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Mohali ODI: Rohit’s double ton helps India beat Sri Lanka by 141 runs

After Rohit Sharma’s double ton (208 not out) helped India score a mammoth total of 392 for 4, India bowlers,…

Mohali ODI: Rohit’s double ton helps India beat Sri Lanka by 141 runs

Rohit Sharma (R) (Photo: AFP)

After Rohit Sharma’s double ton (208 not out) helped India score a mammoth total of 392 for 4, India bowlers, including Yuzvendra Chahal (3/60) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/43), restricted Sri Lanka to 251 for 8 in their allotted 50 overs, giving the hosts a 141-run win in the second ODI of the series played at PCA Stadium, Mohali, on Wednesday.

Earlier, Rohit, who is leading India’s ODI team in absence of newlywed Virat Kohli, scored a stupendous knock of 208 runs to lead the side by example.

The 30-year-old opening batsman slammed his third ODI double century and enthralled the Mohali spectators with 13 boundaries and 12 sixes in his entertaining 153-ball knock.

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The skipper gave India a solid start with Shikhar Dhawan, who contributed with a 68-run knock. The opener’s 67-ball knock was decorated by nine boundaries.

The opening pair of established a 115-run partnership stand.

Middle-order batsman Washington Sundar made his debut for India as the hosts eye resurgence after Dharamsala debacle.

Sri Lanka captain Thisara Perera won the toss and opted to field first against Rohit Sharma-led India.

“It is overcast conditions and we want to use it best. It was an amazing toss to win there (in Dharamsala) and the toss will decide the match I feel,” Perera said after winning the toss.

The Lankan skipper introduced no change in the Playing XI that defeated India by seven wickets in the first ODI.

“I think this wicket is better than the last one. I know this surface well as I have played for Kings XI Punjab. This should be better to bat on,” he added.

Sundar will replace spinner Kuldeep Yadav in India’s Playing XI.

After suffering a humiliating defeat in Dharamsala, Rohit emphasised on “changing mindset”.

“We have to change our mindset and apply ourselves. That’s the most important thing and then, take it from there. Not just the last game but every game teaches you so many things,” he said.

India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

Sri Lanka Playing XI: Danushka Gunathilaka, Upul Tharanga, Lahiru Thirimanne, Angelo Mathews, Niroshan Dickwella (WK), Asela Gunaratne, Thisara Perera (C), Sachith Pathirana, Suranga Lakmal, Akila Dananjaya, Nuwan Pradeep

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