Sri Lanka will be glad the series is over. The Indian players can put their feet up and rest at home for a few days before they reassemble in Chennai for the ODI series against Australia. But the cricket doesn't stop. West Indies take on England tomorrow in a bid to record a rare overseas series win. Australia are in control against Bangladesh in Chittagong. There's plenty of post-match reactions, reviews and much else to follow. Hope you enjoyed the coverage. Until next time, this is Shashank Kishore signing off on behalf of my colleague Alagappan Muthu. Cheers!
Virat Kohli is the Man of the Match for his pristine knock. "Very special. It [the whitewash across formats] hasn't been done before. Credit to the boys. The bench strength is coming up beautifully. We tried a few things, the results are amazing to see. Personally, I look to back my strengths and play cricketing shots. I've tried to mould my game for all formats. I want to play all the games."
Upul Tharanga: We were 15-20 runs short. We had a good start. Munaweera batted really well, but we lost momentum from overs 10-14. The way Virat batted was outstanding. He was an example for everyone, especially with his energy and running between the wickets.
10.50 pm India won the Tests 3-0, the ODIs 5-0 and now the one-off T20I as well. Virat Kohli comes down the steps to share hugs with his team-mates and his support staff. Made 82 runs, expending a great amount of energy, running singles and twos like the wind. He's played innings like these before, not least the one against Australia at the 2016 World T20, when after the winnings runs he simply crumpled to the floor. So exhausted was he. So elated was he.
This was a similar innings, albeit against a weaker attack. He allowed only seven dots over 54 balls - securing 30 singles and nine twos. He fell with 10 to get but enjoyed the victory nonetheless, watching from the dressing room as one of his younger players, Manish Pandey sealed the tour whitewash. You'd think there are easier ways to score runs, but Kohli knows his limitations when it comes to power-hitting and compensates for it by picking gaps - there was a cover drive for four that had to beat three fielders and it did so as if it was destined to
Sri Lanka might have gotten to 170, but it looked light considering they had such a blazing start. Dilshan Munaweera made a 26-ball fifty and on the back of that innings, they should have made more than 200. Once they couldn't, India's batsmen knew the run-rate wasn't too taxing.
Thisara Perera to bowl the last over with two required
Abhinav: "In 5th ODI Dhoni got a not out for just playing one ball and again has got a chance to get one."
END OF OVER:19 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | IND: 169/3 (2 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.89, RRR: 2.00)
- Manish Pandey47 (35b)
- MS Dhoni0 (0b)
- Isuru Udana4-0-36-1
- Lasith Malinga4-0-31-1
Sukhvinder sing: "Srilankan batsman hit 104 runs in boundaries,14 fours and 8 sixs But until india hit 13 fours and 2 six And close to the win here "
V Kohli c Shanaka b Udana 82 (54b 7x4 1x6) SR: 151.85
John Smith: "Someone insure Kohli's wrists if they aren't already!! Just pure magic!!"
END OF OVER:18 | 12 Runs | IND: 160/2 (11 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.88, RRR: 5.50)
- Virat Kohli82 (52b)
- Manish Pandey38 (31b)
- Lasith Malinga4-0-31-1
- Akila Dananjaya4-0-28-0
Talha Khan: "Manish pandey control % more than kohli ??" ---- That's understandable because Kohli's been taking more risks, and when doing so, some shots go out of control
India need 23 off 18 for the 9-0 whitewash
END OF OVER:17 | 6 Runs | IND: 148/2 (23 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.70, RRR: 7.66)
- Manish Pandey35 (28b)
- Virat Kohli74 (48b)
- Akila Dananjaya4-0-28-0
- Lasith Malinga3-0-19-1
With 1007 and counting, Kohli has the most runs in T20I chases, going past Brendon McCullum
Shiv: "Manish pandey one who has done well whenever he has got chance but still in doubt for next series. "
