India's Rohit Sharma becomes first player to hit five centuries in a single World Cup as India canter to a seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka in CWC19
India's Rohit Sharma bats during the Cricket World Cup match between India and Sri Lanka at Headingley in Leeds, England, Saturday, July 6, 2019.
The opener smashed 103 off 94 deliveries as semi-finalists India chased down their target of 265 in 43.3 overs to end the group stage with seven wins, one defeat and a washout. Man-of-the-match Sharma reached his milestone with a boundary off Kasun Rajitha to pass the mark set by Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara, who scored four hundreds at the 2015 tournament.Sharma was dismissed shortly afterwards, caught by Angelo Mathews off the bowling of Rajitha.
"I have learned from my mistakes in the past. I don't go into a match thinking of hundreds. Every day is a new day."
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