SL vs IND: Virat Kohli surpasses Sanath Jayasuriya to become batsman with third-highest ODI centuries
Indian skipper Virat Kohli added yet another feather to his cap as he notched up his 29th ODI century in the fourth one-day international match against Sri Lanka at Premadasa Stadium, today. Ergo, the captain surpassed Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya to stand third on the list of most centuries in ODI cricket. ( SL vs IND, 4th ODI: LIVE BLOG )
Aug 31, 2017, 17:00 PM IST
Will grab opportunity with both hands: Shardul Thakur on possible ODI debut against Sri Lanka
The belief comes considering the comments made by skipper Virat Kohli, who suggested that he would be testing the bench strength and would give chance to rookies as India have already clinched the series.
Aug 31, 2017, 11:03 AM IST
MS Dhoni's landmark 300th ODI in focus as India look to test bench strength against Sri Lanka in Colombo
Dhoni should be in fine fettle after playing a significant role in bailing out the team in back-to-back tricky chases against the hosts, slowly falling apart.
Aug 30, 2017, 16:15 PM IST
Jasprit Bumrah cleverly ducks 'favourite actress' bouncer from Rohit Sharma
Jasprit Bumrah finished with the Man of the Match award for his incredible 5/27. He, in fact, became the first Indian pacer since Stuart Binny (2014) to bag a five-for. Skipper Virat Kohli, in the post-match presentation, praised the pacer saying, "Bumrah has got 11 wickets in three games...in the death overs he is like the fish in the water."
Aug 28, 2017, 20:05 PM IST
MS Dhoni's 40 unbeaten innings in successful ODI run chases puts him above Jonty Rhodes, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ricky Ponting
It was Bumrah who had laid the foundation for Rohit and Dhoni to win the match for India after his career-best figures of 5-27 restricted Sri Lanka to 217-9 in 50 overs.
Aug 28, 2017, 11:09 AM IST
Twitter bursts with memes as MS Dhoni decides to take quick nap during 3rd ODI between India and Sri Lanka
India slumped to 61-4 in 14 overs but Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni accomplished the chase with an unbroken 157-run stand, much to the dismay of Sri Lankans.
Aug 28, 2017, 08:59 AM IST
SL vs IND: Dinesh Chandimal out of India series with hairline fracture in right thumb
Adding to their woes, yet another big blow for Team Sri Lanka in the ongoing ODI series as Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the remainder of the series with a hairline fracture on his thumb, which he picked up during the third ODI game against India at Pallekele, today.
Aug 27, 2017, 23:53 PM IST
SL vs IND: Team India becomes first visiting team to win four consecutive ODI series in Sri Lanka
With this Team India won their seventh consecutive bilateral series over the Islanders.What has been a concern for the host nation is that they have failed to outclass the Indians in an ODI series since 1996.
Aug 27, 2017, 23:25 PM IST
SL vs IND: Statistical Preview of third ODI at Kandy
Team India are all geared up to wrap up Sri Lankan hope at Kandy when they take on the Islanders in the third one-day international match, at Pallekele, tomorrow.
Aug 26, 2017, 18:04 PM IST
India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Preview: Virat Kohli and Co look to take unassailable lead in Kandy
Upul Tharanga has been handed a two-match suspension for slow over-rate, and he will sit out the next two ODIs.
Aug 26, 2017, 12:59 PM IST
Harsh Goenka showers praise over MS Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar following phenomenal partnership vs SL
This comes quite as a surprise. Ahead of the 10th season of the Indian Premier League, Goenka had opted for Aussie cricketer Steve Smith to searve as the new captain of the Rising Pune Supergiant. And it drew ample criticisms among Dhoni's fans.
Aug 25, 2017, 17:11 PM IST
SL vs IND: MS Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar stitched highest eighth-wicket partnership in successful chase in ODIs
En route to their 100-run stand, Bhuvneshwar notched up his maiden fifty in international cricket thereby becoming the fourth batsman to score a half-century whilst batting at No. 9. Not only was it his highest, it was indeed a memorable one too for the paceman.
Aug 25, 2017, 15:44 PM IST
MS Dhoni continues to create records – A statistical look at his role as 'finisher'
Dhoni has most unbeaten innings and highest average in successful ODI run-chases.
Aug 25, 2017, 14:21 PM IST
MS Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were superb, would have been happier if we had won: Akila Dananjaya
Sri Lanka eventually lost the game, thanks to a 100-run unbeaten eighth-wicket partnership between Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Aug 25, 2017, 13:27 PM IST
Virender Sehwag, Mohammed Shami and others hail MS Dhoni's 'calm' finish against Sri Lanka
Dhoni, who scored 45, then put on an unbeaten 100-run stand with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who made 53, to steer the team home in 44.2 overs and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Aug 25, 2017, 10:46 AM IST
WATCH: Akila Dananjaya's 6-wicket-haul that almost sank entire Indian batting order
After being introduced in the 12th over the off-spinner turned the game upside down, finishing with career-best figures of 6 for 54.
Aug 25, 2017, 10:17 AM IST
WATCH: MS Dhoni survives with lucky escape as bails don't fall off after ball hit stumps
It was Vishwa Fernando who almost got the prized wicket of the former India captain on his second delivery of the 35th over.
Aug 25, 2017, 09:08 AM IST
SL vs IND: Virat Kohli leapfrogs Sachin Tendulkar's tally of ODI victories as captain
Adding to it, Virat has now equalled the tally of Windies legend Clive Lloyd and former Aussie cricketer Michael Clarke. All three of them have 24 victories in their first 32 ODIs as a skipper. Leading the list is however, Viv Richards with 26 victories, followed by Ricky Ponting with 25 wins.
Aug 25, 2017, 00:07 AM IST
SL vs IND: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma become third Indian pair with most 100-plus opening stands
Overall, they stand 12 on the list of most 100-run stands alongside former Indian duo of Rahul Dravid-Ganguly and Dravid-Tendulkar. Leafing the chart is the formidable pair of Ganguly and Tendulkar with 26 century stands.
Aug 24, 2017, 22:47 PM IST
WATCH: Jasprit Bumrah bowls a scorching yorker to dismiss Chamara Kapugedera of SL
The pacer with an unorthodox sling-arm action finished the evening with four wickets, conceding 43 runs, thereby completing his third four-wicket haul. He now stands alongside former cricketers Ajit Agarkar, Narendra Hirwani and pacer Praveen Kumar on the list of three 4-wicket hauls after 18 ODIs for India.
Aug 24, 2017, 19:05 PM IST
