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Mission Accomplised
Virat Kohli led the way with a century as India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) here on Sunday evening.
Clean sweep by Men in Blue
Colombo: Virat Kohli led the way with a century as India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the fifth and final One-Day International (ODI) here on Sunday evening.
Chasing a target of 239 runs, India crossed the line with 21 balls to spare.Kohli remained unbeaten on 110 runs off 116 balls, smashing nine boundaries along the way. He was involved in a 108-run partnership with Kedar Jadhav, who scored 63 runs off 73 balls before being caught behind off Wanidu Hasaranga's bowling a couple of balls before the end.
India thus whitewashed Sri Lanka 5-0 in the series. The visitors, who remained dominant throughout the series, produced another superb performance during Sunday's match, dominating the Sri Lankans in all departments of the game.
Earlier, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar returned career best figures of 5/42 as India dismissed Sri Lanka for 238 runs. Lahiru Thirimanne (67) and Angelo Mathews (55) batted well for the hosts.
Earlier, Bhuvneshwar Kumar grabbed a career-best 5/42, effecting yet another batting collapse as India skittled out Sri Lanka for 238 in the fifth and final One Day International, in Colombo on Sunday.
Sri Lankan batting once again promised a lot but delivered too little losing as many as seven wickets for 53 runs after they were cruising along at 185 for 3.
A 122-run partnership for the 4th wicket between Lahiru Thirimanne (67) and Angelo Mathews (55) enabled Sri Lanka to reach a position of safety before Bhuvneshwar led the charge with his maiden five-wicket haul.
It was a familiar story for Sri Lanka as the scoreboard read 64/3 after the first Powerplay. Thirimanne and Mathews though defied the Indian bowling for 29.3 overs as they put on the hosts’ highest stand throughout this five-match series. Their 50-partnership came off 65 balls as Lanka crossed 100 in the 18th over.
The hosts failed to cross 250 even once during this five-match series, even as Bumrah -- with 15 wickets in this contest -- earned the record for most wickets in a bilateral series with five ODIs. He overtook Australian Clint McKay’s 14 wickets versus Pakistan in 2010.
