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."
"Time to remind
everyone that India are not yet in
the final.
A Sri Lankan win, or a tie, or a wash-out in the final league game will take Sri
Lanka ahead of India on points. If Australia win that match, India will go
through though they are tied with SL on points. India are 2-1 up on SL on
head-to-head now, with one tie."
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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