CHAMPIONS TROPHY
Sri Lanka chase stuns India
Two run-outs did not upset Sri Lanka’s concentration
London — Danushka Gunathilaka and Kusal Mendis were the heroes as Sri Lanka chased down 322 runs to upset India by seven wickets at the Oval on Thursday and throw Champions Trophy Group B wide open. Shikhar Dhawan’s superb 125 had led India to an imposing total of 321/6 but Gunathilaka (76) and Mendis (89) shared a second-wicket partnership of 159 to set up an unlikely win for Sri Lanka, who achieved the highest successful run chase in the tournament’s history. All four teams in Group B have one victory from two matches going into the final round of games in which Sri Lanka face Pakistan and defending champions India meet SA. India were given the perfect start by Dhawan and Rohit Sharma who shared a composed opening stand of 138. Sharma was the more aggressive, hitting three sixes and six fours before he was caught in the deep by Thisara Perera off Lasith Malinga for 78. Captain Virat Kohli had the perfect stage to display his array of attacking strokes but he immediately nicked Nuw...
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