Sri Lanka were also whiteashed 3-0 by India in the preceding test series, prompting the entire selection panel to resign. Not that it really mattered as Sri Lanka collapsed to 207 in 42.4 overs in reply, with only Angelo Mathews offering any real resistance with a fighting 70. India lost opener Shikhar Dhawan cheaply but Kohli and Sharma dominated Sri Lanka’s toothless attack during their 219-run stand for the second wicket. India were still scoring briskly but Mathews dismissed Hardik Pandya and Sharma off successive balls to put a brake on the scoring rate. Sharma’s 104 -- his second successive ton -- came off 88 balls including three sixes and 11 fours.

Source: Sunday Times August 31, 2017 17:15 UTC