December 13, 2017 9:08 PM

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Rohit Sharma's third double century guides India to 141-run victory over Sri Lanka

In cricket, skipper Rohit Sharma's record breaking third double hundred guided India to a series-levelling 141-run win against Sri Lanka in the second ODI at Mohali today. Rohit smashed an unbeaten 208 off 153 balls to fire India to a mammoth 392 for four. The chase proved to be too much for Sri Lanka as the visitors ended way behind at 251 for 8 with Angelo Mathews' unbeaten 111 going in-vain.Yuzuvendra Chahal claimed 3 wickets for India. India's score of 392 for 4 in today's match is the highest by any team at Mohali.Shikhar Dhawan scored 68 off 69 balls and Shreyas Iyer hit 88 off 70 balls. For Sri Lanka, Thisara Perera took 3 wickets. After winning the game, skipper Rohit Sharma attributed the victory to collective effort of the team.The third and final match of the ODI series will be played at Visakhapatnam on Sunday. The visitors will also play 3 match Twenty20 series against India, with the first T20 match on the 20th of this month at Cuttack.

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