Earlier, Dhawan (125, 128 balls, 15x4s, 1x6) and Rohit Sharma (78 off 79 balls, 6x4s, 3x6s) gave India a solid start with their 138-run opening wicket partnership. While Dhawan went on to complete his century, Kohli failed to open his account off the five balls he faced. After Yuvraj Singh, the hero of the win over Pakistan, also failed, MS Dhoni came to India’s rescue with a timely 52-ball 63 (7x4s, 2x6s). Later, Kedar Jadhav chipped in with a 13-ball 25 to help give India what at that stage looked a competitive total, and which was eventually overhauled by Sri Lanka.