LONDON (AP) Defending champion India used another brilliant start by Rohit Sharma and century-maker Shikhar Dhawan to post an imposing 321-6 against Sri Lanka in Champions Trophy cricket at The Oval on Thursday.
Sharma and Dhawan each got off the mark with boundaries through point and combined for 138, just four days after sharing 136 in a big opening win against Pakistan.
Returning captain Angelo Mathews won the toss for Sri Lanka, which needs to win to stay in semifinals contention, and elected to field in ideal bowling conditions under gray clouds. But Sharma and Dhawan absorbed everything Sri Lanka threw at them, and stuck to the team formula: A cautious first 10 overs, and surge through the middle overs, to set up a big finale.