One-off T20I: India set for total domination against Sri Lanka
Cricket | Sep 05, 2017, 08:51 PM ISTIndia, who whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in Tests and 5-0 in ODI series, will look to cap off their tour remaining unbeaten.
India, who whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in Tests and 5-0 in ODI series, will look to cap off their tour remaining unbeaten.
Young leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who had last represented India in an ODI match in Zimbabwe last year, was the team's second-highest wicket-taker in the ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Vandersay has not featured in a T20 match for Sri Lanka since the World T20 last year despite being one of the team's standout players in that tournament.
India captain Virat Kohli said the team management will form a core group of 20-25 players who will make the probable list for the World Cup 2019.
Not posting a single score of above 250 has been one of the reasons for Sri Lanka's failure to win a match reckons Tharanga.
Kohli was in sublime touch in the series, scoring two hundreds to complete 30 ODI centuries.
Virat Kohli now stands second with Australia's Ricky Ponting in the number of one-day centuries behind India great Sachin Tendulkar on 49.
Virat Kohli hit a second straight century as India swept the one-day international series 5-0 after beating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the fifth and final match on Sunday.
Sachin Tendulkar acknowledged MS Dhoni's speed behind the stumps, comparing him with lighting.
In one of the most lopsided bilateral contests in recent history, India have now completed a back-to-back rout against Sri Lanka after humiliating them in the three-Test series.
With this knock, Kohli equals former Australia captain Ricky Ponting’s record for second most ODI hundreds. Sachin Tendulkar leads the charts with 49 tons.
The former India skipper achieved the landmark during the fifth and the final ODI against Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Skipper Virat Kohli hits another century to guide India to a comfortable 6-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final ODI at R.Premadasa in Colombo.
The selection committee has decided not to name any replacement as only two matches are left, the 5th ODI and a one-off T20 match.
The batting coach Gunawardene insisted that his players had potential to perform at the highest level and can turn things around in future.
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The visitors already swept the Test series 3-0, and given their dominant run on this trip, would like to sweep the ODI series as well.
Shastri also said that the India is set on the path of experimentation and rotation ahead of the 2019 World Cup but the former skipper Dhoni remains firmly in their plans.
Sri Lanka fast bowler Lasith Malinga said he will assess his future in international cricket once the ongoing limited-overs series against India is over.
Sri Lanka will now have to see how West Indies perform in a one-off match against Ireland and five ODIs against England.
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