri Lanka 100/4 ( Angelo Mathews 25 , Lahiru Thirimanne 21)

Thirimanne chops Kuldeep for two to bring up the hundred for Lanka. The spin duo of Kuldeep and Jadeja continue to bowl in tandem and restrict the run flow, but Kuldeep in particular isn’t creating too many chances and he could see himself being left out for the knockout games. Four runs from it.

After 23 overs,Sri Lanka 96/4 ( Angelo Mathews 24 , Lahiru Thirimanne 18)

Jadeja hurries through another over, giving away just three singles, completing his seventh over. The partnership is worth 42 runs and Sri Lanka would want them to bat at least for the next 10 overs.

After 22 overs,Sri Lanka 93/4 ( Angelo Mathews 23 , Lahiru Thirimanne 16)

Thirimanne sweeps across the line to pick his first boundary off the innings. Six runs from the over. These two motoring along now.

The ICC has issued a statement on both incidents (aircrafts with political messages), and expressed their disappointment. Apparently, they were assured by local police that such incidents won’t happen. But they happened, twice. Not sure the ICC can do much about this incident, given how they haplessly manage other stuff. BCCI may have something else to say or do though.

FOUR! Tossed up delivery on leg stump from Kuldeep, Thirimanne bends and pumps the slog sweep for a boundary to deep mid wicket.

Sri Lanka will do well to post 250 here. Batting collapses has hurt them throughout the tournament. They have not been able to play to the script. Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne was expected to bat through the innings but he has been unable to hold one end up in the latter part of the tournament.

After 21 overs,Sri Lanka 87/4 ( Angelo Mathews 22 , Lahiru Thirimanne 11)

Jaddu into his sixth over, unchanged. He has resorted to his flat deliveries, pushing it through to Mathews unlike to the ones he was looking to turn in the first half of his spell.  Four runs from the over. A steady rebuilding phase for Sri Lanka continues.

After 20 overs,Sri Lanka 83/4 ( Angelo Mathews 19 , Lahiru Thirimanne 10)

After facing 31 balls, Mathews is able to find the fence off Kuldeep’s bowling. The runs have been hard to comeby as you would expect after losing four wickets inside the first 15 overs. Six runs from Kuldeep’s third over.

FOUR! Flat, wide and short delivery outside off from Kulddep Yadav. Mathews transfers his weight on the backfoot before slapping it through covers for a welcome boundary.

After 19 overs,Sri Lanka 77/4 ( Angelo Mathews 14 , Lahiru Thirimanne 9)

Jadeja is ready for his fifth over. He ties Mathews down with some tight bowling backed by some close in fielders not allowing an easy single. Mathews’ thickish edge rolls along the ground to third man for three runs off the penultimate delivery, the only runs from his over.