India Defeated by 110 Runs in 3rd ODI as Sri Lanka Claims 2-0 Series Victory

Sri Lanka has created a new history by defeating India in the ODI series. Sri Lanka defeated India 2-0 in the three-match ODI series. With this victory, Sri Lanka has ended the long wait of 27 years. Sri Lanka has defeated India in the ODI series for the first time since 1997.

Match Details:

In the third ODI played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka batted first and scored 248 runs for 7 wickets in 50 overs. In reply, the Indian team was all out for 138 runs in 26.1 overs. Rohit Sharma scored the most runs from India, who played an innings of 35 runs.

After losing the series against Sri Lanka, Rohit Sharma has joined an unwanted list. In fact, Rohit has now become only the third Indian captain to lose an ODI series against Sri Lanka. Before him, Mohammad Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar have also made this shameful record to their name.

Indian captains who lost bilateral ODI series against Sri Lanka

Mohammad Azharuddin: In 1997, the Indian team lost the ODI series against Sri Lanka under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin.

Sachin Tendulkar: In 1997, Sachin Tendulkar also joined the list of Indian captains who lost the ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Rohit Sharma: In 2024, Rohit Sharma also joined this list when the Indian team lost the ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Match summary

SL won by 110 runs (SL wins 2-0)

Player of the Series :Dunith Wellalage(SL)

Player of the Match: Avishka Fernando(SL)96 (102)

Sri Lanka · 248/7 (50)

Avishka Fernando 96 (102)	Riyan Parag 3/54 (9)
Kusal Mendis 59 (82)	Washington Sundar 1/29 (8)
Pathum Nissanka 45 (65)	Kuldeep Yadav 1/36 (10)

India · 138 (26.1)

Rohit Sharma 35 (20)	Dunith Wellalage 5/27 (5.1)
Washington Sundar 30 (25)	Jeffrey Vandersay 2/34 (5)
Virat Kohli 20 (18)	Maheesh Theekshana 2/45(8)

India and Sri Lanka playing XI:

India:

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), Riyan Parag, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

Sri Lanka:

Pathum Nissanka, Avishka Fernando, Kusal Mendis (WK), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka (C), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Kamindu Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana , Jeffrey Vandersay, Asitha Fernando.