New Delhi: The third and final match of the 3-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka was played at the Greenfield Stadium in Kerala. In this match, India defeated Sri Lanka by 317 runs to register a record victory. With this victory, the Blue Brigade made a clean sweep in the series. In this match, India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Team India had a great start.
By the time Team India's first wicket fell in the form of Rohit Sharma (42), India's score had reached 95 runs. After this, Virat Kohli, who came to bat, seemed in excellent rhythm from the beginning. At the same time, opening batsman Shubman Gill was also batting brilliantly and pushing the team's score forward. On the one hand, Shubman Gill played a brilliant inning of 116 runs. At the same time, Virat Kohli remained unbeaten on 166 off 110 balls, he hit 13 fours and 8 sixes in his innings. Shreyas Iyer also contributed 38 runs for Team India.
In this way, Team India had set a huge target of 391 runs in front of Sri Lanka, who lost the series. Chasing this target, the Sri Lankan team appeared on the backfoot from the beginning. The situation ahead of India's sharp bowling was that only 3 Sri Lankan batsmen could reach the double figure. For India, Mohammed Siraj took 4 wickets, and Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami took 2-2 wickets. In this way, the Sri Lankan team was bowled out in just 73 runs. With the victory in this match, Team India has not only captured the series by making a clean sweep of 3-0. Rather, ODI cricket has also achieved the biggest victory in history.
Earlier, this record was recorded in the name of New Zealand. New Zealand defeated Ireland by 290 runs in the year 2008. In 2015, Australia defeated Afghanistan by 275 runs. At the same time, South Africa defeated Zimbabwe by 272 runs in 2010 and Sri Lanka by 258 runs in 2012. However, the biggest record of victory, in this case, is in the name of the New Zealand women's cricket team. In 1997, the New Zealand women's cricket team defeated Pakistan by 408 runs.
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