After one side victory against Sri Lanka. India opening batsmen Shikhar Dhawan's fine 12th ODI century helped the hosts register a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Thisara Perera-led Sri Lanka in Visakhapatnam on Sunday to clinch three-match ODI series 2-1. Dhawan, who notched up his a dozen ODI century, became the second fastest Indian batsman to reach the 4000 ODI run mark, taking 95 innings to reach the landmark. Only Virat Kohli, who took 93 innings to score 4000 runs, is ahead of the Delhi batsman. During his innings, Dhawan hit 13 boundaries and two maximums to score at a strike rate of 117.65. Dhawan had begun his innings carefully but changed his gears as the game progressed. He was ably supported by youngster Shreyas Iyer, who scored a quickfire 65 runs.
Shikhar Dhawan was adjudged the man of the series for scoring 168 runs at an average of 84. "I feel that I'm batting my best and I know my game very well know and that's why my consistency has gone up. Technique, on the guard where to stand and where not to - I'm an experienced player and I know how to handle the situation and as I mentioned those three are working well for me," Dhawan said. With the ODI series in the bag, India will now turn their focus on the upcoming three-match T20 series which starts on December 20.
