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Sri Lanka beat India by 7 wickets | India Vs Sri Lanka Match 8

So that's it from us for this game. Sri Lanka have won their first game of this year's tournament which makes the Group B Even-Stevens. Every team there is now at two points, which means any two teams could qualify. That makes the tournament interesting but now we head to the match between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Cardiff. Join us tomorrow for the Group A encounter at 1030 local (0930 GMT).
India captain, Virat Kohli says they think they had enough on the board at the halfway mark but Sri Lanka were good on the day. Credits the Lankan batsmen for batting really well. Doesn't think his bowlers bowled too badly but just that Sri Lanka batted well. States they bowled decently but there's always food for thought if the plans discussed aren't executed properly. Ends by saying that you can't take any team lightly in this tournament and that was proved today.
Sri Lanka captain, Angelo Mathews says that it was a fantastic win. Reckons that restricting India to 320 was a very good effort with the bowlers. Mentions that he used to hit a lot balls in the net which kept him active throughout his brief layoff. Credits Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis for batting really well. Also acknowledges the support Kusal Perera gave him in the middle. Informs that the last game is a must-win game for every team in the group. Adds that no one thought they would win but they have proved people wrong. Ends by saying that the first wicket partnership was the changing point of the game.
Man of the match, Kusal Mendis says that it was a very good wicket. Reckons that Dickwella and Gunathilaka gave them a good start. Mentions that the latter supported him really well which helped them reach the target. Ends by saying that they are very happy with the win.
Earlier in the day, India powered to a total of 321 on the back of a superb ton from Shikhar Dhawan and a couple of fifties from Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni, but that didn't prove to be enough as the Islanders chased it down, rather comfortably too towards the end.
India were decent in the field today. Though they didn't apply as much as pressure as they should have at crucial moments. The plans weren't executed as well as they'd have liked and more than anything, the missed chances will be rued, in particular, Gunathilaka's run out chance. When Kusal Perera went off the field, India could have taken this chance but Gunaratne's counter-attack put them on the back foot.
Mathews and Kusal Perera built on that with a 75-run stand but the latter went off retired hurt. That didn't matter though as Asela Gunaratne came in and looked at home from the very first ball. He stitched a 51-run unbeaten stand with his skipper, who made a fifty himself and saw Sri Lanka through. It was a mature and clinical batting performance.
A wonderful chase from Sri Lanka as they pick up their first win of the tournament. With a target of 322 to chase, they lost Dickwella early but Gunathilaka and Mendis took up the mantle and took the game in their stride with a mammoth 159-run stand, with both scoring fifties. It set up the platform for the middle order which took complete advantage.
End of over 49 ( 9 Runs )SL 323/3 48.4Umesh Yadav to Angelo Mathews. 1 run, ANGELO MATHEWS WITH THE WINNING RUN! Just helps this through square leg for a single. He gestures by raising his bat over his head and pointing at the name behind on his jersey. Has every right to do so today, has played a gem of a knock. Well played. A well-deserved and much-needed victory. SRI LANKA WIN BY 7 WICKETS!
33rd ODI fifty for Angelo Mathews!
50 runs for Angelo Mathews 50 runs for Angelo Mathews 48.3Umesh Yadav to Angelo Mathews. FOUR, FOUR! Taking his team home, they're almost home! What a shot, picture perfect from the skipper. With the full face of the bat, he drives it back down the ground aerially and picks up a boundary. Brings up his fifty with that too. Just 1 run needed to win this game.
48.2Umesh Yadav to Asela Gunaratne. 1 run, Length delivery on off, Asela backs away and cuts it down to third man for a single.
48.1Umesh Yadav to Asela Gunaratne. 2 runs, Short ball which is slower in pace, Gunaratne pulls it over square leg for a couple of good runs.
End of over 48 ( 5 Runs )SL 315/3 47.6Jasprit Bumrah to Asela Gunaratne. 1 run, Driven through mid off by the batsman. They pick up a single.
47.5Jasprit Bumrah to Angelo Mathews. 1 run, Length ball on the hips, glanced down to fine leg for a single.
30 runs for Asela Gunaratne 30 runs for Asela Gunaratne 47.4Jasprit Bumrah to Asela Gunaratne. 1 run, Angling back in on a good length, around off, Gunaratne drives it past extra cover and takes a single as the mid off fielder cuts it off.
47.3Jasprit Bumrah to Angelo Mathews. 1 run, Fullish in length on the stumps, driven down to long on for one.
47.2Jasprit Bumrah to Angelo Mathews. no run, Marginally ahead of a length on the stumps, it's played straight back down the track.
47.1Jasprit Bumrah to Asela Gunaratne. 1 run, Slower on a fuller length, outside off, pushed through the cover region for a quick single.
End of over 47 ( 8 Runs )SL 310/3 46.6Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Angelo Mathews. no run, Bit short on the stumps, turned to mid-wicket. Gunaratne wanted the run but is sent back. There was a shy at the bowler's end. 13 to win from 18.

Updated at: 2017-06-08 23:16:26

Match details

Toss: Toss won by Sri Lanka

Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (ENG) and Rod Tucker (AUS)

TV umpire: Marais Erasmus (SA)

Match referee: David Boon (AUS)

PLAYING XI

India

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (W), Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

Sri Lanka

Niroshan Dickwella (W), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews (C), Kusal Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep

It is Match No. 8 of of ICC Champions Trophy 2017. India will take on Sri Lanka in the Group B tie, at The Oval. This match will be a must-win game for Sri Lanka, who lost their first match against Sri Lanka. India, on the other hand, posted a comfortable victory over Pakistan in their series opener and will enter the match as the favourites. Upul Tharanga has been banned for two matches and will not be playing in the match, which is a big blow for the side. Chamara Kapugedera has also been ruled out of the contest due to injury. Angelo Mathews will be playing, but will not bowl due to lack of fitness.

India clearly have the dominance over the neighbours, as with the 149 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) played between the two sides, India clearly have an 83-54 advantage over the Lankans. Also, with both the sides being the former world champions, a thrilling encounter is most certainly on the cards.

Who can forget the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, where it was India who beat the very Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai to lift the trophy for the second time in the history. This tie won't be short of a repeat of the same action that was witnessed six years ago. As far as their clash in the Champions Trophy is concerned, both the teams battled it out extensively in the final of the tournament in 2002 at Sri Lanka, where the rain had the last laugh, forcing both the teams to share the honours. The teams also came across in the semi-final of the 2013 edition, where India was victorious by eight wickets.

The key players who could be watched out for in this tie certainly has to be the Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who has been in fine form for quite a long time. As for Sri Lanka, Kusal Mendis is one such guy, the Indians need to be aware of, as he is a technically sound batsman, while he also has a good aptitude of hitting boundaries, as was evident during the ODI series in England in 2016.

It should also be noted that India's Rohit Sharma scored the highest individual ODI total of 264 against Sri Lanka itself in Kolkata. However, London being a whole new and different condition, it certainly won't be an easy task to repeat the same heroics for Rohit again. Also, both the teams have scored a total of 400 plus against each other, with India scoring 414, while Sri Lanka scored 411.

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