Playing against Sri Lanka in Australia on February 28, 2012, India needed to chase down the set target of 321 runs in 40 overs to avoid elimination from the tournament. After Tillakaratne Dilshan's 160* and Kumar Sangakkara's 105 powered Sri Lanka to 320, Virat Kohli's 133* and Gautam Gambhir's 63 helped India to successfully chase the target in 36.4 overs.