Sri Lanka vs India Highlights, World Cup 2019: World Cup Live: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul Star As India Brush Aside Sri Lanka

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Virat Kohli guides the ball gently towards the third man to complete a single. With that India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets.

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Laisth Malinga has failed to bowl yorkers consistently in this match. Hardik Pandya clears his front foot and plays it to deep midwicket for a boundary.

LBW appeal... Not given... Decision overturned!

Rishabh Pant goes down on his knees aiming to play a slog sweep but misses the ball completely. Ian Gould turns down the appeal by Sri Lankan players who then review it. TV umpire overturns the decision after the replay showed three reds.

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No better place to hit the ball. Rishabh Pant played it straight down the ground in his own style for his first boundary.

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Another exquisite cover drive from Indian skipper. 

Malinga gets his man!

With this wicket, Laisth Malinga gets past Wasim Akran in the leading wicket-takers list in World Cups. KL Rahul tried to work it over wicketkeeper's head but was in no position to play that shot and edged it straight to keeper.

Back to back boundaries for Rahul!

After completing his century, KL Rahul changes his gears, looks like he wants to finish things quickly. The first one over extra cover while the second shot dropped just inches inside the fence on the leg side.

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Stand and deliver from Virat Kohli. Lasith Malinga has been made look ordinary on this occasion by Indian skipper as he stood tall and lofted it straight over for a four.

Maiden World Cup 100 for KL Rahul!

KL Rahul steers the ball to the third man and completes a single. This is his first World Cup hundred and 2nd of his ODI career.

KL Rahul joins the party, brings up his 2nd ODI , first of this #CWC19

Keep going, lads pic.twitter.com/IoQBu0KT3G

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2019

Kohli, Rahul continue sensibly!

After Rohit Sharma's departure, Virat Kohli who joined KL Rahul in the middle batted sensibly and played low-risk shots to steer the Indian innings.

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Kasun Rajitha once again bowls short and KL Rahul pulls it comfortably behind square for another boundary. Short bowling hasn't worked today for Sri Lanka.

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Virat Kohli leans forward and and drives the ball through covers and gets off the mark with a boundary.

Out! Rohit departs!

Kasun Rajitha bowls a full ball, Rohit Sharma tries to to clear the mid-off fielder but ends up chipping it straight into his hands. He departs after playing a wonderful knock of 103 runs.

5th 100 for Rohit in World Cup 2019!

Rohit Sharma has achieved what no other batsmen could do in World Cup history. This is his 5th hundred in World Cup 2019. He breaks Kumar Sangakara's record which he made during 2015 World Cup. 

The Hitman just can't miss at the moment

Rohit Sharma brings up his fifth at #CWC19 - no batsman has ever made as many at a single World Cup

What a player! pic.twitter.com/apwVq4WW6b

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 6, 2019

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Laisth Malinga tries a yorker, misses his mark, ends up bowling full toss and Rohit drives it past the cover fielder to collect a sumptuous boundary. 

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KL Rahul picks up the slower ball from Malinga quite early and lofts it over mid-on for a four.

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Isuru Udana was unlucky that the outside edge from Rohit Sharma flew past the wicketkeeper and gave him four runs.

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Isuru Udana bowls a short ball outside off stump, Rohit Sharma gets on the top of the ball and cuts the ball hard which beats the diving point fielder and races away to the fence.

150 up for India!

Lasith Maling drops another ball short and Rohit Sharma pulls it towards the fine leg and comes back for two runs which brings up 150 runs on the board.

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Laisth Malinga bangs the ball short, KL Rahul pulls it off his hips, ball swiftly sails towards the fine leg and Udana fails to keep it inside despite covering a decent ground.

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KL Rahul ends Dhananjaya de Silva's over with a boundary. He once again charged down the track and cleared the infield to collect second four of the over. This over produced 17 runs courtesy two fours and a six.

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KL Rahul walks down the track, makes some room and lofts it over long-off for a six.

Four! 50 for KL Rahul

Short and wide of off stump from Dhananjaya de Silva and KL Rahul smashes it off the backfoot through covers for a four. With this he completes his 2nd fifty of the tournament. He also scored half-century against Bangladesh in the last match.

KL Rahul brings up his third half-century of #CWC19

How impressed have you been with him so far?#TeamIndia | #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/yqBkiM3WO7

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 6, 2019

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After three testing deliveries, Dhananjaya de Silva bowls a short ball probably expected Rohit to go down the track but he rocks back in the crease and hammers it off the backfoot over midwicket to collect another boundary.

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Thisara Parera drops the ball short, there was not much pace on the ball and Rohit pulls it comfortably through deep midwicket for a cracking four. With that shot he also goes past eclipses Shakib Al Hasan to top the leading run-scorers' chart.

100 run up for India!

Dhananjaya de Silva bowls a flighted delivery to Rohit Sharma who works it gently to midwicket for a single. With that comes up 100 run for India. This is the third 100-run partnership between the duo in this World Cup.

100-run partnership comes up between the openers #TeamIndia 100/0 after 18.1 overs https://t.co/Dej91EJEGj #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/29WqjlPYZZ

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2019

Another Six!

Rohit Sharma this time uses his feet, charges down the ground, reaches to the pitch of the ball and lifts it straight over long on for a six.

SIX! 50 for Rohit!

Rohit Sharma gets to his 43rd ODI half-century in style with a six. This is the 8th 50-plus score for Rohit Sharma in his last 10 ODI innings.

Rohit Sharma brings up a half-century in style - with a six

It's the sixth time he's passed fifty at #CWC19

On four of the previous five occasions, he's gone onto three figures

Will he do so again today?#CWC19 | #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/2yKtI6OGGi

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 6, 2019

After 15 overs, India on top

At the end of the 15th over India are 81/0. They batted aggressively upfront but batted sensibly after the ball became old.

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Isuru Udana deceives Rohit Sharma with a slower ball. He was quite early into the shot and lost the handle of the bat while playing a lofted shot but still managed to clear the infield for a one-bounce four.

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Rohit Sharma once again leans into his drive and plays a gorgeous cover drive along the ground. Ball races away to the fence in no time.

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KL Rahul wins the ongoing mini-battle between him and Kasun Rajitha as he cleverly steers the short ball over wicketkeeper's head to earn a boundary.

Malings bowls Maiden over... Sri Lanka pull things back!

Lasith Malinga bowls first maiden over of the innings. Last three over have only produced four runs as Sri Lanka bowlers pull things back after Indian openers gave their side a flying start.

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Kasun Rajitha once again bowls on the pads of Rohit Sharma and he flicked it using his wrists towards the midwicket fence for a four.

India have made a rapid start in pursuit of 265!

A flurry of boundaries from KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma have driven them to 48/0 after six overs.

Can Sri Lanka hit back?#SLvIND | #CWC19 pic.twitter.com/ZYWCpoA0LZ

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) July 6, 2019

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Kasun Rajitha bowls a length ball outside off stump, Rohit Sharma leans forward and hits in the gap between point and cover for a four.

Back to back boundaries for Rohit!

Lasith Malinga overcompensates for his previous ball and drifts on the pads. Rohit flicks it through midwicket to collect consecutive boundary.

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Lasith Malinga tries a yorker but ends up bowling a full toss outside off stump, Rohit Sharma leans into his shot and puts it in the gap for four runs.

Tidy over for Rajitha!

After conceding two boundaries in his previous over, Kasun Rajitha gets his line and length right and concedes only one run in his second over.

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Lasith Malinga drifts down on the pads and Rohit Sharma uses his wrists to play it along the ground on the leg side. The ball races away to the fence.