Kohli, Rohit build India's lead

December 05, 2017 14:02

India 173-4 (40 ovs) & 536-7d vs SL 373 | Scorecard

Pacer Gamage comes back into the attack. Rohit Sharma tries to pull the first ball but gets a top edge which flies over the slips for a four. He takes a single before Kohli wristly flicks through the midwicket region for the second boundary of the over followed by a single to get 10 from the over.

Three singles from Sandakan's third over as Kohli and Rohit look to keep the scoreboard ticking along.

In the next over, Rohit plays a beautiful drive through the covers for a four coupled four singles and a no-ball to get nine from the over.

India have scored 71 runs from the last 10 overs to take their score to 173 for four in 40 overs, stretching their lead to 336 runs.

Kohli has been busy from the start, to score 19 from 21 balls, while Rohit has made 15 from 16 balls.

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