Cricket-Rahul, Rohit tons help India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets

Cricket-Rahul, Rohit tons help India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets
Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka slumped to 55-4 before Angelo Mathews (113) and Lahiru Thirimanne (53) arrested the slide and helped them to a competitive 264-7. Image Credit: Twitter (@klrahul11)
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Openers Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul smashed fluent centuries to help India crush Sri Lanka by seven wickets in their final Cricket World Cup group match at Headingley on Saturday.

Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka slumped to 55-4 before Angelo Mathews (113) and Lahiru Thirimanne (53) arrested the slide and helped them to a competitive 264-7. Rohit made 103 to become the first player to score five centuries in a single World Cup, while Rahul made 111 to set up India's seventh victory from nine matches which came with 39 balls to spare.

India had already qualified for the semi-finals and will finish top of the standings if Australia loses to South Africa in their last group match. Sri Lanka has been eliminated.

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