India VS Sri Lanka: India made cricket history by defeating Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI in Thiruvananthpuram, Kerala, by the largest margin of victory ever, 317 runs. With this, India also clean sweeped the series by 3-0. Previous record of a win by a largest ever margin was with the New Zealand, for 290-run win over Ireland in 2008. The hosts were able to record an impressive 390 for five thanks to the exquisite hundreds by Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill. Virat Kohli produced an incredible performance in the third and final ODI of the series, as he smashed an unbeaten 166 off just 110 deliveries, hitting 13 fours and eight sixes.
January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
Here’s the list of highest victories by runs in ODIs:
317 – India vs Sri Lanka, 2023
290 – New Zealand vs Ireland, 2008
275 – Australia vs Afghanistan, 2015
272 – South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 2010
257 – India vs Bermuda, 2007
Brief scores:
- India: 390/5 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli 166 not out, Shubman Gill 116; Kasun Rajitha 2/81).
- Sri Lanka 73 all out in 22 overs ( Nuwanidu Fernando 19 ; Mohammed Siraj 4/32 ).