CB Series: India STUN Sri Lanka! -"Kohli masterclass keeps India alive"

The CB series table is crowding again, with one game to go. India and SL are now tied on points at 15, but the latter can go one better on Friday. They will have to, else India will play Australia (19 points) in the final.


Points Table:

Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	N/R	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Australia	7	4	3	0	0	19	+0.553	1687/323.0	1425/305.1
Sri Lanka	7	3	3	1	0	15	+0.162	1739/323.3	1691/324.2
India	8	3	4	1	0	15	-0.593	1793/365.0	2103/382.0

The Man of the Match is Kohli: "To be able to chase 320 in 40 overs in a must win game, and put that sort of a batting effort together was a great team effort. I committed a few mistakes in the last games after getting to 20 and 30, trying to middle every ball, which doesn't happen always in international cricket. This shows our character as a team, and how well we can execute our plans. It is about working hard and sticking in there. We will be rooting for Australia in Friday. This is a special feeling, probably my best one-day innings so far."



MS Dhoni: "It was one of the best ODI game I have been a part of. The start was crucial for us, it was not the quantity but quality that mattered. Later on, Raina, Gambhir and Kohli did very well to finish the game. 270 was the maximum target we had in mind, 321 was out of the world but the start was crucial and that helped us win. We will be shopping on Friday as nothing is much in our hands but we can afford to have a day off and wait for our mathematical chance."


Mahela: "You can't do much when they bat like that.. Virat played out of his skin on a true pitch. It was the first off day for our bowlers in the tournament, so fair enough. It wasn't just Kohli, it was also the way the others batted around him. Our qualification is still in our hands, which is great. Hope we come back from this and win in Melbourne."

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