India thrash Sri Lanka by 9 wickets
August 20, 2017 09:05 pm
Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten 132 and Virat Kohli’s 44th half-century helped India crush Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the first ODI at Dambulla.
Chasing a modest 217 for victory, the visitors rode on an unbeaten 197-run stand between Dhawan (132) and skipper Virat Kohli (82) to canter home with 127 balls remaining.
Earlier, it was the spinners, led by Axar Patel, who set up the opening win for India after bowling out Sri Lanka for 216 in 43.2 overs.
