India continued their unstoppable march to the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy with a ridiculously easy eight-wicket semifinal win over Sri Lanka. The India bowlers, on a day that offered quite a bit of swing and seam movement, made full use of the conditions, grinding down the Sri Lankan batsmen to a mere 181 for eight in 50 overs. The chase was a foregone conclusion, with Dhawan and Kohli leading the charge.
Read full storySri Lanka set a semifinal date with India after seeing off the rather weak challenge of Australia in their ICC Champions Trophy game. On a day when rain finally decided to take a backseat at The Oval, Sri Lanka, thanks to a brilliant unbeaten 84 (81b, 11x4) from Mahela Jayawardene, posted 253 for eight from their 50 overs. Australia eventually folded up for 233 in 42.3 overs.
Read full storyA brilliant century from Kumar Sangakkara propelled Sri Lanka to a convincing seven-wicket win over England and keep Group A of the ICC Champions Trophy very much in the balance.
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