Spin twins lead India to ODI series win
Spin twins Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal took six wickets between them to lead India to an eight-wicket victory in the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka and a two-one series win.
Left-arm spinner Kuldeep captured 3-42 while Chahal took 3-46 as the home side, who had won the toss and elected to field, restricted Sri Lanka to 215 all out in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
The visitors were cruising along at 160/2 after 27 overs with Upul Tharanga (95) and Angelo Mathews (17) at the crease but Kuldeep sparked the collapse as he had Tharanga stumped by MS Dhoni.
Wickets then continued to tumble as the tourists couldn’t get out of the hole they dug themselves in and they were eventually bowled out with more than five overs still to go in their innings.
India lost their skipper Rohit Sharma (7) early in the chase, bowled by spinner Akila Dananjaya, but Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer added 135 or the second wicket to virtually kill off any Sri Lanka hopes.
Iyer was out for 65, to the bowling of Thisara Perera, but at 149/2 India were cruising to victory.
Dhawan reached his century off 84 balls and was exactly 100 not out at the end as he and Dinesh Karthik (26 not out) took their country over the line in the 33rd over.
The teams will now play a three-match T20 series starting in Cuttack on Wednesday.
Latest
-
NewsOn this day in 2017: Moeen Ali hits England’s second quickest ODI hundred
The all-rounder smashed eight sixes to help his side beat the West Indies.
-
NewsHeather Knight happy to get monkey off back and lead England to series victory
Knight’s 101 ensured England won a nerve-racking series decider in Derby.
-
NewsHeather Knight century leads England to victory over New Zealand at Derby
Knight struck a classy 101 from 106 deliveries to take her team to the cusp of victory.
-
NewsLancashire keep title hopes alive with thrilling one-wicket win over Hampshire
A tense third day saw the Red Rose get over the line by one wicket to end Hampshire’s title bid.
-
NewsDanny Briggs stars as Warwickshire take edge in title push against Somerset
Ex-Hampshire ace Danny Briggs could have helped take the title away from his old club.
-
NewsEngland will carefully manage ‘warrior’ Katherine Brunt, Heather Knight assures
Brunt, 36, almost single-handedly made a game of the third ODI against New Zealand on Tuesday.
-
NewsThe MCC replaces the word ‘batsman’ with ‘batter’ in the laws of cricket
2017 Wotld Cup winner Alex Hartley has suggested ‘nightwatcher’ should replace ‘nightwatchman’ and ‘third’ should be used instead of ‘third man’.
-
NewsHeather Knight accepts and understands Pakistan tour decision
The England Women captain says the decision was taken out of the team’s hands.
-
NewsNew Zealand keep series alive with three-wicket victory at Leicester
Katherine Brunt impressed for England but the hosts were beaten.
-
NewsBowlers shine as Lancashire bid to land Championship title
Hampshire were dismissed for 143 at Aigburth.