Sri Lanka clinched their first win of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy on Thursday after beating India by seven wickets to level things out in the Group B standings as all four nations sit on two points apiece.
Rohit Sharma scored 78 runs and MS Dhoni scored 63 runs. The platform propelled India to a massive target, which if Sri Lanka faltered against, would put them out of the competition.
Unlike India, Sri Lanka didn't have an excellent start as Niroshan Dickwella fell early for just 7 runs but Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis established 159 runs partnership for the second wicket.
Kusal Mendis was the top scorer for the Sri Lankan side with 89 from 93 balls.
If complacency was an issue for India's wayward bowlers, Gunathilaka made them pay, reaching his half-century in emphatic style with another six. "Some of those catches should not have been dropped, but I guess the support staff will put the boys through their paces, and I hope to see an improved performance against Sri Lanka". However, in case the match between India and South Africa gets abandoned, the defending champions will qualify along with the victor of the Pakistan-Sri Lanka match.
Talking about the India game Mathews said, "Yeah, it was a very important game for us".
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Sri Lanka, on Thursdar registered a comfortable seven-wicket win over India in their crucial encounter at the Oval, London.
Perera gave Sri Lanka a scare when he suffered what appeared to be a hamstring injury and had to retire hurt after limping through several runs.
The Proteas skipper has not clicked with the bat as of yet in the ongoing eight-team marquee event, having scored four and 0 against Sri Lanka and Pakistan, respectively.
"I never thought against Pakistan was the biggest game of my captaincy career, and I don't think this one is, either". We all know that Indian fans travel, and they are right behind their team.
Winners of each game are assured of a semi-final spot with India taking on South Africa at The Oval on Sunday (11) and Sri Lanka set to meet Pakistan on Monday (12) at Cardiff. We have to consolidate and then explode at the end, that's how we play. If batsmen come out and play like that and everyone plays well, you have to give credit to the opposition as well.
South Africa also have one win from their two matches and can reach the last four with a victory in south London, making it a victor takes all clash. The left hander anchored India's innings first with a 138 run partnership with Rohit and then played a waiting game viz Virat Kohli and Yuvraj Singh falling cheaply.
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