COLOMBO, Sept. 1 (TNS): Indian stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma produced sublime centuries as India dented Sri Lanka’s chances of a direct World Cup qualification with a thumping 168-run victory in the fourth ODI on Thursday.
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Kohli (131 runs off 96 balls) and Rohit (104 off 88) made merry on a batting beauty to guide India to 375 for five, the highest total posted by a visiting team in an ODI in Sri Lanka. The final flourish was provided by comeback man Manish Pandey (50 n.o. off 42) and MS Dhoni (49 n.o. off 42), who achieved a memorable milestone of 300 ODIs. Sri Lanka never looked like getting close to India’s imposing total and could only manage 207 all out in 42.4 overs with Angelo Mathews’ 70-run knock being the sole noteworthy batting performance. The heavy defeat was also Sri Lanka’s biggest at home in terms of runs. India now lead the five-match series 4-0 and look set to complete another whitewash after blanking Sri Lanka in the preceding three Tests. Things are going from bad to worse for Sri Lanka, who needed to win at least two matches in the ongoing series to seal automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup. They can still directly qualify, provided the West Indies don’t win more than three of their upcoming five ODIs against England. India, opting to bat for the first time in the series, virtually batted the opposition out of the game. Courtesy skipper Kohli’s 29th ODI hundred and his 219-run second-wicket stand with an in-form Rohit, India were able to lay the foundation for a massive total. Rohit, who hit back-to-back hundreds, now has 13 three-figure scores in the 50-over format. Pandey too utilised his first chances of the series to the fullest while Dhoni missed out on his 100th ODI half century by a run. The Dhoni-Pandey unbroken 101-run partnership for the sixth wicket yielded 101 runs in only 12.2 overs. After winning the toss on a batting belter, skipper Kohli joined Rohit after Shikhar Dhawan (4) was dismissed trying to slash an Angelo Mathews delivery over point. With the ball coming onto the bat, strokeplay became easy. Rohit initially took time to settle down as Kohli attacked the listless Sri Lankan bowling from the word go. The first 50 came off 52 balls, but the innings slowly gathered pace as India crossed 100 off just 84 balls.
