Team India unlocked a new milestone on Sunday after recording a massive 317-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI match, to become the first team to achieve victory by such a large margin. The Rohit Sharma-led team also swept the three-match ODI series and began their preparations for the upcoming World Cup on a winning note. Posting a total of 390/5, courtesy of top hits from Virat Kohli (166*) and Shubman Gill (116), Team India edged out Sri Lanka by a meager 73 runs after Mohammed Siraj took a haul of four fields. Apart from all this, one thing that will definitely stay in the memory of the fans and the players is the shocking sacking of the visitors’ captain Dasun Shanaka by Kuldeep Yadav.
In the over 15 of the Sri Lankan chase, Kuldeep lobbed a spin toss to Shanaka, who was completely fooled as the ball missed the bat and hit the center stump. A surprised Shanaka departed after scoring 11 runs.
Coming into the match, Virat Kohli lit up the dead rubber with an epic 166 not out, his third century in four innings, as India annihilated a clueless Sri Lanka with a record 317-run third ODI win to sweep the series in Thiruvananthapuram . on Sunday.
Skipper Rohit Sharma (42 for 49) and Shubman Gill (116 for 97) shared a smooth 95-run opening pairing before Kohli (166 not out for 110) propelled India to an impressive 390 for five with his 74th. international 146th in the Format for people over 50 years of age.
Sri Lanka succumbed to the high-quality fast bowling of Mohammad Siraj, who struck four times inside 10 overs to close the door on the opposition. Sri Lanka managed a meager 73 from 22 overs, highlighting the gulf between the two teams.
(With PTI Inputs)
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