The win also enabled Sri Lanka break the ignominy of 12 straight defeats in ODIs and also their first win against India in the current year
Sri Lankan players halted the proceedings thrice for 17 minutes after which they started the proceedings. However, at 1:28 pm Virat Kohli declared the innings as fielders refused to carry on.
India collapsed to 112 all out and Sri Lanka completed the chase in just 20.4 overs
It is important to thrive in these conditions and come out good. It is an eye opener for all of us, Rohit had said
With yet another special effort, the stylish right-hander crossed the 100-run mark in ODIs for the sixth time this year and first ever as captain
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was the pick of the Indian bowlers
Shreyas Iyer made a significant 65 off 63 balls, his second successive half century, but missed on the opportunity of scoring a hundred
South Africa included a fit-again AB de Villiers in the playing eleven while Morne Morkel replaced Imran Tahir
Lankans struck twice to send back the overnight centurions Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane
Team India take massive lead of 439 runs, impose follow-on
In reply to India's mammoth total, Sri Lanka were left reeling at 50 for two at stumps
India vs Sri Lanka 4th T20I match was reduced to 19-overs-a-side affair after over an hour was lost due to rain
The knock was Rohit's second T20 hundred and the best by an Indian in this format
India's poor batting technique in seaming conditions came to fore once again as Lakmal exploited early testing conditions to full
Chandimal batted the whole day, scoring 147 off 341 balls with 18 boundaries and a six
The 29-year-old became the first international captain to score six double centuries, all of them coming in the last 17 months
Virat Kohli raised several issues with the way pitches were made for the India Vs Sri Lanka series
Manish Pandey played the second fiddle by remaining unbeaten on a career-best 51
Chasing a paltry score of 218, India recovered from early hiccups