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India legend Sachin Tendulkar said he was “truly humbled” as a statue of the India batting great was unveiled Wednesday at his home ground — Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium — during the Cricket World Cup. The statue shows Tendulkar with his bat held high after a lofted drive.
India will look to remain unbeaten, while topping the pool stage, and also reclaim top spot from a supreme South Africa, who thrashed New Zealand on Wednesday and are level on points with the Men in Blue but above on net run rate having played a game more. Follow all the latest live coverage of today’s match in the live blog below, plus all the latest tips and betting advice from the Cricket World Cup.
India 97-1 (16), Kohli 46, Gill 39, Madushanka 1-37 (5)
Oh my! Madushanka aims for the stumps and Kohli goes down the ground. He steps to the ball and whacks it past the bowler, drilling it quickly along the deck for four runs.
Kohli then turns the ball into the legside for one.
Bang! Shubman Gill dances down the track and unleashes on a short ball, nailing over cover for a boundary! What a shot. These Indian batters seem very settled now.
Class from Kohli, power from Gill.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:53
India 88-1 (15), Kohli 41, Gill 35, Hemantha 0-3 (1)
It’s time for another spin option as Dushan Hamantha is introduced to have a bowl. His first ball is short and wide allowing Virat Kohli to spank the leg spinner away to the offside boundary. There’s cover there though and it only brings a single.
Close! After Shubman Gill gets off strike, Hamantha gets one to grip and spin past the outside of Kohli’s bat as he feels of the ball. The Sri Lankans where interested for a while but it’s perfectly played as the ball missing the outside edge.
Three runs come from the over.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:49
India 85-1 (14), Kohli 39, Gill 34, Madushanka 1-28 (4)
Kusal Mendis brings the wicket-taker, Dilshan Madushanka, back into the attack as Sri Lanka go in search of wickets. The left-arm seamer has a slightly slingy action and will bring the ball into the right-handed batters pads.
Virat Kohli pushes the ball to mid off and scrambles through for a tight single. Gill is hit on the pads bringing a soft but not serious appeal out of the bowler as it is clear the ball is missing leg stump.
Two more singles come from the rest of the over. Decent return for the bowler.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:41
India 82-1 (13), Kohli 37, Gill 33, Theekshana 0-18 (2)
The gentle offspin of Theekshana doesn’t seem to be troubling the batters at the minute but he’s keeping his lines just hovering around the off stump making it tricky to work the ball away to the boundary.
A few of singles come from the first three deliveries before Theekshana straightens his line and is flicked away to the backward square leg boundary for four!
Two more come from the last ball and, including a wide earlier in the over, that’s 10 runs more runs for India.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:38
India 72-1 (12), Kohli 35, Gill 26, Mathews 0-11 (3)
Shubman Gill nails a cut shot but finds the fielder on the boundary and only gets one. A misfield at midwicket then allows Kohli to call Gill through for another single.
The batters are milking Mathews for runs. They recognise that he is one of the more dangerous bowlers so are taking no risks against him.
Four runs come from the over.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:32
India 68-1 (11), Kohli 34, Gill 24, Theekshana 0-8 (1)
Time for a bit of spin as Maheesh Theekshana is brought into the attack. He’s very full with his first delivery and slightly wide of the off stump. Virat Kohli whips his wrists over the ball and drills a drive down the ground, beating the fielder at long off and bringing himself four.
The batters then rotate the strike from the next four balls and take eight from the over. Sri Lanka need to get a grip on this partnership or else it will start to take the game away from them.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:28
India 60-1 (10), Kohli 28, Gill 22, Mathews 0-8 (2)
Mathews continues and so does Kohli. He turns the ball into midwicket and takes one. Gill then gives the strike back to him with a push to the fielder at wide mid on.
There’s a hint of swing away from the batter and Kohli dangles his bat out wide. The ball passes the edge and gets the bowler excited for half a moment.
Kohli plays the next delivery late and pushes it into the gap at point for one more. 10 overs gone, India are flying at six runs per over.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:23
India 57-1 (9), Kohli 26, Gill 21, Rajitha 0-15 (2)
India bring up their 50! Rajitha targets a leg stump line when bowling at Gill and pins the opener on the thigh pad. The pace of the delivery carries the ball down to fine leg and brings four leg byes.
Crunch! When the bowler pulls his length back slightly, Gill punches a square drive through the offside and adds four more to the total. That’s a lovely shot.
The Indian batters are strong through the legside and every time Rajitha aims for the pads the ball is whipped away. Gill takes two more from the last ball.
India have rallied brilliantly since Rohit’s early wicket.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:20
India 47-1 (8), Kohli 26, Gill 15, Mathews 0-5 (1)
Throughout the tournament Angelo Mathews has been a go-to for Sri Lanka. He’s kept things under control and taken wickets in the middle of the innings.
Kusal Mendis turns to him now in an attempt to break this partnership.
Shubman Gill is in now hurry though. A couple of fine forward defensive strokes gives him a look at the bowling before he leans onto the back foot and cuts the ball away for four!
He eases the final ball of the over into the legside and scrambles through for one to keep the strike.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:16
India 42-1 (7), Kohli 26, Gill 10, Rajitha 0-9 (1)
Kasun Rajitha is brought into the attack for Sri Lanka and starts off pretty well. He keeps it tight to Shubman Gill and only allows the opener a single from the first three deliveries.
Four! The ball is pinging off the middle of Kohli’s bat. He drives down the ground and collects another boundary with a wonderful stroke.
Another one! Rajitha overcorrects his line and angles the ball down the legside, Kohli flicks it away to fine leg for consecutive boundaries.
India’s talisman looks in dangerous form today.
Mike Jones2 November 2023 09:12
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