India won by 7 wickets (with 80 balls
remaining)
Sri Lanka 320/4 (50 ov)
India 321/3 (36.4 ov)
Duration: "6 minutes"
Belong to Cricket: "CB Series
Match 11 India vs Sri Lanka "
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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."
Dhoni: "This was some
of the best ODI cricket I have been a part of. When you need 321 off 40, you
need a good start. You need the quantity, but the quality ... We wanted to keep
them down to 250, maximum 270.. We knew we had the firepower, but still 320 was
more than we could digest. But once we got that start, we knew we could kick on.
We are going on a couple of days of shopping, and some practice at the same
time. Its not in our hands now."
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."
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 |
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