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July 6 (CRICKETNMORE)<\/strong> Placed precariously at 55\/4 in the 12th over against India at the Headingley Cricket Ground on Saturday, Sri Lanka finally saw their most experienced batsman rise to the challenge as Angelo Mathews hit a slow yet steady 113 off 128 balls (4x10, 6x2) to take the island nation to 264\/7 in their 50 overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n


\r\nA 124-run partnership with Lahiru Thirimanne (53; 68 balls, 4x4) went a long way in bringing the Lankans back into their final World Cup game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka got off to a terrible start as Jasprit Bumrah sent back Dimuth Karunaratne for just 10 in the fourth over, caught by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

The out of form Kusal Perera flattered to deceive once again as he hit a 14-ball 18 before being packed back to the hut by Bumrah, once again caught by Dhoni. This after he was given a life as Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya had a bad mix-up looking to take the top-edge off his bat as Bhuvneshwar Kumar wore a sorry look walking back to his bowling mark.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Kusal Mendis was the next to go, reminding the fans of the typical dismissal before Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal became India's leading spinners -- stumped Dhoni, bowled Ravindra Jadeja. The dismissal saw the Indian fans erupt with joy as Jadeja was playing his first game of the ongoing World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The otherwise in-form Avishka Fernando also flattered to deceive as Pandya had him caught by Dhoni for a 21-ball 20. With the score on 55\/4 and Lanka in trouble, Thirimanne joined Mathews and the two ensured that they focused on stitching a partnership even if that meant the run-rate crawling at the pace of a snail. With almost half the batting back in the hut, they didn't really have an option.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The duo kept looking for singles even as a plan carrying the slogan "Justice for Kashmir" distracted all in the media box. The episode wasn't the first and last time that a private jet flew over the stadium with a political message as another plane followed a while later with the slogan "INDIA STOP GENOCIDE & FREE KASHMIR".<\/p>\r\n\r\n

On June 29 during the match between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a plane with a banner reading "Justice for Balochistan" flew over the same stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In the middle though, it was focus personified as both teams looked to gain the upper-hand. While India knew they needed one wicket to get the ball rolling again, the duo of Mathews and Thirimanne knew that batting deep was the key. Mathews was handed a life in the 37th over when Bhuvneshwar dropped him off Jadeja. He was batting on 61 then.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But the Indians finally struck in the 38th over as Kuldeep dismissed Thirimanne, caught by Jadeja, with the scoreboard reading 179\/5. Mathews was finally dismissed in the 49th over by Bumrah as Lanka managed to score 64 runs in the last 10 overs. It was a respectable finish considering that the likes of Aravinda de Silva and the recently banned (by ICC) Sanath Jayasuriya were watching the game from the stands.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka: 264\/7 in 50 overs (Angelo Mathews 113, Lahiru Thirimanne 53; Jasprit Bumrah 3\/37) vs India<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Anejelo-Mathwes.jpg", "alt_img": "India vs srilanka", "alt_title": "India vs srilanka", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "Mathews ton helps Lanka to 264\/7 against India On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "July 6 (CRICKETNMORE) Placed precariously at 55\/4 in the 12th over against India at the Headingley Cricket Ground on Saturday, Sri Lanka finally saw their most experienced batsman rise to the challeng", "seo_keywords": "ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Angelo Mathews", "tag": "", "tagging": "ICC Cricket World Cup 2019,Angelo Mathews,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "mathews-ton-helps-lanka-to-2647-against-india", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1430", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2019-07-06 19:20:03", "updated": "2019-07-06 19:20:03", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "India vs srilanka", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2019-07-06 19:20:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2019-07-06 19:20:03", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/mathews-ton-helps-lanka-to-2647-against-india-49781" }