World Cup 2019 LIVE score: India vs Sri Lanka

Lasith Malinga's final World Cup encounter ended in defeat thanks to twin centuries from KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma.
Both openers scored centuries | AP
Both openers scored centuries | AP

Angelo Mathews' century went in vain as KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma both hit centuries to help India end the group stage with a win against Sri Lanka at Headingley, Leeds.

Virat Kohli made two changes to his playing XI as Shami and Chahal were rested. Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav have come into the side for the final group stage game.

Sri Lanka have made just one change, bringing in Thisara Perera in place of Jeffrey Vandersay.

Highlights:

- Hardik Pandya hits the winning runs as India win by seven wickets.

- Rishabh Pant tries to finish things quickly but perishes for 4.

- KL Rahul departs for 111. Lasith Malinga gets the wicket.

- KL Rahul gets his century. Both Indian openers make merry at Headingley.

- India cross the 200 mark in the 33rd over.

- Sri Lanka finally get a breakthrough. Rohit departs for 103. India 189/1 

-Rohit becomes first batsman to score five World Cup centuries. He got there off just 92 balls.

-KL Rahul brings up his fifty off 67 balls.

-Rohit Sharma becomes second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to go past 600 runs in a World Cup

-India reach 100/0 in the 19th over, third 100-plus partnership between KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma

-Rohit Sharma reaches his fifty off 48 balls

-India go past 50 in the seventh over

-Sri Lanka post 264/7 courtesy Angelo Mathews ton

-Angelo Mathews departs in the penultimate over for 113 runs off 128 balls

-Angelo Mathews hits a four to reach his 100 off 115 balls

-Sri Lanka go past 200 in the 40th over

-Kuldeep gets rid off Thirimanne for 53 runs 

-Dropped! Bhuvi drops Mathews for 61

-Lahiru Thirmanne gets to his half-century with a boundary

-Angelo Mathews and Lahiru Thirimanne put on 100 runs for the fifth wicket

-Sri Lanka go past 150 runs in the 35th over

-Angelo Mathews reaches his fifty in 76 balls

-Thirimanne and Angelo Mathews are involved in a 50 run partnership

-Jadeja gets Kusal Mendis while Hardik Pandya removes Avishka Fernando in successive overs to leave Sri Lanka reeling at 55/4

-Jasprit Bumrah gets his second wicket in the form of Kusal Perera

-Avishka Fernando survives by taking a review after being given out for a duck

-Bumrah gets rid of Karunaratne for 10

-Kusal Perera starts off with a boundary in the first over

Teams: 

India: Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni(w), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah

Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne(c), Kusal Perera(w), Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Thisara Perera, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Dhananjaya de Silva, Isuru Udana, Kasun Rajitha, Lasith Malinga

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