In 50-over international cricket, India made history in Thiruvananthapuram by winning by the largest margin (by runs). This outstanding achievement was made possible during the third one-day international versus Sri Lanka, solidifying India's place in cricketing history.
India obliterated Sri Lanka by a staggering 317 runs, surpassing New Zealand's 290-run victory over Ireland in Aberdeen in July 2008.
With an incredible 166 runs unbeaten and his third century in four innings, Virat Kohli lit up the extra innings. Skipper Rohit Sharma (42 off 49) and Shubman Gill (116 off 97) shared a fluent 95-run opening partnership before Kohli (166 not out off 110) propelled India to a daunting 390 for five with his 74th international hundred and 46th in the 50-over format. Mohammad Siraj's excellent fast bowling caused Sri Lanka to lose, taking 4/32 in 10 overs to dismiss the opponents. The remaining wickets were then quickly taken care of by a combination between Mohammed Shami (2/20) and Kuldeep Yadav (2/16), securing a convincing victory.
Sri Lankan players were all out for a meagre 73 in 22 overs, The fact that Ashen Bandara was unable to bat due to an injury sustained while fielding put the visitors at a disadvantage right away. At the square-leg boundary, he collided with Jeffrey Vandersay, and Dunith Wellalage was brought in as a replacement.
It is the biggest margin of victory by runs in the history of men's ODIs.
The night well and truly belonged to King Kohli. The 34-year-old, who had ended a nearly three-year wait for an international hundred in the Asia Cup last year, showed that he is back to his best.
With three more runs, Kohli will tie Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI hundreds. Kohli's conversion ratio is remarkable as he got to his 46th ton in 259 innings while Tendulkar had taken 452 innings to get to 49 centuries.

