Who won the India vs Sri Lanka match yesterday?
India beat Sri Lanka with 317 runs in match one yesterday at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Hit the ball first after winning the toss, the Blue Army team scored an impressive 390/5 on the chessboard. In the chase, the Lankans were eliminated with a score of 73 in 22 rounds.
With a resounding victory, India completed a 3-0 comeback against the unlucky Sri Lankans. They also set a new record for the largest win percentage of runs in the men’s ODI. The previous record was held by New Zealand, who won 290 runs against Ireland at Aberdeen in July 2008.
Team IndiaSunday’s colossal total was built over the span of centuries from Virat Kohli (166* out of 110) and Shubman Gill (116 out of 97). Prior to that, captain Rohit Sharma (42 of 49) laid a solid foundation for the team, adding 95 runs in the opening game against Gill.
After the Indian captain was fired, Kohli and Gill joined a league that lasted 131 times for the second game. While Kohli scored her 46th tonne of ODIs, Gill took home her second triple-digit score in this format. The great match ended when Gill was bowled by the Sri Lankan player Kasun Rajitha on day 34 ends.
The young opener for Team India scored 14 fourths and two sixths in his superb innings. Next carryAfter Kohli’s departure, Kohli continued to dominate Sri Lankan pitchers. He came back undefeated with 13 fourths and eight sixths to his name.
Kohli and Shreyas Iyer (38 of 22) added 108 runs for the third racket. However, KL Rahul (7) and Suryakumar Yadav (4) failed to make an impact.
Mohammed Siraj played brilliantly as Team India started to defend with full force. He has won 4/32 of his 10 passes, including a teenager, as Sri Lanka has never been in any position to threaten a goal.
Siraj picked up 4 of the first 5 penalties to drop as the visitors dropped to 37/5 in 9.3 rounds. Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav also helped themselves a few points each when the Men in Blue finished destroying Sri Lanka.
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Opener Gill continued his great one-day run, laying the groundwork for India’s massive total with a century of sublimation. Kohli carried the rounds on her shoulders on her way to a great knock-out. After Gill was fired, he ensured that India did not lose momentum.
Siraj broke Sri Lanka’s chase with early goals from Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Nuwanidu Fernando and Wanindu Hasaranga. He also influenced an excellent finish by Chamika Karunaratne. Kuldeep and Shami played a good supporting role.
Kohli was named Man of the Match for his hundreds of excellences as well as Man of the Match for his steady performances.
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