India vs Sri Lanka World Cup 2023 LIVE: IND 256/4; SKY joins Iyer after Rahul departs for 21

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After 40 overs,India 264/4 ( Shreyas Iyer 38 , Suryakumar Yadav 8)

FOUR! Suryakumar Yadav gets off the mark with a lovely cover drive down the ground off Chameera! He walked out to the centre to a loud cheer from his home crowd, and has ensured the decibel levels go even higher with that shot. Sri Lanka opt for a review after an unsuccessful caught-behind appeal in the following delivery, and lose it after UltraEdge shows nothing. SKY follows it up with another authoritative drive down the ground, collecting two fours in three deliveries. India reach 264 at the end of the second powerplay, and will hope to go past 350 at the end of the innings.

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OUT! Rahul departs shortly after India cross the 250-mark, chipping the ball straight to the man at extra cover as someone other than Madushanka finally takes a wicket today. Chameera breaks the fourth-wicket stand that had just crossed the fifty-mark. IND 256/4

Rahul c Hemantha b Chameera 21(19)

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After 38 overs,India 248/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 32 , KL Rahul (W) 19)

The flow of runs forces skipper Mendis to make changes from both ends. Theekshana concedes just a single in his sixth over. FOUR! Iyer collects his first four with a thick outside edge that narrowly misses Sri Lanka skipper Mendis’ outstretched right glove and runs away to the third man fence for a four. Iyer collects a single in the next delivery to complete the fifty partnership with Rahul. The pair need just 36 deliveries to race to the fifty partnership.

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After 36 overs,India 239/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 27 , KL Rahul (W) 16)

FOUR! Full and angled along Rahul's pad from Rajitha, and the India wicketkeeper-batter has little problem clipping this behind square to collect his second four! SIX! Iyer smashes what is not only the biggest hit of the day but one of the biggest sixes of the tournament so far after getting on the backfoot and smacking the ball over long on! 14 off Rajitha's seventh with 38 coming in the last three overs. Partnership's worth 43 in quick time!

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SIX! Iyer highlights his skill against spin as he dances down the track and clobbers a tossed up delivery from Hemantha straight down the ground, well beyond the sight screen! IND 225/3

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After 34 overs,India 214/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 12 , KL Rahul (W) 7)

Iyer and Rahul collect a single each as India go past the 200-mark in the 33rd over. FOUR! Rahul collects his first boundary with a confident pull behind square off a slightly short delivery from Rajitha. SIX! Iyer gets into the act later in the over with a maximum, picking the slower delivery from the seamer and depositing it over the long off fence. 13 off Rajitha’s sixth.

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After 32 overs,India 199/3 ( Shreyas Iyer 3 , KL Rahul (W) 1)

Two new batters at the crease in Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, and Sri Lanka will sense the opportunity to turn things around and try and restrict the hosts to 300 or below. Madushanka, meanwhile, has three wickets to his name for 49 runs in seven overs.

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OUT! Two wickets in two overs for Madushanka and this time it's Kohli who misses out on a century! He ends up chipping a well-disguided cutter from the left-arm seamer towards extra cover, where Pathum Nissanka holds on to the sitter. The catches finally are starting to stick for the Lankans, who claw back in the middle overs. Madushanka, meanwhile, appears to be in a league of his own, having accounted for all three wickets so far today. IND 196/3

Kohli c Nissanka b Madushanka 88(94)

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After 30 overs,India 193/2 ( Virat Kohli 87 , )

OUT! Shubman Gill’s superb knock comes to an end and it is Dilshan Madushanka who ultimately breaks the massive second-wicket partnership after removing Rohit Sharma early in the innings. Short delivery aimed at Gill’s chest, the opener shapes for an uppercut, but can only steer the ball straight to the keeper with not much pace on the ball for it to go all the way to the fence. He departs for a run-a-ball 92 — the first time he’s been dismissed in the 90s. The players will have a drink for a second time today. End of a 189-run second-wicket partnership that has given the Men in Blue the platform to post a massive score on the board.

Gill c Mendis b Madushanka 92(92)

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FOUR! Gill moves into the 90s now, and he does so earlier than Kohli! Slightly short from Madushanka, and the fiesty opener pulls this towards the midwicket fence. Can he get his first World Cup hundred today? IND 191/1

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After 29 overs,India 185/1 ( Shubman Gill 86 , Virat Kohli 86)

SIX! Make that two sixes in as many overs with Gill dancing down the track and smashing the leg-spinner straight down the ground! He's shifted gears and how! Gill follows it a boundary off the final delivery, cutting a slightly short delivery towards backward point where a fumble allows the ball to roll away unchecked. 13 off Hemantha's over. Both batters are on 86 at the moment.

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SIX! First maximum of the innings, and this comes off Shubman Gill's bat. Slightly short from Chameera, and Gill brings out the short-arm jab to send this flying over the midwicket fence. IND 170/1
 

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After 27 overs,India 164/1 ( Shubman Gill 68 , Virat Kohli 83)

11 off Chameera’s fifth over, including the boundary to Kohli in the first delivery that brings up the 150-stand. Kohli grabs three in the fourth delivery after driving towards deep extra cover, getting an extra run thanks to an overthrow. Theekshana bowls out a tidy over next up, conceding just two singles.

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After 25 overs,India 151/1 ( Shubman Gill 65 , Virat Kohli 73)

Both Kohli and Gill play a square cut off Theekshana, with the offie bowling short and wide on both occasions. Kohli moves into the 70s with that shot and surely the number 49 must be playing on his mind. India go past the 150-mark at the halfway stage of their chase in the meantime.

MILESTONE ALERT: Virat Kohli has broken Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most instances of a 1000-plus runs in a calendar year in ODIs. Kohli has done it eight times now, including in the current year, compared to Sachin’s 7.

15:57 (IST)

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After 24 overs,India 140/1 ( Shubman Gill 60 , Virat Kohli 67)

Change from both ends, with Theekshana and Chameera replacing Hemantha and Rajitha respectively. Four runs added to the Indian total in each of those two overs.

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After 22 overs,India 132/1 ( Shubman Gill 56 , Virat Kohli 63)

Six off Hemantha’s fourth over including a brace to Kohli off the final delivery. FOUR! Full from Rajitha, and Kohli drives this towards the leg side. The ball goes all the way to the fence despite Chameera putting in a slide.

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After 20 overs,India 120/1 ( Shubman Gill 53 , Virat Kohli 54)

India are marching along with authority at the moment, reaching 120/1 after 20 overs at six-an-over and suddenly it appears as if the sting has been taken out of the Sri Lankan attack. Things could have been very different now had the Sri Lankans held on to their chances.

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FOUR! Shubman Gill brings up his second half-century of the ongoing World Cup as well as his 11th overall in ODIs in style! Full delivery from Hemantha and is promptly driven down the ground by the 23-year-old! IND 117/1

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After 18 overs,India 113/1 ( Shubman Gill 48 , Virat Kohli 52)

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FOUR! Short and wide from Rajtha and Gill cuts this with authority behind point. The opener follows this with a brace following an aerial drive over cover. 16 off the last two overs.

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And now Gill brings up the century stand with Kohli for the second wicket a single two balls after Kohli completes his fifty. What a recovery this has been from the pair after the jittery start in which both had been dropped in a space of a few deliveries. IND 104/1

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FIFTY UP FOR VIRAT KOHLI — HIS 70TH IN ODIS! Kohli, though, will be more interested in converting this into his 49th ton in the format and go level with the great man who had a statue unveiled in his honour at this iconic venue yesterday. Kohli brings up the milestone with back-to-back fours off Hemantha, the second one a drive towards cow corner off a Free Hit after the leg-spinner had overstepped in the first. IND 102/1

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After 16 overs,India 100/1 ( Shubman Gill 39 , Virat Kohli 48)

FOUR! Absolutely majestic from Gill, who takes a couple of steps down the track and slaps a short-of-length delivery from Madushanka through the covers for a four! Nine off Madushanka’s fifth over. Dushan Hemantha, who replaces Dhananjaya de Silva in this game, had replaced Theekshana in the previous over and started off on a tidy note by conceding just three. The 100 comes up for India in quick time!

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FOUR! Another straight drive off Kohli's bat, as Madushanka starts his fifth over with a boundary! IND 92/1

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After 14 overs,India 85/1 ( Shubman Gill 34 , Virat Kohli 39)

Theekshana concedes a second boundary in as many overs, this time firing one down the leg side to Gill with the opener comfortably working it towards the long leg fence. Gill follows it up with a solid punch through extra cover for a brace. Madushanka returns to the attack in the following over after a three-over powerplay spell, and bowls a tidy over with just three coming off it. Time for the players to have a drink.

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FOUR! Theekshana bowls the wrong line and Gill, getting one down the leg side, comfortably clips it behind square to move into the 30s. IND 80/1

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After 12 overs,India 72/1 ( Shubman Gill 26 , Virat Kohli 35)

Kohli and Gill stick to running between the wickets after the former welcomes Theekshana into the attack with a boundary, with the off-spinner conceding eight in his first over. Mathews continues from the other end and concedes four singles.

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FOUR! First delivery of spin today, and that too gets dispatched for a four! Off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana replaces Rajitha and starts off with a full delivery to Kohli that the latter happily plays a cover drive off. IND 64/1

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After 10 overs,India 60/1 ( Shubman Gill 22 , Virat Kohli 28)

Tidy over from Mathews, conceding just three singles in his second over as India recover from a shaky start to reach 60/1 at the end of the first powerplay. Both Gill and Kohli appear set in the mid-20s at the moment.

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After 9 overs,India 57/1 ( Shubman Gill 21 , Virat Kohli 26)

FOUR! Full and angling down leg, Gill comfortably puts this away towards the fine leg fence off Rajitha's bowling to bring up the fifty for the Indian team. He then brings up the fifty partnership with Kohli with a solid punch off a slightly short-of-length ball, collecting two fours in three deliveries!

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After 8 overs,India 47/1 ( Shubman Gill 15 , Virat Kohli 26)

FOUR! After collecting 14 runs in the first four overs following the early dismissal of Rohit, India are now collecting a boundary each over, with Gill welcoming veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews into the attack by slashing a short-of-length, wide delivery through point to collect his third boundary. He keeps the strike with a single off the last ball.

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After 7 overs,India 42/1 ( Shubman Gill 10 , Virat Kohli 26)

FOUR! FOUR! Kasun Rajitha gets dispatched for back-to-back boundaries in his first over after replacing Madushanka in the attack. Kohli drives a full delivery through mid off, and receives a similar-length ball going down leg that he comfortably flicks towards fine leg. Kohli's moved to 26 in just 25 deliveries in quick time!

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After 6 overs,India 33/1 ( Shubman Gill 9 , Virat Kohli 18)

DROPPED! And now Kohli gets dropped after driving the ball straight back to the bowler. Chameera, who's bowled two maidens in a row so far, sticks his left hand out but the ball pops out of his hand in the last second. What's more, he's appeared to have hurt his shoulder in the process. FOUR! First runs conceded by Chameera as Kohli dispatches him for a four with a lovely cover drive in the third delivery. Pause in play after that boundary as Chameera needs the physio to have a look at his shoulder. Kohli later ends the over with a crisp straight drive past mid on for a second boundary in the same over!

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After 5 overs,India 25/1 ( Shubman Gill 9 , Virat Kohli 10)

FOUR! FOUR! Shubman Gill takes nine deliveries to get off the mark in what has been a nervy start so far, but then does so in style! Pulls a short-of-length ball from Madushanka through the midwicket region and follows it with a solid punch through the cover point region after the left-arm seamer decides to change the line without altering the length. DROPPED! Charith Asalanka puts down a chance in the covers after an aerial drive off Gill's bat. Asalanka leapt to his left, one one wonders if he made it look tougher than how it actually was.

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After 4 overs,India 14/1 ( Shubman Gill 0 , Virat Kohli 9)

Make that back-to-back maidens for Dushmantha Chameera! This time it’s Kohli who decides to block his way through the over. Some start for the seamer today!

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After 3 overs,India 14/1 ( Shubman Gill 0 , Virat Kohli 9)

FOUR! A second boundary for Kohli. Full and angling into the pads, Kohli flicks this in front of square. Madushanka follows it up with a wide two deliveries later. Kohli gets off strike with a single off the penultimate delivery.

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After 2 overs,India 8/1 ( Shubman Gill 0 , Virat Kohli 4)

Right-arm quick Dushmanta Chameera steams in from the other end and starts off with a maiden, with Shubman Gill blocking his way through the over. Has been an good start for the Sri Lankans so far.

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After 1 over,India 8/1 ( Shubman Gill 0 , Virat Kohli 4)

India skipper and local boy Rohit Sharma opens his account with a four off the very first delivery of the innings, flicking a full inswinger behind square. The next delivery's also an inswinger; Rohit looks to defend it but the ball narrowly beats his outside edge and ends up knocking the off stump over. Virat Kohli walks in to a loud cheer next, and he too gets off the mark with a boundary off the last delivery, clipping a full delivery towards fine leg.

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India vs Sri Lanka LIVE

BOWLED! Top start for the Sri Lankans after opting to field as India skipper Rohit Sharma gets cleaned up while trying to defend, with Dilshan Madushanka striking in his second delivery of the day! IND 4/1

Rohit b Madushanka 4(2)

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Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill walk out to open the Indian innings after the two teams sing their respective national anthems. Left-arm pacer Dilshan Madhushanka to open the proceedings for the Indians.

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India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (c & wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dushan Hemantha, Angelo Mathews, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka

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Rohit Sharma: I would have batted first. Good pitch. Under the lights it will be nice for us to bowl. It’s a great honour. A good moment for me to be captaining the team where I’ve grown up playing cricket. It’s important for us to not get carried away and stay balanced. We’re playing the same team.

Kusal Mendis: Wicket is good. Second batting is better. We done really well in a couple of matches in bowling and batting part. We can do anything. Very important another three games. I hope we can reach the semi-finals. Only one change — Dhananjaya de Silva is not playing, Dushan Hemantha is playing.

13:33 (IST)

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TOSS: Sri Lanka win the toss and captain Kusal Mendis opts to bowl

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India vs Sri Lanka LIVE

Mike Atherton and Ricky Ponting analyse the Wankhede pitch:

MA: "It's not but it's not unbearably hot. The square boundaries are 64 and 69 metres and the straight is a longer hit at 76 metres."

RP: "This is normally an absolute batting paradise. I'll have a bat every day of the week and look to put up 300-plus."

13:06 (IST)

Pre-match talk

Rohit Sharma: “As far as resting for the bowlers is concerned, I think they are in great rhythm at this point in time. They don’t want to rest. (Their) body is fine. This is the feedback that I have got from all the bowlers."

I’m quite aware of one game here and there, I know suddenly I’ll be a bad captain. I know how it works. I try and do what is necessary from the team’s perspective and be sure of that.”

Rohit Sharma on Wankhede Stadium: “This is a ground where things can be quite unpredictable at times, like there’s so much in it for the bowlers as well,” he said. “You can see, probably a top spell coming from the bowlers, rattling the opposition, that can happen,” he said.

“As you say, it’s a high-scoring ground, but at the same time, if the bowlers put the ball in the right areas, it can be slightly difficult. So, everyone gets value here, the bowlers, spinners as well, and the batters,” Rohit added.

12:49 (IST)

India's chances of making the semi-finals

Winning against Sri Lanka will take India to 14 points. And with only India, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia now capable of reaching 14 points, qualification to the last four stage is guaranteed for the Indian cricket team if they beat Sri Lanka. 

12:45 (IST)

India vs Sri Lanka head-to-head

India and Sri Lanka have squared off 167 times in 50-over cricket with India winning majority of them. The Men in Blue have had the upper hand 98 times while Sri Lanka have triumphed 57 times. 11 matches have ended without a result with one producing a tie.

Matches: 167

India won: 98

Sri Lanka won: 57

No result: 11

Tie: 1

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India vs Sri Lanka LIVE

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the India vs Sri Lanka match in the Cricket World Cup. It is scheduled to take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai - a repeat of the 2011 World Cup final where India triumphed for its second title.