India vs Sri Lanka Match Highlights & Results

Right then. That's it from the coverage of this game and this series as well. Rohit Sharma is handed the trophy, who passes it on to Mohammed Siraj and asks the seamer to begin the celebrations. Truly a great gesture by the skipper. The whole team lines-up and gets set for a group picture and get the party started. India now do not have much to think about, as they will get back on the field soon, when New Zealand will visit India for a white-ball series. It kicks off on 18th January, Wednesday with a 3-match ODI series. The first ball is at 1.30 pm IST (8 am GMT), but you can join us early for the build-up. For Sri Lanka though there are no series lined-up in the near future. They will head back home and use this time to sharpen their skills and come out stronger from this series defeat. Until then, take care and goodbye.

Rohit Sharma, the victorious skipper, says that it was a great series and there were a lot of positives throughout the series. Adds that bowlers bowled well to get the breakthroughs and it was brilliant to watch batters pile on runs. Feels that it is good to see how Siraj was bowling today and he deserved four slips behind the wicket. Also says that he is a rare talent and he has grown strength from strength in the last couple of years. Mentions that they tried all sorts of things to get Siraj the fi-fer but it wasn't to be. Adds that fi-fer will come soon. Shares that they haven't given a thought yet to the series against New Zealand and they will get to the drawing board quickly. Ends by saying that New Zealand are coming off a series win in Pakistan and they will need to work hard to get the results.

Virat Kohli wins the MAN OF THE MATCH award for his incredible unbeaten knock of 166 runs and also wins the MAN OF THE SERIES award for his outstanding effort with the blade. He starts by saying that it is just a by product of the intent he has. He always aims to put the side in a solid position. Informs it is just the intent and playing for the right reasons. Mentions he has been feeling really well since the time he has come back to the side. Adds that he is happy to be out at the crease and not rush behind his milestones. He says that he is in the right state of mind here. Informs that Siraj's growth has been immense with the new ball. Ends by saying, they have a solid bowling unit if these pacers continue to bowl in the same manner.

Dasun Shanaka, the skipper of Sri Lanka, says that is disappointing and it was not the game they wanted. Adds that they need to learn how to manage the start. Feels that bowlers should learn to take wickets on these surfaces and batters should learn to score big runs here. Reckons that playing positive cricket is important in international cricket and feels that they showed no intent today. Ends by applauding the Indian team for playing quality cricket and for winning the series.

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Mohammed Siraj is in for a flash interview. He says that he tried hard to get his 1st five-wicket haul in ODIs but it wasn't to be. Shares that he is in a good rhythm and his outswinger is coming out of the hand nicely. Adds that his scrambled seam delivery is his wicket taking delivery and he tries to puzzle the batters with these two deliveries. Also says that Rohit Sharma tried hard to get him a fi-fer.

Earlier in the innings, India got off to a solid start thank to their opening pair who built a solid foundation with a 50-run plus stand. Although, Sharma could not remain at the crease for long. Gill and Kohli then motored along really well. Both went onto rack up their respective centuries. Gill slipped out but Kohli remained at the crease till the very end to take India to 390 runs. Sri Lanka bowlers were quite expensive and could not keep the batters in check. During the chase, Sri Lanka could up turn up to the challenge and go back home winless from the ODI series.

Phew! What a rollicking performance this has been by the Indian bowlers. Mohammad Shami leaked a few runs in his first two overs, but Mohammed Siraj took care of the bowling attack from the other end, as he struck twice in his first two overs to put Sri Lanka on the back foot instantly. Later, Mohammad Shami joined the party as well by getting the better of Charith Asalanka. Mohammed Siraj then went on to take a couple more wickets. All this happened inside the Powerplay 1. Mohammed Siraj completed his quota of 10 overs in the 21st over but could not take a fi-fer this time around, but he managed to single-handedly take down the Sri Lanka side here. Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with two wickets as well.

To be honest, there is nothing much to write about the batting side here. Sri Lanka were under the pump from the word go. Chasing a mammoth total does put the batting side under pressure even before coming out on the crease to chase it down. Sri Lanka lost five wickets in the first Powerplay. Only Nuwanidu Fernando the youngster got off to a start but even he could not survive Mohammed Siraj, who was in red hot form tonight. Sri Lanka kept losing wickets at regular intervals and eventually lost nine wicket for 73 runs. Earlier, in the match, Jeffrey Vandersay and Ashen Bandara collided and were taken off the field. Jeffrey Vandersay got replaced but Ashen Bandara remained on the sidelines as he was still in pain. Hence, the hands were shook before the final wicket.

Well, it certainly was a one-way traffic through this match. India have completed the whitewash here with a comprehensive win in the final and third ODI by 317 runs. It was mostly a Mohammed Siraj show during the chase and Sri Lanka never got an opportunity to breathe when their batters were at the crease. During the innings break, Gautam Gambhir when asked about the prediction, he jokingly said that India could win this by a margin of 300 runs. And boy, did India not put on a dominating show here.

OUT! BOWLED! Kuldeep Yadav floats this one up, full and at the stumps, Lahiru Kumara clears his front leg to go down the ground but gets an inside edge back onto his pads. The ball deflects off the pads and trickles onto the stumps. The injured Ashen Bandara will not be coming out to bat and so that is the end of Sri Lanka's troubles with the bat. India win by 317 runs and clinch the series 3-0!

Short and outside off, Lahiru Kumara cuts this one straight to backward point for a dot.

Full and spinning away outside off, Lahiru Kumara shoulders arms and lets it go.

Fuller and at the stumps, Lahiru Kumara goes for a heave but gets an inside edge back onto his pads.

FOUR! Tossed up nicely, full and on middle, Lahiru Kumara clears his front leg and thumps this one over the bowler's head for a boundary.

Full and turning away outside off, Lahiru Kumara watchfully leaves it alone.

NOT OUT! Mohammed Siraj ends his quota of 10 overs with four wickets to his name. It is a length ball, tailing back in from around off. Kasun Rajitha tries to block it away but gets pinged on his pads. Mohammed Siraj appeals for lbw, he continues to plead as the umpire gives it a long thought before raising the finger. Kasun Rajitha instantly takes the review. The UltraEdge confirms there is clear spike as the ball passes the blade. The umpire has to overturn his original decision here.

Review! Kasun Rajitha takes the review for lbw. The on-field decision is OUT. The UltraEdge confirms that the bat is involved. Mohammed Siraj misses out on his fi-fer, as the big screen shows NOT OUT.

A slower one, full and outside off. Kasun Rajitha gets it past point off the outer half. They take a couple before Axar Patel cuts it out.

Another dot now! Two more deliveries left before Siraj completes his quota of 10 overs. Good length, on off. It climbs on the batter. Kasun Rajitha shuffles and nudges it to the leg side.

A dot now! Siraj serves it on a hard length, on the bodyline. Kasun Rajitha hops and tucks it to the leg side.

FOUR! Off the outer half. Fraction short, in the channel. Kasun Rajitha opens the face late and steers it down to third man for a boundary.

It is a length ball, outside off. Kasun Rajitha drives it through covers off the front foot. They take a couple. Mohammed Siraj now has five deliveries to record a fi-fer.

Fuller and around off, Lahiru Kumara blocks this one out on the off side.

Short and turning away outside off, Lahiru Kumara leaves this one alone.

FOUR! Wrong 'un, short and on middle, Lahiru Kumara rocks back and pulls through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.

Short and at the stumps, Lahiru Kumara defends this one back to the bowler.

Short and turning away on off, Lahiru Kumara pushes this one to cover.

Wrong 'un, fuller on middle, Lahiru Kumara blocks this one out.

Short and at the batter, Kasun Rajitha fends this one towards backward square leg for a dot.

In the air...SAFE! Kasun Rajitha has no clue where the ball goes. It is a short ball, on off. Kasun Rajitha gets a thick outside edge. It lobs and lands in no man's land in front of the keeper. Mohammed Siraj continues to ask the right questions here.

Another short delivery by Siraj, aimed at the batter, Kasun Rajitha stays away from the ball and tries to fend this one. Gets an inside edge that travels low to the left of KL Rahul. The replays show that the ball had bounced before going into the left hand of KL Rahul.

Is that caught behind? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm if it is a clean catch. The soft signal is NOT OUT. The UltraEdge confirms that it comes off the bat. The replays though later confirm that the ball bounces before KL Rahul grabs it. Nonetheless, a valiant effort by KL Rahul. Mohammed Siraj was not far away from his fi-fer. The bog screen show NOT OUT.

Fuller and at the stumps, Kasun Rajitha pushes this one down to mid off for a dot. The batters opt not to run a single despite the misfield.

Short and on middle, the ball does not rise but Kasun Rajitha still takes his eyes off the ball and it goes to the keeper.

Banged in short and at the batter by Mohammed Siraj, Kasun Rajitha takes his eyes off the ball and ducks under it.

Short and outside off, Lahiru Kumara leaves it alone.

Short and at the stumps, Lahiru Kumara works this one down to long on but the batters do not take a single.

Short and on off, Kasun Rajitha pushes this one down to long off for a single.

Short and outside off, Lahiru Kumara cuts this one to deep point for a single.

Fuller and at the pads, Lahiru Kumara gets beaten on the inside edge and gets hit on the front pad.

Flighted, fuller and turning away on off, Lahiru Kumara tries to defend this one but the ball spins past the outside edge.

A searing yorker on leg by Mohammed Siraj, Kasun Rajitha somehow manages to keep this one out and squeezes it to mid off.

Full and angling in on leg, Kasun Rajitha flicks this one towards fine leg and decide not to run a single.

A dot now! Siraj fires in a yorker, on leg stump. Kasun Rajitha defends it out watchfully.

Full and on off by Mohammed Siraj, Kasun Rajitha drives it straight to cover.

FOUR! EDGY! Mohammed Siraj bowls this one fuller and on off, Kasun Rajitha tries to drive this one but gets an inside edge that goes towards the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Full and angling in on middle, Kasun Rajitha looks to work it on the off side but mishits it to mid-wicket.

On a length around off, Lahiru Kumara defends it to cover for a dot. Looks like the plan by India is to allow Mohammed Siraj to get his five-wicket haul.

Shami jogs in and bowls this one back of a length and outside off, Lahiru Kumara leaves it alone.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another soft dismissal! Mohammad Shami serves this one on a length and outside off, Dunith Wellalage drives at the delivery without much foot movement and plays it away from his body. Ends up chipping it straight to Suryakumar Yadav at point who accepts it gleefully. India are now two wickets away from a huge victory.

Kasun Rajitha is the new man in.

WIDE! Mohammad Shami misses his line and bowls this one on a length but wide outside off, Dunith Wellalage tries to cut this one but misses. The umpire signals a wide.

Back of a length on middle, Dunith Wellalage gets behind and keeps this one out.

Touch fuller and angling in on middle from 'round the wicket, Dunith Wellalage blocks this one out to mid-wicket.

Back of a length on off, Dunith Wellalage hangs back and defends it to backward point.

Drinks! Just the first drinks break of this second innings and Sri Lanka look down and out already as they have 7 wickets down for just 50 runs. A win is far away from reality now for the visitors. The hosts are on the driving seat here to complete the whitewash. It is only about how much time it takes. So, Rohit Sharma finally decides to take off Mohammed Siraj and replaces him with Mohammad Shami.

OUT! BOWLED! Kuldeep Yadav works his magic and gets rid of Dasun Shanaka! Kuldeep Yadav bowls this one slower and fuller outside off, Dasun Shanaka tries to get forward and defend this one. But the ball spins in sharply and goes through the gap between bat and pad. Shanaka is perplexed as he sees his woodwork disturbed. This is truly a spinner's classical dismissal by Kuldeep Yadav.

Full on middle, Dasun Shanaka pushes it to mid-wicket.

Wrong 'un, full and at the stumps, Dasun Shanaka blocks it out to the bowler.

Full and turning in on off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and defends it to cover.

Flighted, full around off, Dunith Wellalage accounts for the turn and works it to deep cover for a run.

Tossed up, full and outside off, Dasun Shanaka tries to go through covers but mishits it towards long off for a run.

On a length and angling in on leg from 'round the wicket, Dunith Wellalage pushes this one towards mid on for a dot.

Banged in short on middle by Siraj, the ball does not rise much but Dasun Shanaka gets in line and pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

Short of a length on middle, Dasun Shanaka gets behind and pushes this one to mid-wicket.

Back of a length on middle, Dunith Wellalage tries to defend this one but gets an outside edge that rolls to third man for a single.

Length delivery outside off, Dunith Wellalage defends this one to backward point.

Good-length delivery outside off from over the wicket, Dunith Wellalage does not poke at it and let it go.

FOUR! Cut away! Short and quicker on off, Dasun Shanaka picks the length early and goes back in his crease, cuts this one nicely along the ground through point for a boundary.

Full and turning into the pads, Dasun Shanaka gets forward to defend but the ball spins sharply and hits him on the pads.

Wrong one, fuller outside off, Dasun Shanaka defends it to point.

Floated, fuller on middle, Dunith Wellalage makes room and drives it towards cover for a single.

Short and turning in on off, Dunith Wellalage defends this one off the back foot.

Tossed up, full and around off, Dasun Shanaka drives this one down to long on for a single.

Back of a length on middle, nips back in, Dunith Wellalage gets behind and blocks this one out down the wicket.

Short of a length and outside off, shaping away, Dunith Wellalage shoulders arms and leaves it alone.

WIDE! On a length and angling down the leg side, Dunith Wellalage leaves it alone.

OUT! RUN OUT! Good awareness by Siraj off his own bowling. There were a few words being exchanged a couple of deliveries ago but it is Mohammed Siraj that has the last laugh here. It is a full-length ball, on off. Chamika Karunaratne presses forward and defends it back to the bowler. Mohammed Siraj collects the ball on a bounce and scores a direct hit at the striker's end. Every Indian players is excited about the same. They think that they have got their man here. The square leg umpire takes it upstairs. The replays confirm that Chamika Karunaratne has no leg grounded behind the crease and has to walk back to the dressing room. Mohammed Siraj cannot do anything wrong today.

The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The Indian players think they have got their man here. The replays confirm that Chamika Karunaratne did not have his back leg grounded when the bails were falling off. This is great awareness shown by Mohammed Siraj. The big screen shows OUT.

Much fuller, wide outside off. Chamika Karunaratne shuffles and defends it to the off side off the outer half.

An outswinger, full and outside off. Chamika Karunaratne dabs it out to point. Two dots to start with.

Siraj serves it on a hard length, on off. Chamika Karunaratne hops and tucks it to the leg side off his hips.

This is full and on leg. This one stays low. Dasun Shanaka blocks it out watchfully.

A loud appeal for lbw but turned down! It is tossed up, around off. Dasun Shanaka waits for it and tries to cut it away late. He gets it out but KL Rahul thinks it is pads first. They do not take the review.

On middle and leg, clipped towards mid-wicket.

Flatter and on off. Shanaka goes back and defends it to the off side.

On off, pushed out to safety.

Kuldeep Yadav loops it up, around off, it is angled across the right-hander. Dasun Shanaka gets beaten.

Time for Powerplay 2! India can now have a maximum of 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle until the 40th over. Also, Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack, replacing Mohammad Shami.

Much fuller, swinging in from outside off. Chamika Karunaratne prods and defends it out solidly. Another successful over by Siraj comes to an end.

BYE! Misses everyone. It is full, wide of off. It stays low off the deck. Dasun Shanaka gets beaten on the underedge. The keeper also misses to stop it. They sneak a bye.

Fuller, on the pads. Chamika Karunaratne flicks it to mid-wicket and crosses. They take a single.

Chamika Karunaratne comes out to bat.

OUT! TIMBER! Mohammed Siraj is on fire. He picks up his fourth wicket in just his fifth over. Mohammed Siraj dishes a length ball, outside off. It nips back in off the deck. Wanindu Hasaranga tries to push it away but without any foot movement. The ball sneaks through the gap between bat and pad to rattle the stumps. Half of the Sri Lankan side is back in the hut inside Powerplay 1. Sri Lanka are yet to get 50 runs on the board here.

Two dots in a row now! It is a length ball, outside off, climbing on the batter. Wanindu Hasaranga taps it to point off his back foot.

Wanindu Hasaranga drives this full ball to covers from outside off.

Five dots on the trot to end the over! A length ball, wide of off. Dasun Shanaka looks to chase it but misses.

Shami goes full, wide of off. Dasun Shanaka blocks it out on his front foot.

A length ball, in-tucker. Dasun Shanaka blocks it on his front foot.