Raina: Allround display helped us win

India captain Suresh Raina, who scored a 50-ball 43, lauded his teammates for the all-round display but said fielding needs to improve.
"The bowlers did a great job, followed by Rohit (Sharma) and Shikhar (Dhawan). The track wasn't good for batting, but we rotated the strike well," Raina said.

He added: "We can do better in the field, need to show more intensity. It's looking good at the moment, I hope we do well in the next game as well."

Rohit scored an unbeaten 68 off 75 balls while Dhawan (51 off 76) notched up his maiden half century to help India chase down the target comfortably.

Man-of-the-match Rohit said it was a tough wicket to bat on initially.

"It was quite difficult initially because the track was turning. It was important to spend some time in the middle to play our shots," he said.

"I just want to keep scoring runs and I'm happy to start the tournament on a good note. I'm very much hungry for runs," the right-hander added.
With India winning the first of the five-match ODI series, the Caribbean side's work is cut out.
India's full-strength team is not here but it looks like the hosts will have a tough time anyways, taming the young guns.

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Dilshan applauds Sri Lanka display

Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan was happy his players consigned their Cardiff nightmare to the past as they closed in on England's first-innings score at Lord's.
Sri Lanka were 372 for three at the end of play on Day Three.

Heading into the second npower Test 1-0 down in the series after collapsing to 82 at the SWALEC Stadium, Sri Lanka showed no hangover as Dilshan led the way with 193.
He told Sky Sports 1: "We had to forget what happened at Cardiff, we had to come strong here and we had to do our job.
"As a captain I'm really happy that we batted really well after Cardiff where we got out in 25 overs. I'm really happy with the way the boys have batted."
Dilshan admitted he had been itching to join other Sri Lankan greats on the Lord's honours board.
"I said this Test match it might be my name would go on the board and it's happened," he said. "I'm really happy."
With the rain wiping out half the day's play, Sri Lanka's charge towards a first-innings lead was halted.
"If it didn't rain we might be past England's score, then we could get some runs on Monday," he said. "But we can still get a 100/150-run lead.
"It's a good challenge for us in these conditions against the taller boys. We're really enjoying batting in the middle."
Dilshan appeared to injure his thumb shortly before going off but he revealed it was nothing too serious.
"The thumb is okay," he said. "There's no fracture. Last year I got a fracture on the same spot. Now it's bruises.