India v Sri Lanka Cricket: Champions Trophy Highlights

The trophy shared between India and Sri Lanka. The trophy belongs to the

Australian team. 2013... India! Hello and welcome to the Oval, where

the favourite India are taking on Sri Lanka in 2017 ICC champions

Trophy. It is the 150th one-day international between these two

teams. In the opening round of games, India thrashed Pakistan in a

rain affected match at Edgbaston while Sri Lanka's lack of batting

depth was exposed as they lost to the number one ranked side South

Africa. India remain top of group Bravo after Pakistan stun South

Africa in a rain hit day night match yesterday. Sri Lanka will have to

conjure up a surprise when to have do have any hope of staying in the

competition while an Indian win will see them all but through to the

semifinals with their help the net run rate. The Indian team is

predictably unchanged since the Pakistan game. Their tried and

trusted tactics will centre around the brilliance of MS Dhoni and Virat

Kohli with the bat. Behind the scenes, there are accusations of

unrest between Anil Cumbrae and Virat Kohli, but they don't seem to

be affecting the team on the field. Sri Lanka have Angelo Mathews back

as captain after the stand-in skipper was suspended for two games

for a slow over rate, taking nearly four hours to complete their over

rate. The nothing Lacko comes in to the squad, he will open the batting.

Angelo Mathews won the toss and Sri Lanka opted to bowl. Cloudy skies

over the Oval but unlike the last few days, the forecast indicated a

full game should be possible. Campazzo Richard Kettleborough from

England and Australian Rod Tucker. Rohit Sharma and Dhawan opening the

batting for India. Here comes Malinga. A very slinky round arm

action which has given Rohit Sharma a bit of width and the first ball

goes to the cover boundary. Don't bowl there to Dhawan. Short

and wide actual peril. -- at your peril. Typical left-hander's shot,

on the back foot, as you see, hangs back. Races away to the short side

of the ground. Four men in that ring, four man is

not enough. A boundary to complete the fifth over.

He just had to put that to ball and it races away.

Just like that, really. Very good. Once again, through the gaps. That's

how confident he is, using his feed, you don't normally see that so early

on in the innings but Dhawan does that.

Top edge. Huge cheers. Wasn't about delivery at all, it was quite a good

short ball, well directed -- wasn't a bad. He followed it up with the

short delivery. This time, short, top edge.

Would he have been gone, Rohit Sharma? It is good fielding, good

turn and throw from Pradeep. He would have been gone.

Picked up just short of a length and this is where he has great strength,

we have seen him do it time and time again, picking up length very

quickly and putting it away over square leg. Very good shot. They

love it, look at them celebrating. This is the biggest side of the

ground and he is hitting into the wind. Unfortunately for Sri Lanka,

the man deep on the leg side is at fine leg.

Short and wide again. The last ball is so important, to get out of your

over well. For Rohit Sharma, that was a beautiful shot, bread and

butter. Not the ideal start for Gunathilaka.

Straight down the leg side. Helped on its way. Looking for a change of

pace, while Sri Lanka, trying to see if there is any purchase on the

surface. Chris did it well down the leg side and beautifully put away by

Dhawan -- drifted down. That could be close. He has had

issues, Dhawan, two spinners bowling around the wicket and not turning

the ball, actually, getting the ball back in. I think that one is

comfortably sliding down the leg side in the end. The Sri Lanka and

is thought they had their breakthrough.

It has gone very fine. Malinga the field with the slide. Decent effort

from Malinga. When he is to play for the Mumbai Indians, we didn't want

him to do too much diving in injured himself, but that was valiant

effort. Beautifully played. No one there at short 45. Rohit Sharma was

aware of where the gap was and he pedalled it nice and fine.

Big showed for leg before. It is a good delivery. -- big shout. Maybe a

bit too high. Second over. That was a good

delivery once again. A little bit of movement.

It is going to find a fielder... No, just tips it over. And look at the

delight on Rohit Sharma's face and it brings up the 50 as well, brings

up the 100 as well, with a dash of luck. It was a dash of luck but he

has played nicely, Rohit Sharma. I wonder whether if the fielder had

taken hold of this whether he still would have ended up over the

boundary. He probably would have tried to pop it back into play,

prevent the six. Just 72 metres, it is the shortest boundary on display

today. This one has just landed on those

cushions and that is another six. They have been barely two metres

high all the way through. Played with a lot more conviction by Rohit

Sharma this time around. The placement was superb, there are two

men back so he had to hit it between them. Heated flat and as we

mentioned, that is the short boundary. Lanzoni advertising

cushion. This is now becoming an expensive over for Parreira.

Be strike rate has been over 100 when they have bowled it short,

clearly a clue there for the Sri Lankans. As for Rohit Sharma, second

50 of the tournament. It is so easy on the eye, it almost looks

effortless at times for Rohit Sharma. Wonderful timing on the

ball. And that is beautifully played, use

of the feed, opens up the leg side and the placement is supreme once

again. He is a good player of spin, always has been. Got two 100s in his

first innings against the West Indies. This time up in the air,

through the covers and once again, in answer to Ian Bishop's question,

India plays classic Malinga very well. Not much swing, not much pace

and stand and deliver for Rohit Sharma. The man at short cover, I

don't know if it is Chandimal, he thought for a while he was in

business. So too did mid-off. Through the off-side, stand and

deliver, hit through the line. No pace, brings up the 50 of Dhawan. He

is not someone who goes on the front foot to other bowlers but he has hit

Malinga very well today. It will fly away to the boundary,

all the way for six, it looks like. For Rohit Sharma. It is a third of

his innings. Fine leg this time, revenge for

Malinga after being top edged 46. He gets his revenge on Rohit Sharma.

You are just telling me he doesn't get much out of the hook shot and

the next delivery, he just picks the man at deep fine leg. Good bounce,

good direction, just helps it along to the deep fine leg fielder. A

much-needed breakthrough. India lose their first wicket, a very good

innings from Rohit Sharma. Once again, he misses the 100. Oh, got

him. Lovely from Pradeep and that is the perennial weakness of Virat

Kohli. That is exactly what I said a couple of deliveries ago. That is a

good line to Virat Kohli but you've got to be persistent and that's

exactly what Pradeep did. A big wicket for Sri Lanka. India were

taking the game away from them and an outside edge from the captain, an

easy catch to the keeper and Sri Lanka find a way back in this game,

a crucial game. India loses Virat Kohli, loses its second -- their

second wicket. Short, no pace, all the time in the

world to hit in front of square. Glorious. Dhawan is climbing into

Malinga. This time pitched up and through the cover boundary. Power,

Grace, it's exactly what you get in the morning of a cricket match.

This time through the on-side, it will go all the way to the fence.

Another boundary for Dhawan, another boundary in this over. The strength

of this Indian side, short, not getting it high enough, just helping

it. A good partnership building up, 17 of just 12 deliveries. That's why

this batting line-up is so good. Through the off-side. No chance for

the mid-off fielder. He is picking boundaries at will, Dhawan. He has

hit three boundaries in his last three deliveries. On the up, big

stride forward. Just lets the hansk go through. Typical left-hander's

shot. Oh, bowled him. Very full ball,

Yuvraj looking to chop it away behind square and all he has managed

to do is chop it onto his stumps. Two spinners now, thinking would he

be allowed to settle in but the bowling change has worked. Floated

nicely. And that has been Karunaratne's strength, confusing

the batsmen. -- Asela Gunaratne's strength. Sri Lanka liked it.

Everybody but Mathews, who was scampering away after the ball, a

big appeal. So Mathews will have to rely on the wicketkeeper and bowler

and he has reviewed. Front foot is fine, can I check back

foot as well, please? Who will go on Hot Spot, leg side for me, please.

Doesn't seem as though there is any bat. Can I confirm with ultra-edge?

Keep rolling it forward. Clearly know that. When ball tracking is

ready, please. Richard, the ball is pitching outside leg stump, you can

stay with your original decision, I will tell you when you are up on

screen. Well done. Huge cheers from the Indian fans who, the moment that

ball pitched outside leg stump, they know their cricket.

That is an unbelievable shot. Short, wide, not an ideal ball, cut

powerfully and you see the strength of the man, muscling it over third

man for six. Yes, the strength of the wrists. We have seen it before

from MS Dhoni, when he is able to hit those yorker is over the rope,

but this was short. He really gets his wrists into it and carbs it away

over third man. That's gone through. Just what he

wanted. 200 comes up for India. It is also

the end of the over. He's found the gap. Easy ball for

Dhawan to get four. Good shot. One bounce, into the

stands. Free flowing back from MS Dhoni,

never uncomfortable with the short stuff.

Well played. That has got to be a boundary. That is four runs and also

the 104 Chicago one. His tenth one-day international hundred, his

third in the international trophy. 101 not out four Chicago are one,

with a strike rate of 90. -- for Dhawan. He was waiting for it,

looking for the gap on the right point fielder and a very nicely put

into the gap, nice 100 and look at the reactions. This time through the

off-side, hits it hard. A chase for the long-off fielder, he doesn't get

there. I thought that fielder at long-off would be a lot straighter.

Does, and his scoops that for six. What a shot. Beard the shortfall all

the full ball, he knew what he wanted to do, he walked across,

picked the length and over the fine leg fielder. India on the rampage.

Walks across, helps the length. 100 runs from here is possible.

No chance for that fielder at mid-wicket.

Another good shot. That has gone screaming to the left of the

fielder. MS Dhoni dealing in boundaries. Right in the slot, the

square drive, you don't see him playing that shot very often. Well,

it was a full toss. I don't think anyone will get there. He does, but

maybe got a bit too close to the ball. Should have been taken at this

level. Slower delivery, the sweep from Shikhar Dhawan, the top edge.

He gets there but gets too far. You will not find a cricket ball hit

much harder than that, nor a couple of moments ago when he played one

behind point. A lot of pitches go square here on the Oval but that was

like a missile. Two field is back on the boundary, they tried valiantly

to cut it off. You can see, right up the meat of the bat, good ground

speed and a lot to think about for the Sri Lanka captain.

Down to long-on, and safely taken. Mendis. Dhawan dragging it wide from

of stump. Two men were up on the off-side, so Sri Lanka not offering

wit. Dhawan went on to the on-side. A fantastic innings of 125 and just

listen to this applause. Hit well enough into the crowd,

short boundary. As much as the last delivery was a good variation...

That is a big side, and that is why it is so difficult to clear that

boundary and that is why bowlers will want them hitting there.

Chopped it out to Perera, just opens the bat face. It is a long way, it

is into the wind, it was never going to have the contact to take it all

the distance. India lose their fifth.

That's 54 MS Dhoni. -- that is 50 across place for MS Dhoni. His 17th

against Sri Lanka. No, he's not? Oh, goodness. Some

muscle, some power, to end the over. Brings up the 300 for India. Well

judged by it MS Dhoni, didn't hit it too hard, just enough place to get

it away. Wrong line, last ball of the over,

again, wrong line. Airborne but not hit well enough.

Caught in the deep. So an important wicket here to try and stem the tide

for Sri Lanka, that wide delivery from Perera works a trick. He

shimmied across, still trying to get into the leg side. It was too wide,

went through with the shot and an easy catch for Chandimal. So a

wonderful innings of 63 for MS Dhoni comes to an end.

Jadhav on strike. That is beautifully done. It is a strong

off-side field, 6-3, no one behind square on the leg side so any

contact he can manage to get will take it away to the boundary. That

was better than just any contact, that was right off the middle.

Does well again. He is predicting the line and working himself across

the stumps. Finds a gap. He has timed it to

perfection but the boundary off the last ball of the innings -- hasn't

timed it. 103 runs off the last ten overs and a fantastic effort by

India. Well, India's usual plan of setting

targets throughout their innings paid off as controlled batting from

openers Rohit Sharma and Dhawan built a platform for a large total.

Dhawan's 125 was an outstanding balance knock and with 78, Sharma

looked to be getting back to his best. One blip was a duck for

Captain Virat Kohli but MS Dhoni then scored a remarkable 62nd

international half-century to help them to 321-6 in their 50 overs. The

Sri Lankans fast bowlers never looked threatening and failed to

turn the screw at opportunities, like the early dismissal of Virat

Kohli, although Malinga used his experience in the latter overs.

Their road McDermid over rate could again prove a problem, the captain

suspended after the last game and again, they were over time.

Another score of over 300, the batting looks in very good shape.

Yes, confident unit when it comes to batting. Again, a great foundation

lead by the openers, very happy to do the job and finished off really

well by MS Dhoni. A solid foundation in good nick, yourself, a long-time

outcome injury and a bit of cricket in the IPL, you must be delighted

with the start were made in tournament. I was itching to get

back to the field and now that I am back on the field, very happy to be

here and contributing. It is very important, we all know the

importance of this tournament. We took it from where we left in the

last game. The whole batting unit looked very confident in their

approach and, yes, the job is half done and I'm pretty confident the

bowlers will do the rest of the job. So a target of 322 from their 50

overs for Sri Lanka to win this game and stay in the tournament. Without

the batting strength in depth of their opponent, it looks like a

sizeable task ahead. Dickwella and Gunathilaka begin the Sri Lanka run

chase. Top edge, and should be gone. And is

gone. So Dickwella, whether he moves around the crease or not, he won't

be moving around the too much longer. India have their first

wicket. Yes, a big wicket here for India. Dickwella is the danger man,

he can get Sri Lanka off to a fast start. They have set the field, gone

slightly more defensive. Kumar was superb with his line and length,

didn't give anything away for free, the pressure was built and he chops

it in the air. India have the breakthrough, they have the runs on

the board and now they have the initial breakthrough.

Line and length the same. Strong shot. Really strong shot and the

first boundary for Gunathilaka and Sri Lanka are 15-1.

Very pleasant. He is a nice, upright player, tall and elegant in his

stroke play, Gunathilaka. Can't get better than this. If any

young player is watching, that is the best place to hit.

Almost took out Mendis at the other end. Well run away. Uncontrolled

from Mendis, but it brings up 54 Sri Lanka.

Got enough room. Flayed the back at it. A boundary for Mendis. The

moment you bowl a bouncer. That is a drop hit very hard and straight.

Unfortunately, his reflexes were not quick enough to catch up with that.

It would have been a disastrous wicket for Sri Lanka. That is why

they want to use the short ball, because the next ball is right up.

That's a fantastic shot. Pitched up, met with absolute brute force, it

straight back down. Very good shot. Nothing wrong with the ball,

everything right about the shot. And its 50 up for the left-hander, a

very stylish player. What a way to bring up your half-century. Front

foot, down the track, a short ball, and it just shows you what you can

do. Chipped shot. The fielder in the

deep has missed that completely. That's a great shot. Back quickly,

pulled with authority, sending a clear message to the Indian bowlers.

Beautifully played. No one at the deep mid-wicket. You have to have

five men in the circle. The vacant area is deep mid-wicket, and Mendis

is cashing in. With his high percentage of balls and lbws Mendis

has played this well. Missed the game against Bangladesh.

Again, the vacant mid-wicket area is peppered by Mendis. Use of the feet.

60 from 55 deliveries, a wonderful innings. Reverse sweep, and he gets

it away. All of a sudden, Jadeja, who bowled superbly against

Pakistan, finds itself under pressure. They are in such a

wonderful position here, the Sri Lankans, that is. Sensible cricket.

Beautifully put away. A bit of wit this time. Calves it behind the

square. A wonderful over from Sri Lanka. That is hit up in the air.

Oh, just popped out. I think he grabbed hold of it but as the elbows

hit the ground it popped out. A valiant effort by Rohit Sharma.

Really good effort. You would have thought maybe they would take a

backward step thinking they did not want to lose the wicket but the next

delivery, Mendis over the top. They have bought themselves 4.2 overs of

extra credit here, Sri Lanka. In control at the moment.

Top edge, over the wicketkeeper, and it will fall safely. One bounce,

another boundary. That one is much better contact, a

much better shot. An expensive over for India. 15 from it. Can he be The

Man With The Golden Gun hand? He dragged the first one down and

that was put away easily. Mendis has looked impressive for his 73. Yes, a

young man who has graduated from the School of 2014 and the ICC under 19

World Cup. Rabada also graduated from that year.

Thinking about two again. He decides to come, and this could be close.

There is the opportunity, and I think it has been created and taken.

The Sri Lankans will be very nervous.

Brad Kohli bought himself on to try and get a breakthrough but he did

not think it would be through a run out. -- Kohli.

That was a very average delivery. Mendis, sitting on 74, is not going

to miss out on that. Got him. Brilliant from Kumar.

Mendis is struggling here. He is flat out on the turf. It was an all

most suicidal run. No pace off the bat, well within reach of the

bowler. One run out already in the innings, and he was well short. This

is exactly what India wanted and Sri Lanka did not need. Not the smartest

bit of cricket. It might not have been the best run but it was a

brilliant piece of fielding from Kumar, following through, picking

up, getting the throw away quickly and knocking down the stumps. And

sometimes those moments of magic can change the game.

Sri Lanka need 116 from the final 15 overs. Two relatively new men at the

crease. What a shot that was. Beautiful shot. Jadeja going around

the wicket to try and cram him up. Not giving too much room outside

off-stump. Nice shot. Just a little flick off

the hip. That has gone over the top. One

bounce, over the ropes, it is going to be four. They are charging the

bowler again. 11 runs from that last over.

Good shot. Good shot. This time he goes off the front foot and manages

to get it over mid-wicket for a boundary.

That is his hitting zone. He loves to go in that direction, picking up

length balls in that fashion. That is going to be four. Slightly

off line. The fine leg was inside the circle. Another wrist shot for

four. Brings up the 50 partnership between these two. At any stage,

when you have a left-hander and right-hander at the crease, you need

to adjust your lines as a bowler. He did not do so. Slow ball. The

captain was on the boundary. He was deceived. Chipped it up in the air.

He was way back on the boundary and could not get in in time.

He let that through. He is kicking the ground. The captain is livid.

Well above the rate required. Right in the slot for him. Well

done, Matthews. This is when the pressure builds up.

Ideally, you want a boundary as early in the over as possible to

take the pressure off. Terrific cricket. Outstanding from Sri Lanka,

from one of their class players. They changed the field, pushed

long-off back, brought up fine leg and square leg, and he just waddles

across, gets underneath it, fix it over. I think this is sensible.

Perera has gone. He can't run. He has gone in the hamstring, he has

torn his hamstring. The worst thing to happen now would be for him to

either run out Angelo Mathews, or because he can't move, put extra

pressure on Angelo Mathews, and Angelo Mathews to get out. This is

sensible. He can always come back later. Pulled away, and pulled away

for six. A sketchy start from Gunnar Rattner, -- Gunaratne.

It should be four. A short boundary. There is a man very square on the

single so fine leg is quite fine. It just races away once it gets

there. Just a knuckleball, slower ball. He picked it very well. Still

one delivery to go. Slashed away behind square. Another

terrific over for Sri Lanka. 11 runs from it, a couple of crunching

boundaries square of the wicket. That is an unbelievable shot.

Unbelievable shot. Down on one knee. One of the best bowlers at the death

in the world, and he swept him for six. Probably the best shot of the

game, at the right moment. It has just stunned the Indian fielders.

Sweep. I can tell you, that has gone a long, long way. It has gone high

and it has gone the distance. Very good shot. Away to the point

boundary. The bowlers have been bowling slower balls and into the

surface, trying to get the batsmen to hit into the wind to the longer

boundary. That is a fantastic way to go to 50 and take your side to the

brink of a remarkable victory. The composure of the man is shown in

that shot. Held the Czech Drive, pumped it down the ground, barely

acknowledged the 50 because he knows the game is still to be one, but his

side are now on the brink. Very good cricket shot. Breaks the 50

partnership as well. 50 from 33. He has played a captain's knock. And

that will do it. A famous victory for Sri Lanka at a famous old

cricket ground, which keeps them in the tournament. Angelo Mathews

raises his bat in triumph, finishing unbeaten on 52. Huge smiles from the

Sri Lankans in the dressing room. They have beaten India fair and

square. India played well with the bat but we'll be asking themselves

questions of their performance in the field and with the ball, because

Sri Lanka have won the run chase comfortably. Playing for each other,

believing in themselves. They talked about being a young team and they

played like one. Here we have Angelo Mathews, the winning single,

pointing to his stressing room, showing his name on the back of his

sweater. Cometh the hour,, the man. And Angelo Mathews has always been a

man for a crisis. Leading Sri Lanka again to a famous victory.

Losing Dickwella was an early blip in the batting but a superb 159

partnership turned the prospect of victory into a very real one. After

those two were run out, Perera and Gunaratne continued in a similar

vein and brought Sri Lanka home for a surprising but deserved win. The

Indian bowlers offered little the way of threat. Virat Kohli even

turned over his arm in an attempt to conjure a wicket and they managed a

couple of runouts but there was not enough cutting-edge on a good

batting wicket with a fast outfield for them to defend their total. The

second shock result in as many days in the champion strophe, as a

superbly judged batting display saw Sri Lanka secure a win of India with

seven wickets and eight balls to spare. Where does this rank for you?

It is one of the top wins. To be in India, a fantastic wicket. The

bowlers started off well and to restrict the strong batting line up

to 321 was good. 300 plus is reachable on these wickets. Did you

feel you left some runs out there in your batting effort? I don't think

so. We felt we had enough on the board halfway and we trusted our

bowlers, but they were pretty good on the day. To chase down that

total, to get the momentum going through the innings, credit to their

batsmen, the way they apply themselves. They picked their areas

and execute the shots well. I think we bowled decently, but they were

batting really well. Setting yourself up for the next game of the

tournament. What does this mean? It is a must win game for all of us now

in the group. We came into the game and not many people expected us to

win. That took a lot of pressure off. We went out and expressed

ourselves. That was the plan and that will be the plan for the next

game, too. It is all to play for in group B with all four teams on two

points. India topped the group by a narrow margin. Sri Lanka are third.

In the final round of matches, it is India against South Africa on Sunday

and Sri Lanka face Pakistan in Cardiff on Monday. All four teams

can still make the semifinals. The focus moves to group a tomorrow but

after a dramatic day at the Oval, goodbye.

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