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SRI LANKA INNINGS; TARGET 376
Over 42.4 | Score 207/10 | Dananjaya 11 (19) ;
Kuldeep Yadav back in for his ninth over. Third delivery, caught and bowled and Sri Lanka have just one wicket in hand. Absolutely dismal! Kuldeep bags his first tonight. Malinga walked in as the last batsman now. And OUT! Spun it cleverly and rattled against the stumps. Sri Lanka face biggest defeat at home in ODIs in terms of runs margin. Also their sixth consecutive defeat at home.
Over 42 | Score 203/7 | Dananjaya 11 (19) ; Fernando 1 (1)
Bumrah back in. Dismissed Pushpakumara off the second delivery. Sjorter delivery as the batsman ramped it straight to Pandya at third man. Gifted wicket! That is Bumrah's 13th wicket in the series and he goes past Ajit Agarkar to become India with most ODI wickets in a series against Sri Lanka. Vishwa Fernbando is the new batsman in.
Over 41 | Score 195/7 | Dananjaya 4 (15) ; Pushpakumara 3 (17)
Kuldeep comes back to give away just three runs.
Over 40 | Score 192/7 | Dananjaya 3 (12) ; Pushpakumara 1 (14)
Bumrah back in now. His sixth over now. Sharp bowling, gives away just one single.
Over 39 | Score 191/7 | Dananjaya 2 (11) ; Pushpakumara 1 (9)
Change in attack as Kuldeep steps back into the attack replacing Hardik. Maiden over!
Over 38 | Score 191/7 | Dananjaya 2 (11) ; Pushpakumara 1 (3)
Axar in for his last over tonight. First ball, angles it in as Mathews adjusts to sweep it down midwicket for a boundary. But his lone battle comes to an end in the very next ball. Bowled it wider and slower making Mathews reach for the ball. Skidded off the outer edge and it went straight to Shardul Thakur at backward point. Malinda Pushpakumara walked in next.
Over 37 | Score 186/6 | Dananjaya 2 (10) ; Mathews 66 (78)
Pandya back in for his eighth over. Started off with a wide delivery. Dhoni seems to be more involved in the game tonight. Giving instructions and suggestions too. Just three runs scooped up between the wickets of the six deliveries bowled.
Over 36 | Score 182/6 | Dananjaya 2 (6) ; Mathews 63 (75)
Axar back in. Has been most expensive among the Indian bowlers tonight. Just two singles off the over. Sri Lanka need194 runs more to win from 84 deliveries.
Over 35 | Score 180/6 | Dananjaya 1 (3) ; Mathews 62 (73)
Hardik Pandya stepped back into the attack for his seventh over. Akila Dananjaya walked in as the new batsman. Just three singles off the over.
Over 34 | Score 177/6 | 0 (0) ; Mathews 60 (70)
Hasaranga up and rolling with two back-to-back biggies. A four and then a six down the track. Mathews too joined the party. Four speared through midwicket and 15 runs accumulated already off the five deliveries. Finally Lanka lose yet another wicket, Hasaranga fell too short of the runner's end and ergo departed.
Over 33 | Score 161/5 | Hasaranga 11 (18) ; Mathews 56 (68)
Shardul back in for his seventh over. Two singles off the over.
Over 31 | Score 154/5 | Hasaranga 5 (12) ; Mathews 54 (62)
Shardul Thakur back into the attack for his sixth over. Has already bagged his maiden ODI wicket in his first ODI match. A single from the fourth delivery and Angelo Mathews notched up his yet another half century. 150 up for Sri Lanka too, but asking rate is climbing too. Mathews went through mid-on to smash a boundary off the last delivery.
Over 30 | Score 147/5 | Hasaranga 3 (8) ; Mathews 49 (60)
Axar back into the attack. His sixth over now. Hasaranga just saved himself from a run-out scare in the second delivery. The required run rate has soared up to well over 11. Getting more and more tough for the Lankans and above that they have just five more wickets in their hand. Three off the over.
Over 28 | Score 135/4 | Siriwardana 33 (41) ; Mathews 48 (58)
Axar in for his fifth over. Mathews flicked the first ball towards fine leg for a boundary. Six off the over.
Over 25 | Score 113/4 | Siriwardana 22 (32) ; Mathews 38 (49)
Kuldeep in for his sixth over. Just three off the over.
Over 24 | Score 110/4 | Siriwardana 20 (28) ; Mathews 37 (47)
Axar in for his third over. Last ball, up the length as Mathes kneeled down to scoop it over midwicket for a boundary. Pandya raced away to stop the ball, got a touch, but was just not enough.
Over 23 | Score 104/4 | Siriwardana 19 (26) ; Mathews 32 (43)
Kuldeep back in for his fifth over. Gave away just a single.
Over 21 | Score 100/4 | Siriwardana 18 (18) ; Mathews 30 (39)
Kuldeep Yadav back for his fourth over. Fifth delivery, Siriwardana shimmed down the track to notch up a six. And 100 came up for Sri Lanka.
Over 20 | Score 91/4 | Siriwardana 11 (14) ; Mathews 28 (34)
Change in attack as Axar Patel stepped in for his first over. Gave away just four runs.
Over 19 | Score 87/4 | Siriwardana 8 (12) ; Mathews 27 (33)
Kuldeep stepped in next to give away just a single off his six deliveries.
Over 18 | Score 84/4 | Siriwardana 6 (6) ; Mathews 26 (32)
Hardik Pandya into the attack for his fourth over. Siriwardana sliced the first delivery down point for a boundary. Length delivery, swung to the off as he utilised the width to slice it down the onside.Mathews too joined the party. Shorter delivery, just outside the off as Mathews dismissed it over midwicket for a boundary. 12 off the over.
Over 16 | Score 68/4 | Mathews 17 (27), Siriwardana 0 (0)
Hardik Pandya was in control of the first four deliveries of the over, then lost the line, allowing Thirimanne to hit a six over fine leg. Then, the Indian pacer had the last alugh, removing the batsman off the next ball.
WICKET: Thirimanne c Dhawan b Pandya 18 (27b)
Milinda Siriwardana is the new man.
Over 15 | Score 61/3 | Thirimanne 12 (25); Mathews 16 (23)
Another bolwing change for India. Kuldeep Yadav opened his spell with a dot ball to Angelo Mathews. The chinaman bowler did well to concede only four runs, all singles, as India continued to tighten the grip on the match.
Lanka still another 315 runs from 35 overs.
Over 14 | Score 57/3 | Thirimanne 10 (22); Mathews 14 (20)
Well, Virat Kohli conceded back-to-back boundaries to Angelo Mathews, off the second and third balls respectively, in his second over. Loose deliveries, going down the leg, and the former Lanka skipper made sure that he got enough bat on those deliveries to beat the fine leg fielders.
Kohli, however, had a shout the very next ball but the ball was always missing the leg stump. Two more dot balls to end the eight-run over.
DRINKS
Over 13 | Score 49/3 | Thirimanne 10 (22); Mathews 6 (14)
Hardik Pandya on with his second over. Another tidy spell from the pacer. Two dot balls to Angelo Mathews, which was followed by a single. After the change over, Lahiru Thirimanne consumed the next three balls without scoring.
One run from the over. Pandya's figures so far: 2-0-5-0.
Over 12 | Score 48/3 | Thirimanne 10 (19); Mathews 5 (11)
Surprise, surprise. Virat Kohli has introduced himself in the 12th over. And he has done well, conceding only four runs, all singles.
Lanka still need another 328 runs from 38 overs.
Over 11 | Score 44/3 | Thirimanne 8 (15); Mathews 3 (9)
First bowling change for India. Hardik Pandya, with new hairstyle, on. He started with a well-directed bouncer to Angelo Mathews. Two singles, then another short delivery to Mathews again.
A single then Thirimanne played a good looking cover drive, which was fielded by Manish Pandey. Four runs from the over.
Over 10 | Score 40/3 | Thirimanne 6 (13); Mathews 1 (5)
Jasprit Bumrah on with his fifth over. Two dot balls to Lahiru Thirimanne, then a single off the third ball. Thirimanne played it toward mid-off, and a quick single with Angelo Mathews.
Bumrah reponded with two more dot balls, including a bouncer. Then a single to end the two-run over. Bumrah's figures so far: 5-0-23-1.
Over 9 | Score 38/3 | Thirimanne 5 (10); Mathews 0 (2)
As expected one quiet over. Three dot balls to Lahiru Thirimanne, which was followed by a single. Then, Angelo Mathews defended the remaining two balls.
Brilliant bowling from Shardul Thakur. One single from the over. Lanka still need 338 more runs from 41 overs. Huge ask for them.
Over 8 | Score 37/3 | Thirimanne 4 (6); Mathews 0 (0)
Jasprit Bumrah on for his fourth over. A dot ball to Munaweera, but the right-handed Lankan opener hit the next ball for a four by lifting over mid-off. Good shot. Confidence booster for sure.
But that's all he could do in that over. He was being attended by team physio. He was struck right below the elbow.
WICKET: Munaweera c Dhoni b Bumrah 11 (24b)
That happened off the last ball of the over. India took another review, successfully. Angelo Mathews is the new man
Over 7 | Score 33/2 | Munaweera 7 (18), Thirimanne 4 (6)
Another tidy over Shardul Tahkur. The 25-year-old debutant has been bowling with control and discipline. Five runs from his five runs, which included a four off the third ball hit by Thirimanne through cover.
Then, there was a wide too.
Over 6 | Score 28/2 | Munaweera 7 (18), Thirimanne 0 (0)
Sri Lanka in trouble. Lost Kusal Mendis to a direct hit from KL Rahul. Suicide run from the gung ho Lankan batsman. Munaweera worked the second ball of the over towards point, only to find Rahul there. The Indian fielder than hit the bulls eye.
WICKET: Kusal Mendis run out (KL Rahul) 1 (7b)
Two runs and a wicket from Bumrah's third over. Lahiru Thirimanne is the new man for Lanka.
Over 5 | Score 26/1 | Munaweera 5 (12), K Mendis 1 (7)
Shardul Thakur on for this over. A single to Munaweera to start the over, then three dot balls to keep the Lankan opener quiet. Two singles to end the three-run over. Thakur's figures so far: 3-0-11-1. A dream debu.
Over 4 | Score 23/1 | Munaweera 3 (10), K Mendis 0 (3)
Jasprit Bumrah continued with his second over. One tidy over from the right-arm medium pacer. With Shardul tahkur giving the much needed breakthrough in the previous over, Bumrah has successfully managed to kept both the Lankan batsmen quiet.
Only one run from the over. Lanka still need another 353 runs from 46 overs.
Over 3 | Score 22/1 | Munaweera 2 (5), K Mendis 0(2)
Huge over for India. Debutant Shardul Tahkaur got his maiden ODI wicket, in the form of dangerous Dickwella. Umpire initially ruled out the caught behind appeal, but Kohli took the review on the insistance of Dhoni, and it returned successful.
WICKET: Dickwella c Dhoni b Thakur 14 (11b)
It happened of the fifth ball of the over. Kusal Mendis is the new man for Lanka. Five runs and a wicket from the over.
Over 2 | Score 14/0 | Dickwella 10 (7), Munaweera 2 (5)
Good start from the Lankan openers, with Dickwella leading the charge. Bumrah one for his first over, and it went for 14 runs. Here's the scoring sequence: 4 0 4 5Wd 0 0 1. Lanka will need a very very good start to chase this mammoth total.
Over 1 | Score 3/0 | Dickwella 1 (1), Munaweera 2 (5)
Debutant Shardul Thakur starts off with the new ball. Dilshan Munaweera and Niroshan Dickwella opened up the inngs for the hosts.
INDIA INNINGS
Over 50 | Score 375/5 | Dhoni 49 (42), Pandey 50 (42)
Lanka's stand-in skipper Malinga in for the final over. And Dhoni punished him with a boundary off the very first ball. Nine off the five deliveries and 100 runs come up for the duo. Pandey took a single off the last ball to notch up his second ODI fifty.
Over 49 | Score 365/5 | Dhoni 42 (39), Pandey 46 (39)
Fernando in for his last over. Third ball, Dhoni smacked the full toss delivery down the onside for a boundary. Went for it once again, but Kusla Mendis sprinted in just in time to stop the ball from hitting the rope. Eight off the over. Another mark by the Indian team – this is the highest total by a team in Sri Lanka against Sri Lanka.
Over 48 | Score 357/5 | Dhoni 36 (34), Pandey 45 (38)
Malinga back in. First delivery, outside-off ball, kissed the outer edge of Dhoni's bat and flew high above backward point. Debutant Munaweera ran in and...dropped. Malinga unhappy and so is the crowd. And they paid for it. Fifth ball, once again outside the off stump as Dhoni adjusted to muscle it high over long-on. Simply smoked it into the crowd! 14 off the over.
Over 47 | Score 343/5 | Dhoni 25 (30), Pandey 42 (36)
Fernando continued in for his seventh over. Second delivery, across the stumps, well outside the off stump as Pandey slices it over covers for a boundary. 11 off the over.
Over 46 | Score 332/5 | Dhoni 23 (28), Pandey 33 (32)
Malinga back in for his eight over. Started off with a wide. Last 27 deliveries, the duo amassed 42 runs. Fifth delivery, up the length, well, well outside the off stump as Dhoni reached out to ramp it over covers for a ...six or a four. Umpire signals it as a boundary. Nine off the over
Over 45 | Score 323/5 | Dhoni 17 (24), Pandey 31 (30)
Fernando back into the attack for his sixth over now. Long on and third man in. Fifth ball, swung it across the stumps well outside the off as Pandey drifted it between the slip and the keeper for a boundary. Nine off the over
Over 44 | Score 314/5 | Dhoni 16 (22), Pandey 23 (26)
Malinga back into the attack. His seventh over today. Got just one wicket so far, second in the series and 300 overall. He is the second fastest accounting Sri Lankan bowlers. Last delivery, outside off as Dhoni muscled it over the bowler for a boundary. Classy indeed! Nine off the over.
Over 43 | Score 305/5 | Dhoni 11 (18), Pandey 21 (24)
Siriwardana continued into the attack. First delivery, spun it well to the leg side as Pandey ramped it over square-leg for a boundary. Poor delivery and the batsman captivated on it. Dhoni too joined the part. Another outside the leg side as Dhoni swept it past the keeper's leg for a boundary behind. With that India surpassed the 300-run mark. 11 off the over.
Over 42 | Score 294/5 | Dhoni 6 (15), Pandey 15 (21)
Pushpakumara stepped in next and Pandey cracks the first boundary for India in the last sweven overs of their innings. Shimmed down the wicket and smashed the first delivery down long-on for a boundary. Eight off the over.
Over 41 | Score 285/5 | Dhoni 3 (12), Pandey 9 (18)
Siriwardana stepped in for his fourth over. Last 41 deliveries, India manages to score 23 runs and lost three wickets. Just a single off the over.
Over 40 | Score 282/5 | Dhoni 2 (9), Pandey 7 (12)
Angelo Mathews sclaped two in two to dismiss both Dhoni stepped in next. Malinda Pushpakumara gave away just five runs off the six deliveries bowled.
Over 37 | Score 265/4 | Rahul 6, Pandey 3
Mathews continues his spell, despite the Pandey and Rahul's visible struggle against spinners. Six runs from the over as current run-rate stands 7.3.
Over 36 | Score 265/4 | Rahul 2, Pandey 1
A little halt on the run-rate as the new pair of Manish Pandey and KL Rahul look to understand the pitch and the Sri Lankan bowlers before starting to play strokes.
Over 35 | Score 262/4 | Rahul 0, Pandey 0
Hardik Pandya falls to a high and wide bouncer from Angelo Mathews, falls for 19. KL Rahul is the new man on crease. Rohit Sharma, becomes Mathews's second wicket of the over after his cheeky attempt to guide the ball behind the stumps fails. A slight edge and the wicket-keeper didn't make mistake. Maiden over and two wickets in the over.
Pandya c Wanidu Hasaranga b Mathews 19(18)
Rohit c Dickwella b Mathews 104(88)
Over 34 | Score 262/2 | Rohit 104, Pandya 19
That's 13th ODI century for Rohit Sharma as Lasith Malinga concedes 10 runs from the over. Rohit also scored one at the Pallekele stadium, making this his second consecutive ton of the series.
Over 33 | Score 252/2 | Rohit 95, Pandya 18
Pandya gets his first six of the match, as Rohit Sharma closes in on his hundred. The run-rate at which India are proceeding, they look likely to get past 400. Drinks break!
Over 32 | Score 240/2 | Rohit 93, Pandya 8
Malinga continues and starts with a slower ball. Rohit is now just eight short of a century. Pandya just getting his eye in. Pandya getting a life courtesy the third umpire in the last over. Now will want to make the most of this.
Over 31 | Score 236/2 | Rohit 91, Pandya 6
Dananjaya comes into the attack with his spin. He is in his seventh over. Pandya on strike and he clubs one towards long on. Only a single. A slip in place for him.
Over 30 | Score 230/2 | Rohit 90, Pandya 1
Malinga is back into the attack. He is in his fourth over now. Gave away 21 in his first three overs. In short, all bowlers have got a pasting. Kohli finally back in the hut. Munaweera with the catch.
Over 29 | Score 225/1 | Rohit 86, Kohli 131
Dananjaya comes back into the attack. He has been expensive. In his sixth over now. Rohit may be slightly cautious as he gets close to a hundred but Kohli is galloping along.
Over 28 | Score 216/1 | Rohit 82, Kohli 126
Kohli looking unstoppable. He may even get a double-century today with how he is preserving his wicket and collecting boundaries at will. Just stunning batting. Rohit is also into his 80s as Fernando continues.
Over 27 | Score 205/1 | Rohit 81, Kohli 116
We are just about half-way through. Just a couple of overs extra and what are we looking at? The way these two are batting, especially Kohli, may be even 400 plus!
Over 26 | Score 201/1 | Rohit 79, Kohli 114
Fernando comes in for a fresh over and Kohli slams a six off the first ball. He moves on to 108. Really getting a move on a fabulous track in Colombo. Rohit also nearing another hundred. Partnership also nearing the 200-run mark. The score also nearing 200. So many landmarks!
Over 25 | Score 187/1 | Rohit 77, Kohli 102
Kohli gets another century. His 29th. He collects a boundary on the first ball off the bolwing of Siriwardana to reach the landmark.
Over 24 | Score 176/1 | Rohit 72, Kohli 96
A four and a six for Rohit as he gets a move on, trying to match Kohli stroke for stroke.
Over 23 | Score 164/1 | Rohit 61, Kohli 95
Siriwardana comes for another over. In his second. Kohli collects a couple on the first ball. He is into the 90s.
Over 22 | Score 158/1 | Rohit 59, Kohli 91
Pushpakumara runs through another quiet over as both batsmen are being watchful.
Over 21 | Score 155/1 | Rohit 58, Kohli 89
Siriwardana coming in for his first over. Kohli collects another boundary as he moves closer to the 90s.
Over 20 | Score 148/1 | Rohit 57, Kohli 83
Another quiet over as even Pushpakumara shown the respect. He was so expensive early on. Now in his fifth over and getting some respite.
Over 19 | Score 144/1 | Rohit 55, Kohli 81
Just five runs of the over as both batsmen are also looking at preserving their wicket so that they can go for the assault later.
Over 18 | Score 136/1 | Rohit 49, Kohli 79
Kohli is racing away and Rohit trying to play catch up! Both batsmen look unflustered as it is a great batting track.
Over 17 | Score 132/1 | Rohit 47, Kohli 77
Dananjaya continues and produces an improved over from the hosts' perspective, giving away 6 runs runs. The run-rate, however, is about 7.8.
Over 16 | Score 126/1 | Rohit 42, Kohli 76
Pushpakumara brought back into the attack as Virat Kohli becomes the leading run scorer in ODIs in 2017, beating Faf du Plesis and Joe Root. The Indian skipper celebrates the milestone by slamming a six over long-on boundary. Partnership 120 runs now.
Over 15 | Score 113/1 | Rohit 37, Kohli 68
Two boundaries for Kohli on the very first deliveries of the over from Hasaranga. Indian batsman are toying with Sri Lankan bowlers in the middle.
Over 14 | Score 102/1 | Rohit 36, Kohli 58
Rohit Sharma advances down the track to guide ball towards deep mid-wicket boundary, then improvises to slam a big six in the same area. Hundred runs up for India.
Over 13 | Score 91/1 | Rohit 26, Kohli 57
Hasaranga continues in an all-spin attack for Sri Lanka as Kohli, Rohit deal in singles and doubles. Kohli continues to find gaps and cruises forward by scoring boundaries consistently.
Over 12 | Score 83/1 | Rohit 24, Kohli 51
Team India progressing at a run-rate of nearly 7. Akila Dananjaya tries his luck at getting a breakthrough but no sucess so far.
Over 11 | Score 78/1 | Rohit 20, Kohli 50
Laisth Malinga back into the attack as the first powerplay concludes. Rohit might have been the one to open innings alongside Dhawan, but its the Indian captain who has reached his fifty first. 38 balls is all he took to reach the milestone.
Over 10 | Score 67/1 | Rohit 17, Kohli 44
Virat Kohli hits a fierce straight drive which hit the bottom of stumps and went for a boundary. The very next delivery also went through the covers area for a four. 12 runs from the over.
Over 9 | Score 55/1 | Rohit 16, Kohli 33
Rohit Sharma bags the first maximum of the match, against Angelo Mathews. This is the second time he has gone over the top. 7 runs from this over!
Over 8 | Score 48/1 | Rohit 10, Kohli 32
Spin being introduced as Malinda Pushpakumara is brought into the attack in place of Vishwa Fernando. A yes-no regarding a quick single almost led to Virat Kohli getting run-out in the 8th over but a timely dive saved him.
Over 7 | Score 45/1 | Rohit 9, Kohli 30
Rohit Sharma bags a double on the 4th delivery of Mathews' over before gonig over the top for a boundary at long off, hence making good use of the field restrictions. Six runs from the over.
Over 6 | Score 39/1 | Rohit 3, Kohli 30
A double on the first ball and then two dot balls played between Kohli and Fernando. The Indian skipper continues his boundary scoring-streak in this over too. Another one on the leg side, following a lovely work of wrist-play. A four on the final delivery moves Kohli to 30. 10 runs from the over.
Over 5 | Score 29/1 | Rohit 3, Kohli 20
Former Sri Lankan skipper Agelo Mathews replaces Lasith Malinga. Virat Kohli, who looks in good touch today, bas another boundary before a shot of his willow fell just short of the third man.
Over 4 | Score 24/1 | Rohit 3, Kohli 15
First boundary for the Indian captain Virat Kohli, a piercing shot from the covers. Then a straight drive, beating the mid-off fielder for second successive four. Another one on the very next delivery, this time on leg-side, to make it three in a row.
Over 3 | Score 11/1 | Rohit 3, Kohli 2
Lasith Malinga tries to put pressure on new-man Virat Kohli, who gets a couple of odd thick edges while facing the speedster, but avoids any damage from being done. The Indian skipper gets off the mark his Sri Lankan counterpart concludes an economical over.
Over 2 | Score 6/1 | Rohit 1, Kohli 0
Early success for Sri Lanka! Shikhar Dhawan departs after being caught at deep third man. Malinda Pushpakumar collects the catch, Vishwa Fernando gets the breakthrough. Virat Kohli the new man in at No. 3. Maiden over for Fernando.
Dhawan c Pushpakumara b Vishwa Fernando 4(6)
Over 1 | Score 6/0 | Dhawan 4, Rohit 1
The reliable opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma open for India while stand-in skipper Lasith Malinga takes up responsibility with the ball for the hosts. Rohit gets off the mark with a single, while Dhawan bags his first boundary. Some bit of swing for Malinga early on also noticed! 6 runs from the over.
14: 17 IST: SL XI: Dickwella, Munaweera, Mendis, Thirimanne, Mathews, Siriwardana, Hasaranga, Dananjaya, Pushpakumara, Fernando, Malinga
14: 12 IST: IND XI: RG Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, L Rahul, M Pandey, MS Dhoni, H Pandya, A Patel, K Yadav, J Bumrah, S Thakur
14: 08 IST: Shardul Thakur being given his maiden ODI cap.
Proud moment for young @imShard as he receives his ODI cap from @RaviShastriOfc #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/KJdJ88IUu7
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 31, 2017
14:05 IST: Virat Kohli wins toss and opts to bat first. Shardul Thakur makes his ODI debut, Kuldeep Yadav and Manish Pandey are also in. Kedar Jadhav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Yuzvendra Chahal make way for the new comers.
For Sri Lanka, Hasaranga, debutants Munaweera and Pushpakumara are in.
13:59 IST: It's time for Toss!
13:35 IST: Indians in 300-ODI club:
Today @msdhoni will become the 6th player to play 300 ODIs for India! #SLvIND #Dhoni300 pic.twitter.com/hZxUO0Zl9M
— ICC (@ICC) August 31, 2017
13: 20 IST: Here's MS Dhoni practicing his trademark hitting in the nets.
We are all set for @msdhoni's milestone match. Are you? #MSD300 pic.twitter.com/j8hJZh7Swf
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 31, 2017
After seeing the third ODI conclude amidst crowd-chaos, the stadium management have beefed up better security arrangements at the stadium, expecting a similar incident to take place here should Team India produce another dominant performance.
Having already taken an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match ODI series, Virat Kohli is expected to give Indian rookies including Kuldeep Yadav, Manish Pandey and Shardul Thakur an opportunity to showcase their talent, while there would be extra focus on MS Dhoni who is set to paly his 300th One-Day International.
Dhoni is expected to come up with a memorable performance in his milestone encounter. One of the greatest finishers in 50-over cricket, he will join India`s elite `Club 300`, which has Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Mohammed Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh.
Right-arm pacer Lasith Malinga will lead Sri Lanka in the absence of injured stand-in skipper Chamara Kapugedara in Colombo. Malinga`s appointment is the fifth captaincy change to the Sri Lankan side in the last seven competitive matches.
Third ODI Review:
Opener Rohit Sharma`s sublime century combined with a maiden five-wicket haul by paceman Jasprit Bumrah powered India to a series-clinching win against Sri Lanka in the third one-day international on Sunday.
Chasing 218 for victory, Sharma hit a 145-ball 124 not out to steer the visitors home in 45.1 overs. The visitors rode on an unbeaten 157-run fifth-wicket stand between Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who made 67, to take an uassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
It was Bumrah who set up the win for India after his career-best figures of 5-27 restricted Sri Lanka to 217-9 in 50 overs.
