Virat Kohli and Co gear up for historic 9-0 sweep over Sri Lanka
Presently, Australia hold the record, having defeated Pakistan with the same margin in 2010.
Sep 06, 2017, 15:15 PM IST
Sri Lanka vs India, one-off T20I: Live Streaming, TV Listing, Date, Time in IST, Venue, Squads
Virat Kohli-led Team India is all geared off to get a tick on the last box on the list and thereby finish Sri Lanka tour on a triumphant note when the two sides lock horn for the one-off T20I match at the Premadasa Stadium, on Wednesday.
Sep 05, 2017, 22:56 PM IST
Sri Lanka vs India, one-off T20I: Statistical Preview
Team India is all geared up to demolish Sri Lankan hope in the one-off T20I encounter when the two teams lock horn at the Premadasa Stadium, on Wednesday.
Sep 05, 2017, 21:56 PM IST
SL vs IND: Dasun Shanaka, Jeffrey Vandersay named in Sri Lanka squad for one-off T20I against India
Upul Tharanga remains the captain for the Islanders despite his poor performance with the bat and leading his side to a 5-0 whitewash in the ODI series. In fact, he will lead the hosts for the first time in the shortest format of the game after Angelo Mathews resigned from the role in July.
Sep 04, 2017, 22:45 PM IST
India's 5-0 clean sweep over Sri Lanka their 6th overall, three of which came under Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli hit his second century in a row as India thrashed Sri Lanka by six wickets in the fifth one-day international Sunday to inflict a humiliating 5-0 series defeat on the beleaguered hosts.
Sep 04, 2017, 12:43 PM IST
Virat Kohli-led Team India is first visiting side to register ODI whitewash against Sri Lanka in Lanka
Virat Kohli's army had earlier defeated the Sri Lankan team in the Test series too to become the first Indian side to record a whitewash on forign soil in a series with three or more matches.
Sep 03, 2017, 23:58 PM IST
SL vs IND: Hopefully we can take this form and play well against Australia, says Virat Kohli
Virat was especially full of praise about Jasprit Bumrah, who finished as the Man of the Series after the five-match game. The pacer scalped 15 wickets to become the leading wicket-taker in an India-Sri Lanka bilateral ODI series.
Sep 03, 2017, 23:24 PM IST
Virat Kohli completes 1000 ODI runs in 2017, equals Ricky Ponting with 30 tons
The 28-year-old with his blistering 110, equalled the record set by Sachin Tendulkar is notching up most centuries against Sri Lanka. Both have eight hundred to their name. But the Master Blaster still leads the chart for most ODI ton against an opposition. Sachin has nine such knocks in his illustrious career, all against the formidable Australian team.
Sep 03, 2017, 22:45 PM IST
Virat Kohli's 30th ton leads India to 5-0 ODI series win against Sri Lanka, MS Dhoni completes 100 stumpings
The skipper was indeed in his red-hot form as he notched up his 30th ODI ton to equal Ricky Ponting's tally ODI centuries. He now stands second on the list alongside the Aussie great, but still 19 behind the table topper Sachin Tendulkar. He also became the first batsman this year to cross the 1000-run mark in ODIs.
Sep 03, 2017, 22:24 PM IST
SL vs IND: Bhuvneshwar Kumar bags maiden five-wicket haul in ODIs
Bhuvi ergo, became the fourth Indian pacer after Ashish Nehra, Irfan Pathan and Jasprit Bumrah to scalp a five-for in ODIs in Sri Lanka. Also, Bumrah finished with 5/27 in the third game, so it became the first of its kind that two Indian pacers have a five-wicket haul in the same ODI series.
Sep 03, 2017, 19:20 PM IST
Watch: MS Dhoni's 'world record' breaking 100th stumping in India's 5th ODI against Sri Lanka
The 36-year-old has also taken 281 catches apart from scoring 9657 runs (before the start of the Indian chase).
Sep 03, 2017, 18:59 PM IST
Watch: MS Dhoni looks disappointed after witnessing a rather poor DRS call
Replays showed that the impact was outside the line and India lost their review, to which Dhoni looked rather disappointed probably thinking that he should have suggested against calling for a DR
Sep 03, 2017, 18:21 PM IST
SL vs IND: Jasprit Bumrah goes past Ajantha Mendis to become leading wicket-taker in India-Sri Lanka ODI series
Adding to it, his tally of 14 wickets is also the most by an Indian seamer in a bilateral series of five or fewer ODI matches. Also, Bumrah now stands alongside England paceman Chris Woakes atop on the list of most wickets by a pacer n a bilateral series in Sri Lanka.
Sep 03, 2017, 17:34 PM IST
SL vs IND: Virat Kohli en route to equal Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries against Sri Lanka
Not only so, another century could make the skipper be the first ever to hit a hat-trick of centuries at Premadasa. Virat stands atop with two centuries alongside Sachin, Jayasuriya, and Gibbs.
Sep 03, 2017, 16:57 PM IST
SL vs IND: Virat Kohli reveals secret behind his 219-run partnership with Rohit Sharma in 4th ODI
Riding on two blistering knocks from India skipper Virat Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma, Team India recorded a massive 168-run victory over the beleaguered Sri Lankan side in the fourth one-day international match played at Premadasa Stadium, on August 31. And moments after Men in Blue extended their lead to 4-0, Virat Kohli revealed what truly went into their astounding 219-run stand for the second wicket.
Sep 02, 2017, 21:39 PM IST
Sri Lanka vs India, 5th ODI: Statistical Preview
A win at Premadasa Stadium would be India's first ODI clean sweep over the Sri Lankan team in Sri Lanka. They had earlier swept aside the Islanders in an ODI series, but both were played in India. Overall, it would mark their 10th ODI clean sweep.
Sep 02, 2017, 17:51 PM IST
After India debacle, Sri Lanka fail to seal automatic ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 qualification spot
What happens if Sri Lanka faces yet another whitewash on home soil? West Indies can easily pip the Asian country with a victory over Ireland and then registering at least a four-match win against England could take them through.
Sep 01, 2017, 00:48 AM IST
SL vs IND: Virat Kohli becomes youngest batsman to score 2000 runs against an opposition in ODIs
Virat rampaged through 17 boundaries and two sixes to smash his 29th ODI century, thus surpassing Lankan legend Sanath Jayasuriya to become third on the list of batsman with most ODI centuries. He is one behind Ricky Ponting now.
Aug 31, 2017, 20:04 PM IST
Watch: Rohit Sharma congratulates Lasith Malinga on his 300th ODI wicket
Achieving the feat in 203 matches, he now stands one behind spin wizard Muralitharan and also became the fifth fastest ever to reach the mark. Leading the chart is Brett Lee (171), followed by Waqar Younis (186), McGrath (201).
Aug 31, 2017, 19:32 PM IST
SL vs IND: MS Dhoni scripts world record, registers most number of not outs in ODI cricket
Dhoni also holds the record of most unbeaten knocks (40) in successful ODI run chases. Behind him stands Jonty Rhodes (33), Inzamam-ul-Haq (32) and Ricky Ponting (31).
Aug 31, 2017, 18:41 PM IST
