On the back of twin centuries from maverick batter Virat Kohli and future superstar Shubman Gill, India demolished Sri Lanka by a historic margin of 317 runs in the third ODI at the Greenfield International Stadium in Trivandrum on January 15 (Sunday). As a result, the Men in Blue whitewashed the Islanders 3-0 in the three-match ODI series.
Kohli remained unbeaten on 166 runs off 110 balls while Shubman Gill scored 116 runs off 97 balls. Kohli and Gill guided the team to a massive total of 390/5. With the ball, it was Mohammed Siraj who shone, with a brilliant spell of 4/32 to dismiss the Sri Lankans for a paltry 73 in 22 overs.
With the win, India stormed into the history books as they now hold the record of registering the largest win (in terms of runs) in ODIs.
Here's a complete list of the largest victories in ODIs:
317: India defeated Sri Lanka by 317 runs on January 15, 2023.
290: New Zealand defeated Ireland by 290 runs on July 01, 2008.
275: Australia defeated Afghanistan by 275 runs on March 04, 2015.
272: South Africa defeated Zimbabwe by 272 runs on October 22, 2010.
258: South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 258 runs on January 11, 2012.
257: India defeated Bermuda by 257 runs on March 19, 2007.
257: South Africa defeated West Indies by 257 runs on February 27, 2015.
256: Australia defeated Namibia by 256 runs on February 27, 2003.
256: India defeated Hong Kong by 256 runs on June 25, 2008.
255: Pakistan defeated Ireland by 255 runs on August 18, 2016.
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