Shreyas Iyer conceded only two runs in the one over he bowled.
Opting to bat first, the Men in Blue piled up a mammoth 390/5 in their allotted 50 overs on the back of stunning centuries from Virat Kohli (166* off 110 balls) and Shubman Gill (116 off 97 balls).
Defending the total, Indian bowlers ran through the Sri Lankan batting line-up, bundling out the visitors for a paltry 73. While Mohammed Siraj returned with the remarkable bowling figures of 4 for 32 in his 10 overs, Mohammad Shami (2-20) and Kuldeep Yadav (2-16) shared four scalps between them.
Such was India’s dominance in the match that middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer was also given an over. Skipper Rohit Sharma handed the ball to Iyer when the tourists were reeling at 55/8 after 17 overs.
With his very first delivery, Shreyas almost ended up getting the wicket of Lahiru Kumara. The ball pitched full on the off-stump and turned viciously, beating Kumara and into the hands of wicketkeeper KL Rahul.
Kohli, who was standing at first slip, was also left astounded by the turn as he covered his mouth with hands in excitement.
Here’s the video:
Coming to the match, Sri Lanka’s innings folded in just 22 overs. It was a listless batting display from the visiting team as no one managed to touch the 20-run mark. Opener Nuwanidu Fernando was the top scorer with 19.