Opener Rohit Sharma smashed an unbeaten 124 to help India overcome a top-order wobble and register a series-clinching six-wicket victory in the third ODI against Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n
Paceman Jasprit Bumrah laid the foundation for India\u2019s victory with a career-best 5\/27 to help restrict Sri Lanka to 217\/9 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.<\/p>\n
India slumped to 61\/4 in 14 overs but Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni accomplished the chase with an unbroken 157-run stand to put India 3-0 up in the five-match series.<\/p>\n
Crowd trouble
\nThe match was held up towards the end when irate fans, who have been protesting since India blanked Sri Lanka 3-0 in the preceding Test series, hurled water bottles and forced the players off the ground for about half an hour.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Sri Lanka captain Chamara Kapugedera won the toss but the hosts did not get the kind of start they needed. Bumrah dismissed Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis to reduce Sri Lanka to 28\/2 before Lahiru Thirimanne and Dinesh Chandimal tried to steady the innings.<\/p>\n
Once Hardik Pandya dismissed Chandimal for 36, Sri Lanka lost wickets at regular intervals and did not get any significant partnership. Bumrah dismissed Thirimanne for 80 and accounted for the wickets of Akila Dananjaya and Milinda Siriwardana. India started their reply weakly.<\/p>\n
Opener Shikhar Dhawan dragged a Lasith Malinga delivery on to his stumps and skipper Virat Kohli flicked Vishwa Fernando to the long-leg fielder. Dananjaya\u2019s six-wicket haul had nearly derailed India\u2019s chase in the previous match and the off-spinner dismissed KL Rahul and the Kedar Jadhav cheaply to rekindle Sri Lanka\u2019s hopes of staying alive in the series.<\/p>\n
Sharma\u2019s sensible batting, in the calming presence of former captain Dhoni, snuffed out home hopes as they calmly guided India home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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