With India going on to dominate the Sri Lankans completely, it was a happy tour that ended on a high note with the victory in the T20 match.
With bigger challenges ahead, the Indian team was able to end this one on a high and got a great chance to test the bench strength too. Almost all the players who came on the tour stepped up and this is one of the main reasons that we were able to go 9-0 across these last two months or so.
Today’s T20 match was actually the closest game in the entire tour but even then, the Indians looked very comfortable. We were able to dominate the match even though the Sri Lankans came out with a counter-attacking approach. The game was competitive but when India has Virat Kohli in the kind of form that he is in, there is no doubt about the victory.
Kohli masterclass:
The chase was yet another Virat Kohli masterclass as the captain put on a show, smashing boundaries and running hard between the wickets to aid India in their chase of 177. His 84 runs set the tone for the rest of the team and though he faltered and got out in the end, a major chunk of the work had already been done.
Twitter was having a ball watching Virat Kohli take the Lankans to the cleaners yet again and they came out in full flow to show their support for the record-breaking Indian captain and the team.
Virat Kohli becomes the first captain to whitewash the Lankans at home! Many years back, Lord Ram did the same! ?
Just kidding!
— Rohit Nair (@Wazzaronair) September 6, 2017
Virat Kohli’s consistency while chasing targets is unexampled, unreal and insane. Average in Tests 61.41, ODIs 67.10, T20Is 84.66. #SLvInd
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) September 6, 2017
Virat running like he’s got something to prove: to Virat.#Slvsind
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) September 6, 2017
Baby ko bass pasand hai
Kohli ko chase pasand hai
Modi ko videsh pasand hai
Mujhe to mera desh pasand hai— Mayur (@mayur__________) September 6, 2017
Virat Kohli has scored 15K runs in international cricket, out of this he has scored 16K while chasing
— Ra_Bies 2.0 (@Ra_Bies) September 6, 2017
kohli should try batting left handed for bit #SLvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) September 6, 2017
Most runs in T20 International cricket while chasing…
1007* – Virat Kohli
1006 – Brendon McCullum#SLvInd— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 6, 2017
Most runs in T20 International cricket while chasing…
1007* – Virat Kohli
1006 – Brendon McCullum#SLvInd— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 6, 2017
No one has now scored more runs in chases in T20ls than Virat Kohli, goes past Brendon McCullum’s tally of 1006 runs.#SLvIND
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) September 6, 2017
How @imVkohli paces his innings and chases targets with ease… https://t.co/9EMwffypoa
— The Lying Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) September 6, 2017
By Rohit Nair
