In Cricket, India scripted history yesterday by defeating Sri Lanka by the largest ever margin of 317 runs in the third and final ODI in Thiruvananthpuram. With this, India also clean sweeped the series by 3-0. Previous record of a win by a largest ever margin was with the New Zealand, for 290-run win over Ireland in 2008.

Chasing the target of 391 runs, visitors were all out at 73 in 22 overs. Mohammed Siraz claimed four wickets for India. Earlier, a century each by Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli guided Team India to a whopping total of 390 for 5.  Gill slammed second ODI century of his career with 116 runs and Kohli remained unbeaten at 166 runs scoring 46th ODI century of his career.