Eye-catching outfits, outstanding shots

Jun 08, 2017

At The Oval, the Indian players lined up for work, the fans lined up for play•ICC

There were some pretty eye-catching outfits in the crowd too•AFP

Sri Lanka were up against it, as Nuwan Pradeep found out •AFP

Thisara Perera, on his return, was very economical. After seven overs, he had given away only 31 runs•Getty Images

... Dhawan wouldn't let them. He cruised to a superb hundred and ensured none of the wickets they lost in the middle overs mattered too much•Getty Images

And things kept going well for Sri Lanka when the match resumed too. Danushka Gunathilaka, who was originally a stand-by player, stood up with a half-century•ICC

But he was run-out in the 28th for 76•ICC

Needing a change of luck, perhaps, Sri Lanka wore their away kit•Getty Images

Play began with India's openers establishing dominance early. Rohit Sharma made a 58-ball fifty•AFP

It took the 25th over for a wicket to fall as Lasith Malinga had Rohit caught at long leg•Getty Images

That pressure later translated to wickets as Yuvraj Singh chopped onto the stumps•ICC

And finally, MS Dhoni struck a fifty to help India finish a healthy 321 for 6 in 50 overs•PA Photos

Kusal Mendis played some special shots as well as the second-wicket partnership put on 159 runs in 139 balls•Getty Images

Mendis too was caught short of his ground for 89•AFP

And Shikhar Dhawan flourished as well•Getty Images

Then, Virat Kohli was dismissed for his first duck in 43 innings at an ICC tournament•Getty Images

All of this could have meant Sri Lanka were having the time of their lives except... •ICC

Muttiah Muralitharan was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame during the innings break•Getty Images

Gunathilaka was dropped off Hardik Pandya's bowling in the 26th over... •Getty Images

But by then half the target had been overhauled, and Angelo Mathews took care of the rest •Getty Images