ICC World Cup: Rohit Sharma, Rahul shine as India beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets

Leeds [UK]: Centuries by Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul guided India to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at Headingley on Saturday.
With the win, India have moved up to take the first place on the World Cup standings with 15 points from nine fixtures.
Elsewhere, if Australia beat South Africa they will regain their top spot on the table, then India will meet England in the second semi-final on July 11. However, if Australia lose to South Africa, then India will end as table toppers and meet New Zealand in the first semi-final on July 9.
103 runs 94 balls 14 fours 2 sixes How great was Rohit Sharma’s match-winning hundred in India’s #CWC19 contest against Sri Lanka? @oppo | #BeAShotMaker pic.twitter.com/4OaAS7raaG — ICC (@ICC) July 7, 2019 Chasing a moderate target of 265, India got off to a fantastic start. Rohit and Rahul stitched a solid 189-run partnership for the opening wicket. Along the way, the hitman Rohit became the only batsman to smash five centuries in a single edition of the World Cup.
The ton also marked Rohit’s third consecutive 100 in the tournament. Only ten players have achieved this feat of smashing back-to-back three successive centuries in ODI cricket. In the list, skipper Virat Kohli also features as he had hammered three tons last year against West Indies.