SL 207-all out (42.4 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Kuldeep claims two wickets off successive deliveries as Sri Lanka are bowled out for a paltry 207 in 42.4 overs.

Fernando was caught and bowled by the young spinner before he cleaned up Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga next ball.

India win by a huge margin of 168 runs with Sri Lanka suffering their biggest defeat at home in terms of runs margin.

It was one-way traffic all the way right from the start as India dominated from the word go with Sri Lanka struggling to make an impact with both bat and ball.

India will now hope to complete a double and look to register a 5-0 cleansweep in the ODIs to go along with their 3-0 whitewash in the Tests.

SL 203-8 (42 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Chinaman spinner Kuldeep comes back, taking over from Pandya, who has taken two for 50 in eight overs.

India had a good chance to claim another wicket as Dananjaya backed up a bit too much from the non-striker's end and was struggling to make his crease but Kuldeep fails to collect the ball cleanly after a throw from the leg side.

Pushpakumara somehow manages to see off the over as Kuldeep registers his first maiden over of the innings.

Bumrah is back and he bowls a quick yorker as Pushpakumara is struck on the pads but the leg before appeal is turned down. The next ball again beats the right-hander but he again survives the LBW appeal.

Sri Lanka struggle to 192 for seven in 40 overs, with 184 needed from 10 overs for victory.

Bumrah gets his man as Pushpakumara is caught on the thirdman fence as he plays the ramp shot straight into the hands of the fielder.

Bumrah bowls another quick bouncer as new batsman Vishwa Fernando somehow fends it on the leg side for a single.

Dananjaya makes room and flat bats Bumrah straight down the ground for a four to take Sri Lanka past 200. The next ball is slow as the left-hander lofts it on the leg side for a couple.

SL 191-7 (38 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Pandya comes back in place of Shardul, who bowled a couple of overs in his second spell. Pandya continues his short ball tactics against left-hander Akila Dananjaya, who avoids the first two balls before taking one on the off-side.

Mathews turns the fifth ball to square leg for two runs as just three come from the over.

Mathews looks to play the inside out lofted shot against Pandya but fails to make proper connection and picks up just a couple over the covers.

Mathews swings Axar over the square leg for a four but the bowlers gets revenge immediately off the very next delivery.

Mathews goes for another big swing but mishits it and is caught on the off-side after a good innings of 70 from 80 balls.

Axar strikes in his final over to finish with one for 56 in his 10 overs.

SL 177-6 (34 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Axar bowls a tidy over, giving away just three runs as Sri Lanka reach 147 for five in 30 overs, needing another 229 runs in 20 overs for victory at more than 11 runs per over.

Debutant Shardul, who bowled an excellent first spell, comes back. Mathews takes a single to bring up his half-century from 61 balls before he crashes the last ball of the over straight down the ground past mid-on for a four.

Hasaranga attacks Axar as he heaves him across the line over midwicket for a four.

Sri Lanka not posing much of a challenge with the bat as they calmly go about taking the ones and twos with the target getting out of reach.

Hasaranga slog sweeps Axar over midwicket and manages to get it over midwicket for a four.  He comes down and lofts the next ball straight down the ground for a six and Mathews carts the spinner over midwicket a couple of balls later for another four.

But Sri Lanka lose another wicket as Hasaranga is run out for 15. He was at the non-striker's end and went a long way after Mathews had hit it on the leg side and failed to make his crease back.

SL 144-5 (29 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Pandya comes back after a tidy first spell from Kuldeep in which he bowled six overs for 24 runs.

He continues be on the shorter side as Mathews pulls it over midwicket for a four. Two balls later Siriwardana flays another short wide delivery over the cover region for the second four of the over.

Sri Lanka continue to rebuild and are helped by some loose deliveries from the Indian bowlers.

Axar bowls it full down the leg side as Mathews glances it fine for a four to inch closer to his half-century.

Siriwardana goes after Pandya as he pulls a short ball over square leg for a six. But the pacer gets revenge immediately off the next delivery as he gets the left-hander caught behind with a full delivery which moves away slightly.

Siriwardana walks back for 39 as Sri Lanka are reduced to 131 for five, in the 29th over.

Pandya greets new batsman Wanidu Hasaranga with a barrage of bouncers, even conceding a couple of wides for height.

SL 119-4 (26 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Siriwardana chips down the track and lofts Kuldeep straight down the ground for a six to bring up Sri Lanka's 100, in the 21st over.

Siriwardana has shown some intent but the early wickets and the slow scoring rate in the early overs means he has been left with a lot to do.

Axar is a difficult bowler to get away as he bowls on a tight line and length similar to how Jadeja operates. The left-arm spinner sends down another tidy over, giving away just three runs in his second over.

Kuldeep follows it up with an even better over, giving away just one as the two spinners rush through their overs.

Mathews takes a chance as he swings Axar over the leg side for a four as Pandya makes a valiant effort with a dive but is unable to stop the ball from going over.

Axar bowls a rare loose delivery as Siriwardana pulls the short ball through square leg for a four to take the total to 119 for four in 26 overs.

SL 91-4 (20 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Kuldeep gifts Mathews a full toss which he drives through the off-side for a four and then takes one before Siriwardana watchfully defends the rest of the over.

Hardik continues to deal with short balls but Siriwardana manages to crash it through the covers for a four. And a few balls later, Mathews pulls another short ball through midwicket for the second boundary of the over to get 12 runs from it.

Kuldeep bowls a tight over, conceding just one run as Siriwardana plays four dot balls before taking one.

Spin from both ends as left-arm spinner Axar Patel comes into the attack in place of Pandya, who bowled four overs for 24 runs while picking up a wicket in his first spell.

Siriwardana sweeps the last ball fine for two runs to get four runs from Axar's first over.

Sri Lanka are still struggling to make an impression with the bat as they reach 91 for four in 20 overs.

SL 68-4 (16 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Left-arm chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav comes into the attack in place of Pandya, who bowled just two overs. He makes a tidy start as he concedes just four singles in his first over.

Infact, change of ends for Pandya as he takes over from Kohli, who takes himself off after bowling two overs.

Pandya continues to try the short balls as Thirimanne gets the top edges but it sails over the square leg fence for a six. The next ball is again short as Thirimanne plays the cut shot this time but ends up hitting it straight into the hands of Dhawan on the thirdman fence to perish for 18.

SL 57-3 (14 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Bumrah gets new batsman Angelo Mathews to edge one but it falls wide of Rohit in the slips, who does well to dive and stop the boundary.

Hardik Pandya comes into the attack in place of Shardul, who bowled an excellent first spell of one for 17 in five overs.

Pandya starts off with a quick bouncer as Mathews ducks under it before he takes a single and Thirimanne picks one too.

Pandya tries another bouncer to Mathews who lets it go before two singles come off the last two balls.

With Sri Lanka not threatening with the bat, captain Virat Kohli brings himself into the attack to bowl some medium pacers.

And the two Sri Lankan batsmen show him a lot of respect as they pick up four easy singles from his first over.

Pandya concedes just a single in his second over but Kohli goes for runs in his second.

He bowls on the pads as Mathews clips it fine for a four before he gets another boundary through the same region off the next delivery.

Sri Lanka struggle after early wickets to reach 57 for three in 14 overs, scoring at just four runs per over, with another 319 needed from 36 overs for victory at an asking rate which has creeped up above the eight-run mark.

SL 37-3 (8 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Lahiru Thirimanne plays a cracking drive square on the off-side for a four to get off the mark in some style.

In the next over, Munaweera shows his intent as he lofts Bumrah over mid-off for a four. But the pacer gets revenge a few deliveries later as Munaweera is caught down the leg side off a short ball. He tries to fend it but misses and the ball takes the gloves and is caught down the leg side by Dhoni for 11.

Sri Lanka in complete tatters on 37 for three in eight overs, needing another 339 runs from 42 overs for victory.

SL 28-2 (6 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

After going for runs in his first over, Bumrah makes a good comeback in his next. Munaweera plays four dot balls before he takes a single for the only run of the over.

Shardul bowling well, at a good pace and in the right areas as Sri Lanka struggle to get going after the early dismissal of Dickwella.

And Sri Lanka's hopes suffer further as Kusal Mendis throws his wicket away through a run out.

Mendis had come down a long way after Munaweera had merely tapped it to Rahul at point who threw the stumps down at the non-striker's end with the batsman well out of his crease.

Sri Lanka in early trouble on 28 for two in the sixth over.

Munaweera hits Bumrah through the off-side for a couple before he is beaten by a full delivery and survives the LBW shout with the ball going down the leg side.

SL 22-1 (3 ovs) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Dickwella welcomes Jasprit Bumrah to the crease in rude fashion as he flicks the first ball from the pacer over square leg for a four.

Two balls later he repeats the shot but this time he flicks him square for a boundary over midwicket.

Bumrah tries for a leg stump yorker but ends up bowling a leg side wide which goes further down and beats wicketkeeper Dhoni for five wides.

Dickwella standing well outside the leg stump as he steers Bumrah to thirdman for a single off the last ball and keep strike.

Dickwella on the attack. The left-hander waits on the backfoot as he pulls a short ball from Shardul over square leg for another boundary.  The pacer bowls it away from the left-hander but ends up bowling a wide outside the off-stump.

Shardul ramping it up as he bowls a quick delivery around 92mph which bounces more than expected and beats Dickwella outside the off-stump.

He bowls a short ball outside the leg-stump as Dickwella looks to pull but misses and is taken by Dhoni down the leg side. The on-field umpire immediately calls it a wide but India decide to take the DRS after Dhoni signals the same to captain Kohli.

And it turns out to be a brilliant review as the replay shows that the ball had nicked the gloves before it was taken by Dhoni as Dickwella walks back for 14.

A good start for Shardul on his debut as he gets the dangerman and in-form Dickwella out early to deal Sri Lanka's chances a huge blow.

SL 3-0 (1 ov) vs India 375-5 | Scorecard

Debutant Shardul Thakur to open the bowling for India. The first ball is short but it comes in sharply as Niroshan Dickwella manages to tap it on the off-side for a single.

The second ball is again short as Dilshan Munaweera defends before he has a go at the next ball which is full and moves away slightly but he is beaten.

Shardul gets another one to move away as Munaweera pokes at it away from his body and is beaten again.

The right-hander punches the last ball through the covers for a couple to get off the mark as three come from the first over.

India 375-5 (50 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Captain Virat Kohli led from the front with a breathtaking innings of 131 from 96 balls, while Rohit Sharma continued his good form with his second century in a row to smash 104 from 88 balls.

The duo put on a huge stand of 219 runs for the second wicket to propel India to a mammoth 375 for five in 50 overs.

Sri Lanka managed to fightback in the middle overs with a few quick wickets before Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Manish Pandey provided the boost at the end.

Dhoni, playing in his 300th ODI, hit a quick 49 from 42 balls, while Pandey hit an unbeaten half-century on his comeback to the Indian team.

India 375-5 (50 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Pandey plays a beautiful inside out shot as he lofts Fernando over the cover region for a four to take his score to 37. He steers the next ball square on the off-side for two runs and then picks a single to midwicket.

Dhoni picks one before Pandey punches the last ball down the ground for a couple to get 11 from the over.

Dhoni (25) has a huge swing but the slow ball from Malinga beats him as he gets the thick outside edge but Dilshan Munaweera at thirdman puts down an easy catch.

And he makes Sri Lanka feel the pain as later in the over he clobbers Malinga over midwicket for a huge six, this time reading the slower ball early to take India past the 350-run mark, in the 48th over.

Fernando to bowl the penultimate over. Pandey takes a single from the first ball before Dhoni smashes a full toss over the covers for a four. The next ball is full but this time fielder at sweeper cover does well to keep it down to two after Dhoni had again smashed it through the same region.

Malinga to bowl the final over. The first ball is slow but pitched right up as Dhoni flays it over the covers for a four. The next ball is a yorker as Dhoni drives it on the off-side for one and Pandey picks two runs to sweeper cover.

He drives the fourth ball straight to point and gets just one to take his score to 49.

Dhoni punches the fifth ball down to long-on for a single to bring up the 100-run stand from 76 balls.

Pandey hits the last ball, a full toss, for a single to deep midwicket to complete his half-century from 43 balls as India finish on a huge 375 for five in 50 overs.

India 332-5 (45 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Malinga comes back, to bowl the 44th over. He starts with a full delivery on the pads which Pandey flicks on the leg side for one before the pacer bowls a couple of wides to Dhoni.

A couple of singles before Dhoni smashes the last ball back over the bowler's head for a four.

Left-arm pacer Fernando comes back into the attack. He starts with a wide delivery which Pandey drives through the covers for a couple and then takes one and Dhoni does the same.

Fernando bowls another one wide of the off-stump which Pandey steers through the vacant slip region for a four and then keeps strike with one from the last ball of the over.

Malinga deceives Pandey with a slower ball before the right-hander lofts the next ball over midwicket but just for one. Two more singles before Dhoni smashes the fifth ball over the covers for a four as the ball bounces just inside the ropes and takes one from the last ball.

India 305-5 (43 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Spin from both ends as left-arm spinner Siriwardana comes back. He bowls an excellent over, conceding just a single with Pandey playing four dot balls in a row and then takes one. Dhoni is beaten off the last ball as the spinner gets some turn to beat the drive.

Pandey breaks the shackles as he comes down the track to Pushpakumara and flicks him through midwicket for a four before taking one.

Dhoni sensibly taps the spinner on the leg side with soft hands and sprints back for the second run followed by two more singles.

Pandey getting the boundaries as he pulls a short ball from Siriwardana over square leg for a four and then takes one to long-on.

Two balls later, Dhoni paddles a wide delivery outside the leg stump fine for a four to take India past the 300-run mark, in the 43rd over.

India 284-5 (40 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Following two quick wickets, Sri Lanka looking to bowl some tight overs as Dananjaya concedes just three runs with KL Rahul and Manish Pandey starting off cautiously.

Mathews continues his short ball tactics as Pandey pulls it to deep midwicket for one as the Karnataka duo pick up six runs from the over.

Rahul's poor run in the ODI series continues. He again fails to read the wrong one from Dananjaya as he flicks it straight to the fielder at midwicket to perish for seven.

The legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni playing in his 300th ODI walks out to bat. He gets off the mark with a single down the ground off Dananjaya.

Mathews bowling a brilliant spell to bring back Sri Lanka into the contest. He keeps Dhoni tied to his crease bowling a maiden over, his second of the innings, for wonderful figures of two for 24 in six overs, on a high-scoring pitch.

Courtesy of Mathews, Sri Lanka have managed to keep India's scoring down as they manage just 17 runs from the last five overs, while losing three wickets.

Pushpakumara concedes five singles in the next over as India reach 284 for five in 40 overs with Pandey on eight and Dhoni on three.

India 262-4 (35 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Malinga continues as Rohit punches the fourth ball straight down the ground past mid-on for a four to bring up his century in some style, from just 85 balls.

This is the opener's 13th ODI century and is laced with 11 fours and three sixes.

Malinga bowls a quick bouncer as Rohit avoids before he pulls the next one fine on the leg side for a four.

Mathews bring Sri Lanka some relief with two wickets in his fourth over after he is brought back into the attack.

He nearly strikes with the first ball as Pandya smashes one straight to the fielder at cover but he fails to take it. However, Mathews gets his man two balls later as Pandya pulls but is caught at deep midwicket after scoring 19 from 18 balls.

The next ball is again short as Rohit looks to ramp it but ends up getting an edge and is caught behind after a good innings of 104 from 88 balls, having hit 11 fours and three sixes.

Mathews nearly gets the hat-trick! He tries the short ball again as new batsman Manish Pandey plays an awkward looking pull shot but is beaten.

A superb over from Mathews as he comes up with a double-wicket maiden to check India's charge.

India 252-2 (33 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Hardik goes after Dananjaya but fails to make proper contact as the ball drops short of the fielder at long-on.

Dananjaya looking to attack as he places a fielder at short leg and bring the googly into play.

Pandya comes down and smashes the spinner straight down the ground for a four. There is an appeal for catch at short leg as Pandya comes down to defend which the umpire accepts. But Pandya immediately takes the review which shows that there was no bat on that as the right-hander survives.

After striking in his previous over, Malinga follows up with another tidy over as he gives away four singles.

Dananjaya tries the googly but Pandya has read it early as he swings it over long-on for a six and then slaps the next ball square on the off-side for three runs.

Three more singles as India go past the 250-run mark in the 33rd over with Rohit unbeaten on 95 from 83 balls.

India 230-2 (30 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Sri Lanka running out of ideas here as left-arm pacer Fernando comes back. Kohli immediately targets him as he clubs the first ball over long-off for a six to continue his attacking approach.

Three balls later, he flicks the pacer through midwicket for a four followed by two singles as India race past the 200-run mark after 26 overs.

Dananjaya, who conceded 30 runs in four overs, comes back for another spell. He sends down a tidy over, giving away just four singles.

Fernando switches to round the wicket as Kohli takes a single from the first ball to raise the 200-run stand for the second wicket from just 154 balls, the third double century between the two players.

He goes back to over the wicket but ends up bowling a full toss which Kohli whips through midwicket for a four. The next ball is slapped through the covers as Kusal Mendis does well in the deep to keep it down to two.

He then tries the bouncer which Kohli pulls for another couple of runs and takes a single from the last ball to get 11 from the over.

Dananjaya comes under attack now. Kohli flicks the first ball to midwicket but the fielder on the boundary lets go through his hands to give away a four. In the same over, Rohit plays the inside out lofted shot for another boundary.

Captain Malinga brings himself back into the attack with Sri Lanka desperate for a wicket or two. He makes the breakthrough with the wicket of Kohli, who is caught at sweeper cover to complete the landmark of 300 wickets in ODIs.

He put on 219 runs from 168 balls for the second wicket with Rohit as the duo took the Sri Lankan attack to the cleaners.

Kohli was on the attack right from the word go, hitting 17 fours and two sixes in his 96-ball knock.

But India are keen to continue their attacking approach as they promote Hardik Pandya to No. 4 ahead of KL Rahul and Manish Pandey.

Malinga gifts Rohit a full toss which he clips through midwicket for a four to take India to 230 for two in 30 overs.

Rohit himself is approaching the century, having smashed 90 from 77 balls despite playing second fiddle to Kohli.

India 187-1 (25 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Sri Lanka introduce another spinner as left-armer Milinda Siriwardana comes into the attack.

Two singles before Kohli flicks the spinner through midwicket for a four. Rohit looks to sweep the last ball but misses and the call for leg before wicket is turned down.

A single to Kohli off Pushpakumara brings up the 150-run stand for the second wicket between the duo from just 118 deliveries.

Pushpakumara has bowled a few tidy overs but India are scoring freely in the middle overs with a run rate well in excess of seven.

Siriwardana drops short as Kohli flicks it square for a couple and then takes one to sweeper cover followed by three more singles.

Pushpakumara drops short as Rohit cuts it past point for a four and then lofts the next ball over the covers for a six.

Siriwardana drops short as Kohli just stands in his crease and flicks it uppishly over square leg for a four to race to his century from just 76 balls.

This is Kohli's 29th ODI century as he takes the Sri Lankan bowling apart.

Three singles before Rohit steers a wide delivery from the left-arm spinner past point for a four.

India sitting pretty on 187 for one in 25 overs, with Kohli on 102 from 78 balls and Rohit on 77 from 66 balls.

India 148-1 (20 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Kohli goes after leg-spinner Hasaranga as he smashes him through the covers for a four before he pulls a short ball over midwicket for another four.

Kohli then attacks Pushpakumara, coming down the track and smashing him back over his head for a six and two balls alter Rohit edges it fine on the off-side for a four to continue the flow of runs.

India going after Dananjaya as Rohit lofts the spinner over the off-side for a four. Rohit takes a single to bring up his fifty from 45 balls before he cuts a short ball from Dananjaya through point for another four.

India looking on course for a huge score as they race to 148 for one in 20 overs, with Kohli on 83 from 63 balls and Rohit on 57 from 51 balls.

India 102-1 (14 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

This will be interesting as mystery spinner Akila Danankaya comes into the attack. Rohit defends the first two balls before turns the third ball through square leg for a couple followed by three singles off the last three balls to get five from the over.

Leg-spinner Wanidu Hasranga comes into the attack. Three singles from the first four balls before Kohli steers the fifth ball fine past the wicketkeeper for a four and keeps strike with one from the last ball.

After a quiet few overs, Rohit breaks free as he pulls a short ball from Dananjaya over midwicket for a four. He swings the next ball over the leg side for a six to take India past the 100-run mark in the 14 over.

India 78-1 (11 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Malinga comes back with Sri Lanka desperate for a breakthrough to halt India's charge.

Malinga tries the short ball as Kohli goes for the pull but gets a top edge which goes fine on the leg side for a four.

Malinga struggling with his line as he bowls a couple of wides down the leg side, trying the slower balls.

Kohli taps Malinga on the off-side for a single to race to his fifty from just 38 balls, having hit nine fours.

Rohit takes a single from the last ball, pulling it to fine leg for one to get 11 from the over.

India 67-1 (10 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Rohit has not had much of the strike. He decides to join the party as he clips Mathews through midwicket for a couple before lofting the medium pacer over the covers for a four, his first of the day.

Spin introduced early as left-arm spinner Malinda Pushpakumara comes into the attack in place of Fernando, who was hit for runs in his last two overs.

Kohli has a close shave as he looks to steal a quick single at square leg but is sent halfway down. Kohli does well to dive full length to make his crease just in the nick of time.

A tidy start from the left-arm spinner, giving away just three singles in his first over.

India keen to target Mathews and not let him bowl his overs cheaply. Rohit pulls a slightly short delivery over midwicket for a six to bring up India's 50, in the ninth over.

Kohli continues his attacking approach. He drives Pushpakumara through the covers for a couple before smashing the next ball straight as it goes for a four despite hitting the stumps at the non-striker's end.

Kohli continues to find the boundaries as he flays the spinner through the covers for another four. He comes down and smashes it powerfully straight but it hits the stumps at the bowler's end and saves some runs for Sri Lanka.

India have raced to 67 for one in 10 overs, with Kohli on 44 from 35 balls and Rohit on 17 from 19 balls.

India 39-1 (6 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Malinga takes himself off after bowling just two overs (2-0-10-0) with the new ball as he brings in veteran pacer Angelo Mathews.

Kohli comes down the track immediately to the first ball but defends before he flicks the third ball through midwicket for a four.

The India captain looking to target the midwicket area as he again flicks Fernando from outside off-stump through that same region for two runs.

Fernando then gifts Kohli a full toss which he again clips through midwicket for a four.

Kohli on fire as he punches an overpitched delivery down the ground past mid-off for another four.

He has smashed his way to 30 from 23 balls, having hit six fours, to rally India to 39 for one in six overs.

India 24-1 (4 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Kohli gets off the mark with a single, guiding Malinga to thirdman region before the pacer bowls a wide followed by a couple of singles to get five runs from the over.

Kohli looking in super touch right from the start as he hits Fernando for three boundaries in a row. He punches the left-arm pacer for a boundary through the covers but driving a full delivery down the ground past mid-off for the same result.

Fernando bowls another half-volley this time on the stumps as Kohli flicks it through midwicket to complete a hat-trick of fours as India reach 24 for one in four overs.

India 6-1 (2 ovs) vs SL | Scorecard

Pacer Vishwa Fernando strikes in his first over with the wicket of Dhawan, who is out for four.

Dhawan slashes hard at a wide delivery from the left-arm fast bowler but only gets an edge and is caught on the thirdman fence as India lose an early wicket.

Captain Virat Kohli plays out the remaining three deliveries as Fernando starts off with a wicket maiden.

India 6-0 (1 ov) vs SL | Scorecard

Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan walk out to open the batting for India. Lasith Malinga, who leads Sri Lanka, will open the bowling for the struggling hosts.

Rohit taps the third ball on the leg side for a single to get the off the mark. Dhawan gets going in thumping fashion, crashing a wide delivery through the covers for a four to get off the mark in grand style and then takes a leg bye from the last ball.

IMAGE: Mumbai pacer Shardul Thakur, who makes his international debut, gets his ODI cap from head coach Ravi Shastri ahead of the fourth ODI in Colombo.

Sunil Gavaskar in the pre-match show ahead of the 4th ODI challenges Dhoni to captain Jharkhand to the Ranji Trophy title.

He has achieved everything possible but it would be wonderful if he can now lead Jharkhand to the Ranji Trophy title, says Gavaskar.

India captain Virat Kohli has won the toss and elected to bat against Sri Lanka in the inconsequential fourth ODI.

Having already sealed the five-match series 3-0, India have opted to make a few changes and test some of their reserve players.

Shardul Thakur makes his ODI debut, while Manish Pandey and Kuldeep also get a game in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kedar Jadhav and Yuzvendra Chahal.

It will be a special day for former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who becomes only the sixth Indian to complete the landmark of 300 ODIs.

For Sri Lanka, Lasith Malinga leads the side in place of the injured Chamara Kapugedera.

Dilshan Munaweera, Malinda Pushpakumara and Wanidu Hasaranga are the three players coming into the playing eleven for the hosts.

Welcome to the coverage of the fourth One-Day International between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, on Thursday.

The focus will be on Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who will complete a landmark of 300 ODIs with a marauding India ready to tighten the noose around beleaguered Sri Lanka in the penultimate encounter of the five-match series.

Considered one of the greatest finishers in 50-overs cricket, Dhoni will join India's elite 'Club 300', which has Sachin Tendulkar (463), Rahul Dravid (344), Mohammed Azharuddin (334), Sourav Ganguly (311) and Yuvraj Singh (304).

Check out the detailed statistical analysis of Dhoni's ODI career