Watch India vs Sri Lanka Champions Trophy semi-final live online

BANGALORE, INDIA: Déjà vu. It crisply summarizes what many cricket followers from across the world experience, when it comes to an India-Sri Lanka One-Day International (ODI).

Just over the last five years, the subcontinent teams have locked horns against each other, lo and behold, 44 times in ODIs. That is besides their encounters in Tests, Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) and Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, which have seen almost every Lankan player showcasing his wares.

But ICC Champions Trophy is another ball game, altogether. The compact schedule of the tournament doesn't allow much breathing space to any team, more so for a tantalizing semi-final. The lone threat, other than déjà vu, of course, is from the rain gods showering their blessings on Cardiff, where the match is scheduled to be played just an hour away on Thursday.

The last occasion India faced off with Sri Lanka at the Champions Trophy was in the 2002 final, which incidentally was postponed to the reserve day, only to be washed out and the trophy to be shared between the neighboring nations.

So, those who have secured their tickets would be praying hard for a bright and sunny day, but as Shane Warne tweeted on Wednesday, "@E_L_James UK weather is, 9 months of winter and 3 months of bad weather..." (sic).

But if the match is on, despite intermittent or no showers, there is a better place to watch it from. Even if you are traveling or unable to watch the match on TV, you can still catch the action live online. Star Sports is providing an official live streaming of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 on its website. To watch India vs Sri Lanka match live on Star Sports, click here.

Also, for those of you prefer getting live updates, ESPNCricinfo provides ball-to-ball updates, commentary and live scores. Click here for live updates from ESPNCricinfo. Here are a few other websites that provide live updates and scores of the India-Sri Lanka match: Cricbuzz, Cricketnirvana and so on. BCCI's official website displays the live scorecard and commentary.

However, the official live streaming has not stopped viewers from turning to sites like Extracover.net, watchcriclive, webcric.com, crictime.com and hordes of other websites. We must caution you that these sites may not officially be commissioned by the ICC or BCCI as also display a lot of advertisements.

Also, you catch the match live on your mobile phones, if you are willing to pay Rs. 301. Reliance customers can now avail unlimited ICC Champions Trophy live streaming on their smartphones by subscribing for a tournament pass of Rs. 301. Customers will also benefit from the package being inclusive of Rs. 50 subscription fee for access on www.starsports.com. To know more about this offer, click here.

As you keep your fingers crossed and pray for no showers, check out these options and pick which one you want to catch the live action from.

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