Thiruvananthapuram: Team India toyed with Sri Lanka in the third and final ODI to wallop them by a record 317 runs here on Sunday night.
It was the biggest victory margin in terms of runs by any team in ODI history.
The previous record was New Zealand’s 290-run win over Ireland in July 2008.
After Virat Kohli’s sensational unbeaten 166 off 110 balls and Shubman Gill’s classy 116 (97 balls) helped India amass 390/5, the fiery Mohammad Siraj (4/32) cut the hapless Lankans to size. Mohammad Shami and Kuldeep Yadav chipped in with 2 wickets each as India skittled out Lanka for a sorry 73 in 22 overs.
Just three batsmen got into double digits, with the top score being 19.
Kohli, who scored 2 centuries in the three matches, received the Player of the Match as well as Player of the Series awards.
India’s next assignments are a 3-ODI series followed by a 3-match T20I series at home against New Zealand.
Brief scores: India 390/5 in 50 overs (Virat Kohli 166*, Shubman Gill 116; Kasun Rajitha 2/81). Sri Lanka 73 all out in 22 overs (Mohammad Siraj 4/32, Kuldeep Yadav 2/16, Mohammad Shami 2/20).
Result: India won by 317 runs.
Series: India won 3-0.
BIGGEST ODI VICTORY MARGINS
* India bt Sri Lanka by 317 runs at Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 2023
* New Zealand bt Ireland by 290 runs at Aberdeen, July 2008
* Australia bt Afghanistan by 275 runs at Perth, March 2015
* South Africa bt Zimbabwe by 272 runs at Benoni, October 2010
* South Africa bt Sri Lanka by 258 runs at Paarl, January 2012.
