Skipper Rohit Sharma smacked 72 off 41 balls as India made 173-8 against Sri Lanka in a crucial Super Four clash at the Asia Cup on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dilshan Madushanka claimed three wickets including Virat Kohli for a duck as late strikes by the Sri Lankan bowlers restricted India's total in the final overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rohit put on 97 runs with Suryakumar Yadav (34) after India, who lost their Super Four opener against Pakistan, lost two early wickets in a match they need to win to stay in the hunt for a final spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sri Lanka, who can all but seal a place in Sunday's final with victory, won a crucial toss and put India in to bat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli fell for a fourth ball duck after Madushanka, a left-arm quick who returned figures of 3-24, bowled the star batsman with a length delivery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kohli, who struck form after an extended batting slump with two successive half-centuries in the tournament, walked back to stunned silence from a sparse crowd dominated by Indian fans.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rohit hit back with boundaries and smashed fast bowler Asitha Fernando for a six and four in successive balls to improve the scoring in the first six overs of the powerplay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The captain kept up the attack with Suryakumar for company and raised his fifty in 32 balls with a boundary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He cracked two more sixes and one four before picking out the fielder at deep point in an attempt to go for another big hit off Chamika Karunaratne.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Skipper Dasun Shanaka soon cut short Suryakumar's stay with a slower ball that had the batsman caught at short third man and then got the dangerous Hardik Pandya for 17.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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