Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 17 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 392/4 | RR: 7.84

  • Rohit Sharma208 (153b)
  • Thisara Perera8-0-80-3
  • Nuwan Pradeep10-0-106-0

3.20pm Meanwhile, with four Superseries titles under his belt this year, Kidambi Srikanth can become only the second Indian after Saina Nehwal to reach the final of the Dubai World Superseries Finals, starting today. Read more on ESPN.in.

Himanshu Pathak: "Just when we thought that Sri Lankan bowling is dangerous (last match), one of their bowlers conceded highest number of runs ever in his 10 overs!"

3.10pm Phew, what an outrageous innings from Rohit Sharma. His first hundred came off 115 balls, his second off just 36 balls. Shreyas Iyer also thrilled with his strokeplay and ability to manipulate the field during his first international fifty. The platform had been set by Dhawan's breezy fifty. With the momentum just switching seamlessly from one batsman to another, Sri Lanka's bowlers simply wilted. Karthik will be back in a bit for the start of the chase.

Aravind: "Given the carnage, why didn't Mathews bowl beyond his opening spell of 4 overs??? Couldn't have done worse than the rest of the bowlers getting carted all around the park. Fitness issues?"

arun: "147 of last 10 overs... 5 players outside ring rule is also not working in favour of bowlers.."

3pm Shreyas Iyer: I think I was just a spectator at the non-striker's end. He got his hundred off 112 balls and it was just the Rohit Sharma show. Yesterday, I batted in the nets and I took the same confidence onto the field. I believe in myself and my instincts. It it a little bit cold but it still a nice wicket. We have an amazing total on the board. Me and Rohit just decided to take it on till the 40th over: that was the plan. If anyone of us stays, it will be great for the other batsmen. There was a patch where I just saw Rohit Sharma and I was stunned.

49.6
W
Perera to Pandya, OUT, pretty full and outside off, Pandya, of course, has a biiiiig swing at it, but can't quite get under it. He can only drag it down to long-on

HH Pandya c Thirimanne b Perera 8 (12m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 160.00

49.5
1
Perera to Sharma, 1 run, full-toss on middle and leg, hacked away to deep midwicket
49.4
6
Perera to Sharma, SIX, slower legcutter but the length is wrong again. Hip-high short ball on the leg stump, swivels and swats it over square leg
49.3
2
Perera to Sharma, 2 runs, Whoa Rohit brings up his third double-hundred in ODIs! Take a bow, Rohit. Another outrageous innings. Back of a length on middle, Rohit jabs it away through midwicket. He celebrates the landmark with a Warner-esque leap (sort of). He then has his hands aloft and soaks in the applause. #Scenes in Mohali
49.2
2
Perera to Sharma, 2 runs, Rohit progresses to 199! Slower ball on middle, Rohit charges down the track and forces the ball wide of long-off. The throw from Lakmal is pretty wide, and Rohit completes the second
49.1
6
Perera to Sharma, SIX, full-toss on middle, Thisara misses his length, and cops punishment again. He goes low and slugs a slog-sweep over square leg

Thisara

END OF OVER:
49 | 15 Runs | IND: 375/3 | RR: 7.65

  • Hardik Pandya8 (4b)
  • Rohit Sharma191 (148b)
  • Nuwan Pradeep10-0-106-0
  • Thisara Perera7-0-63-2
48.6
2
Pradeep to Pandya, 2 runs, Pandya ventures a fair way across off stump and nearly falls over. This is a yorker - or a near yorker - on off stump, Pandya looks for a scoop, but ends up toe-ending it square on the leg side. They hare back for the second and Rohit is back on strike
48.5
1
Pradeep to Sharma, 1 run, pretty full and wide outside off, opens the face and slices to deep third man
48.4
6
Pradeep to Sharma, SIX, pitched up and outside off - right up Rohit's alley - he sizes it up and clouts it straight over long-off. He moves to 190 and Pradeep passes 100
48.3
1
Pradeep to Pandya, 1 run, wide of the crease, full and wide, slapped out to sweeper cover now. Rohit was targetting the second, Pandya collided with Pradeep, and they had to settle with one
48.2
4
Pradeep to Pandya, FOUR, Pradeep eyes up a yorker outside off, ends up bowling a full-toss outside off. Pandya goes low and scythes it away to the right of deep third man

Karthik Palani: "17 runs 12 balls, is it possible?"

Changing gears

341

Rohit's strike rate in his last 27 balls, in which he scored 92 runs (11 sixes, 3 fours). In his first 126 balls, he scored 116

Bad day at the office

106

Runs conceded by Nuwan Pradeep, which equals the third-highest in ODI history. Only Mick Lewis (113) and Wahab Riaz (110) have conceded more, while Bhuvneshwar has also leaked 106

A century of triples

100

Totals of 300 or more for India in ODIs, the most by any team. Australia are next with 96 scores of 300 or more

Double No. 3

3

No. of double-centuries by Rohit Sharma in ODIs. All other players combined have hit only 4 double-tons in ODI history.

Bumper year

2000

Last time an Indian opener scoring 6 or more ODI 100s in a year, before Rohit Sharma this year. Ganguly was the last and Tendulkar is the only other such Indian opener (1996 & 1998).

Adding big

9

No. of century opening partnerships for India in ODIs this year. India openers have converted 9 of the 10 50+ stands into 100+ stands. No other team has had more than 3 such pships.

Good to chase

4-0

Win-loss record of teams chasing in Mohali in the last four ODIs since the completion of 2011 World Cup. Sri Lanka have elected to field first in this match.

Young Sundar

6

No. of players to make ODI debut for India at a younger age than Washington Sundar (18 years, 69 days) who makes his debut in this game. He's the youngest for India since Parthiv Patel in 2003.