against south africa in kolkata a meeting of the tournament s best two sides. it is very much going the way of the hosts. india chose to bat and had a fast start. captain rohit sharma and then shreyas iyer with 77 were the building blocks for an innings that was then set up for kohli, who on his 35th birthday didn t disappoint the thousands of adoring fans at eden gardens. he ended 101 not out, matching sachin tendulkar s record, with india finishing their 50 overs on 326 for 5. south africa have just begun their chase, and quinton de kock the only player with more runs in this world cup than kohli is already out. there have been more wickets to fall, six to be exact. leaving south africa struggling. they are 67 47 on 19th over. 67 7. bangladesh coach chandika hathurusingha has insisted that his side have no choice but to play their world cup match against sri lanka in smog filled delhi on monday, despite it currently being ranked as the world s most polluted city.
international centuries, hitting his 49th in india s cricket world cup match against south africa in kolkata a meeting of the tournament s best two sides. india chose to bat and had a fast start. captain rohit sharma and then shreyas iyer with 77 were the building blocks for an innings that was then set up for kohli, who on his 35th birthday, didn t disappoint the thousands of adoring fans at eden gardens. he ended 101 not out, matching sachin tendulkar s record. with india finishing their 50 overs on 326 5, south africa have just begun their chase. and quinton de kock, the only player with more runs in this world cup than kohli, is already out. it is 21-1 it is 21 1 after seven overs. bangladesh coach chandika hathurusingha has insisted that his side have no choice but to play their world cup match against sri lanka in smog filled delhi on monday, despite it currently being ranked as the world s most polluted city. both teams have cancelled training sessions in the past
teams don t start off well and then find it hard gain ground. and a further blow for the england camp, ben stokes, the man so often to rely on, will have knee surgery after the world cup. it s been a long term problem for the 32 year old the all rounder only able to play as a batter in the tournament. stokes chose to make a comeback to the one day team just before the tournament began india, a choice he made with no remorse. i v e i ve no regrets whatsoever of coming back here. lying in a world cup for your country, if we were in a better position. i wouldn t be getting asked this question if things are going better. it was the right decision and i have no regrets whatsoever. there s another injury blow for new zealand at the tournament too matt henry has been ruled out, with a torn hamstring. henry was injured the defeat to south africa and could be out for a month. kyle jamieson will replace him in the squad ahead of their crucial match match against pakiston on saturda
glastonbury looks dry this year. here in kew gardens, lots of sunshine. i will have the weather for you later. it s wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour s sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head to head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob keir starmer takes place tonight on the bbc. and it s worth a bet that one of the topics might just involve gambling. the conservative campaign has been buffeted by allegations that two candidates, two party officials, and now a member of the welsh senedd had bet on a date of the general election, and were facing inquiries from the gambling watchdog. it s an independent process with the gambling commissio