India v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Hobart
Kohli blitz keeps India alive
Mahela Jayawardene gave Sri Lanka a smooth start•Getty Images
Tillakaratne Dilshan began his innings fluently ...•Getty Images
As did Sangakkara, with huge hits over the leg-side boundary•Getty Images
The pair's 200-run stand meant India were left with the mammoth task of knocking off 321 in 40 overs to keep their chances of proceeding to the finals alive•AFP
Lasith Malinga had Sachin Tendulkar lbw, not long after•Getty Images
Kohli opened up after Gambhir's dismissal, going from 61 off 55 to 133 off 86•Getty Images
Kohli's blitz means Sri Lanka need a win against Australia on Friday, to progress to the finals ahead of India•Associated Press
But he was dismissed for 22 in the 12th over•Getty Images
... and built a partnership with Kumar Sangakkara•Getty Images
Dilshan brought up his 11th hundred in due course ...•Getty Images
Sachin Tendulkar, with Virender Sehwag, got the chase off to a quick start•Getty Images
Virat Kohli put the chase back on course with Gautam Gambhir•Getty Images
He scored his ninth one-day hundred, to take India to an improbable bonus-point win•Getty Images
Dilshan motored towards a century•Getty Images
... closely followed by Sangakkara, who reached his 13th ton off 84 balls•Getty Images
Sri Lanka broke the stand soon after it crossed 50, with Dilshan catching Sehwag•AFP
Gambhir was run out for 63, attempting a high-risk second run•Getty Images
Kohli and Raina had put on an unbroken century-stand at over 13 an over•Associated Press
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