ICC CT 2017, Group B | Sri Lanka [322/3] beat India [321/6] by seven wickets

[roshanrocks]

Sri Lanka have won the toss and will bowl

Teams:

Sri Lanka (Playing XI):
Niroshan Dickwella(w), Danushka Gunathilaka, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews(c), Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Lasith Malinga, Nuwan Pradeep

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

2 VS

 

[MenInG]

ICC CT 2017, Group B | India v Sri Lanka | 8th June, 2017 | The Oval, London | Match Thread

Toss: Sri Lanka, who chose to field

 

[marlonbrowndo]

It would be amazing for Pakistan if Sri lanka win this or it gets washed out. Then our game against them will be a quarter final

 

[Mlscicfan]

Best of luck Team India.

 

[hisham_ashraf]

It would be amazing for Pakistan if Sri lanka win this or it gets washed out. Then our game against them will be a quarter final

SL have got their best chance to beat India.Conditions should suit seam bowling and they are bowling first plus with some prediction of rain DLS can come into play,but still feel India will beat them 9 out of 10 times on any pitch.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

I hope this game is washed out.

 

[ToeCrusher2]

: first ball

 

[roshanrocks]

: ROHIT

 

[hafeezrocks]

Malinga bowling to his Captain .

 

[roshanrocks]

I hope this game is washed out.

That is exected today

 

[JaDed]

Would be wary of Lankan team in these conditions,they rely on swing,can anyone confirm if it's swinging?

 

[Crafty_Indian]

Now with SL winning the toss we could be in for a good game. Had they lost it then they could have been bundled out cheaply in these bowling conditions.

 

[ToeCrusher2]

Classy leave by dhawan

 

[ToeCrusher2]

Poor running, it was an easy three

 

[roshanrocks]

good batting practise for Lanka and bowling practise for India...

ANyway game wont be completed...lol

 

[Crafty_Indian]

Let's see....

 

[akki]

good batting practise for Lanka and bowling practise for India...

ANyway game wont be completed...lol

Game will not be washed out...only first inning will be affected. Weather after 2 pm is not bad.

 

[ToeCrusher2]

good batting practise for Lanka and bowling practise for India...

ANyway game wont be completed...lol

From where are you getting this wrong information, very little rain is expected today

 

[roshanrocks]

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Dhawannnnnnn

 

[SandyB]

Want to see a century from one of the openers.

 

[Roaring40s]

Little bit of swing is there. 300-320 would be a very good score I reckon.

 

[roshanrocks]

36-0 : 8.0

Decent start...

 

[big_gamer007]

Rohit loooks more confident today seems to be at ease hopefully gets a big one

 

[cricket.mad]

Rotating strike very well

 

[big_gamer007]

Would be wary of Lankan team in these conditions,they rely on swing,can anyone confirm if it's swinging?

Don't see any swing but I just started watching from 8th over not sure if there was any swing at the start.. Seeing malinga bowled a few overs he doesn't swing anyways

 

[big_gamer007]

Rotating strike very well

This is something which this current breed of Indian batsmen have got in their Arsenal now.. Apart from big hitting they rotate strike and take quick singles so pressure gets released.. Gotta credit players and coaching staff for this

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

How many centuries till now in this CT?

 

[bujhee kom]

How does this game impact the group possibilities?

I am only watching our group closely.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Anything less than 300 and India in trouble.

 

[akki]

Anything less than 300 and India in trouble.

lol india ni lga trouble me...we have one of the best bowling line up too in odis .....if in any case batting doesnt fire which also is very rare case.

 

[FlickedOffHips]

48/0 after 10. Like metronomy.

 

[BlueAngel]

Playing true to first 10 overs statistics India

 

[Pollack]

Wasting power play is our birth right: Rohit and dhawan.

 

[akki]

dhulayi bhut hone wali aage....

 

[bujhee kom]

India are highly likely to win. Best side in the CT by far.

 

[roshanrocks]

5 Wides....lol

 

[Roaring40s]

Thanks Pradeep. Though we don't really need them to make a big score.

 

[Mlscicfan]

No worries, India bowling can defend even sub par score this time around!

 

[Mlscicfan]

Wasting power play is our birth right: Rohit and dhawan.

India playing as per the Game Plan, play slowly in first power-play and build platform for later stages. Recent results show that Ind is one of the most consistent team 2

 

[aniket1911]

Man I swear Rohit is a very Salman butt-esque batsman. Play very slow and later goes boom boom. We ain't winning against tough teams on belters with such tuk tuk.

 

[bluevision]

Too many good shots but unable to penetrate the inner circle.

 

[aniket1911]

I am very curious to see our fielding more than anything else. Hope we are not as abysmal as that day.

 

[Roaring40s]

Where are the SL fans?

 

[big_gamer007]

Man I swear Rohit is a very Salman butt-esque batsman. Play very slow and later goes boom boom. We ain't winning against tough teams on belters with such tuk tuk.

Full flowing rohit can accelerate at a 200+ strike rate on flat tracks, he can go from 60 (85) to 150 (125) easily..

 

[akki]

Man I swear Rohit is a very Salman butt-esque batsman. Play very slow and later goes boom boom. We ain't winning against tough teams on belters with such tuk tuk.

Its better to score at the rate of 5 if other team is bowling good and not to loose any wicket.

 

[FlickedOffHips]

Steady start. One end little slower than the other. Still, 350 is on here. The batsmen haven't been in trouble once. .

 

[LastManstanding]

Sanga's voice is quite irritating

 

[battler]

Dhawan and Rohit are batting like robots.

 

[Crafty_Indian]

Our tournament hasn't yet begun. It will do so from the next game I believe.

 

[Crafty_Indian]

There is such an inevitability to India's approach that it almost feels business usual.

 

[khalidmohd]

SL are going to thrash India today

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Jesus India are good.

Will cruise to 320+ here

 

[roshanrocks]

IND 86/0 (17.0 Ovs) CRR: 5.06

SL need wickets.. If this goes on... India will set an un-chaseable target

 

[Roaring40s]

Like a filmmaker making same formula film again and again - AND scoring a blockbuster hit every time.

 

[IAJ]

India peaking too early, will backfire this time around.

 

[SandyB]

Like a filmmaker making same formula film again and again - AND scoring a blockbuster hit every time.

India are the Dharma productions of Cricket. ! Pakistan is the RGV.

 

[salmanno1]

Thank God no Kanti Shah for Pakistan

 

[salmanno1]

I think india double their score of 30-32 overs

 

[FlickedOffHips]

Like a filmmaker making same formula film again and again - AND scoring a blockbuster hit every time.

India are the Dharma productions of Cricket. ! Pakistan is the RGV.

 

[aniket1911]

Full flowing rohit can accelerate at a 200+ strike rate on flat tracks, he can go from 60 (85) to 150 (125) easily..

Its better to score at the rate of 5 if other team is bowling good and not to loose any wicket.

While I agree but our openers have a habit of playing slow even on belters and leave for lower order to provide acceleration. They have capacity to accelerate later in innings but if they get out early then it leaves a more stiffer task for kohli and co.

In Gauti/Sehwag era we use to get 100 by 16th/17th over at most and other used to take time to settle a bit here its other way around.

 

[Roaring40s]

India are the Dharma productions of Cricket. ! Pakistan is the RGV.

VK is SRK then.

 

[roshanrocks]

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What a hit......

 

[desi_launda]

and 50 for Rohit

 

[geraltofrivia]

India peaking too early, will backfire this time around.

Like 2013?

 

[desi_launda]

another !!

 

[roshanrocks]

One more 6..... Perera is being dmamaged....

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[JaDed]

While I agree but our openers have a habit of playing slow even on belters and leave for lower order to provide acceleration. They have capacity to accelerate later in innings but if they get out early then it leaves a more stiffer task for kohli and co.

In Gauti/Sehwag era we use to get 100 by 16th/17th over at most and other used to take time to settle a bit here its other way around.

Couldn't agree more,defn don't agree with this approach in all scenarios, which seems to be the case,in today's scenario wickets matter so it's ok the way they are going but have a feeling any good side will suffocate out openers.

 

[sundries]

India peaking too early, will backfire this time around.

A team has to play 5 games in the tournament to win it .. I doubt there is something as too early in such a short tournament ..

 

[ToeCrusher2]

India peaking too early, will backfire this time around.

Great teams don't worry about peaking at the right time, they always remain at peak

 

[desi_launda]

Rohit in full form now

 

[Crafty_Indian]

Great teams don't worry about peaking at the right time, they always remain at peak

Well said bro!!

 

[aniket1911]

Want to see a reincarnation of bradman ?
Play lanka and have Rohit as opener.

 

[Vayuu]

India peaking too early, will backfire this time around.

It's better to peak than pack.

 

[big_gamer007]

While I agree but our openers have a habit of playing slow even on belters and leave for lower order to provide acceleration. They have capacity to accelerate later in innings but if they get out early then it leaves a more stiffer task for kohli and co.

In Gauti/Sehwag era we use to get 100 by 16th/17th over at most and other used to take time to settle a bit here its other way around.

They are just slow starters in ODI mate, even in IPL if Warner fires Dhawan plays a slow run a ball innings.. That's just how these two players are.. Maybe they can do something to improve it

 

[Crafty_Indian]

I say why fix something which ain't broke.

 

[roshanrocks]

IND 117/0 (22.0 Ovs) CRR: 5.32

I expect Rohit to slow down now

 

[big_gamer007]

India are the Dharma productions of Cricket. ! Pakistan is the RGV.

Hahahah cracked me up mate

 

[aniket1911]

They are just slow starters in ODI mate, even in IPL if Warner fires Dhawan plays a slow run a ball innings.. That's just how these two players are.. Maybe they can do something to improve it

Yes, earlier dhawan used to provide acceleration at the start which allowed Rohit to play slow but dhawan has gone into shell for some time and that has affected us adversely. However, Dhawan seems to striking at much better rate recently and hope he finds his way back as the value of putting bowlers under the pump is very underrated, as that can make them lose their line and lenght while slow starts like ours allow the bowlers to get into rhythm.

 

[big_gamer007]

Rohit must be used to malinga bowling to him in nets for last 5 odd years should look to capitalise against him..

 

[aniket1911]

I sense a Grade A phainty awaiting lanka.