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India brushed aside the challenge posed by Sri Lanka with the confidence of a side that already knew their semi-final berth was secure. They won their last match in the qualifying process in the most dismissive manner, by seven wickets. Rohit Sharma, with KL Rahul cruising in his wake, struck his fifth century of the …

6.44am EDT 06:44 15th over: Sri Lanka 62-4 (Mathews 7, Thirimanne 2) Jadeja keeps it tighter still, even with a slip and a short leg. And that’s drinks, with Sri Lanka falling apart and India, yet again, well on top without having to get everything right. This is one game that seems unlikely to finish …

1.34pm EDT 13:34 45th over: West Indies 292-7 (Pooran 108, Cottrell 0) The job is far from done for Pooran and he knows it, hammering Udana’s short ball into the stands for SIX MORE! Ten off it keeps them with the rate, the equation now 47 from 30. Yes, he lost Allen during that over …

It has taken 30 days, but at long last this World Cup gets some north-eastern exposure, arriving at Durham for the first of three fixtures. A week ago, this looked like a stinker between two sides with no chance. But then the butterly flapped it wings: Sri Lanka beat England and the race for the …

7.27am EDT 07:27 28th over: Sri Lanka 125-3 (K Mendis 45, Mathews 25) Mendis hoicks a legspinner from Rashid just short of the man at cow corner, the highlight of an otherwise quiet over. “‘Despatched’ is quite an elegant and efficient verb,” says Lee Johnson. “Usually despatching is reserved for parcels and the like, so …

5.06am EDT 05:06 Injury news Indian’s ICC tournament specialist Shikhar Dhawan suffered a fractured thumb against Australia on Sunday and will be out for an unspecified period of time. There is talk of India replacing him. To me, that would be daft. They would qualify for the semi-finals if they had me opening the batting …