Chasing 243, India fabricated a rather apathetic alpha and absent both their openers central 10 overs afore one-down Virat Kohli (82) and Rohit (101 not out) adored the inn
ings to advice India antic home with 6.3 overs to additional at the Queens Sports Club.Earlier, the tidy Indian howlers produced a acclimatized accomplishment to array out Sri Lanka for 242 afterwards captain Suresh Raina had autonomous to field.
Today's win additionally apparent Raina's aboriginal achievement as captain.
Coming calm in the 10th over, Kohli and Rohit added 154 runs from 168 assurance for the third wicket to booty the bold abroad from Sri Lanka.
Rohit, who hit 114 adjoin Zimbabwe in India's aboriginal bout admitting for a absent cause, hit six fours and two sixes in his best 100-ball, his additional ODI aeon in his 44th match.
He got a superb abutment from Kohli whose 82 came from 92 assurance with the advice of four boundaries.
After aperture bowler Nuwan Kulasekara and Ajantha Mendis accomplished aboriginal success by removing Murali Vijay (14) and Dinesh Karthik (18) respectively, the Sri Lankan bowlers were larboard aerial and dry with Kohli and Rohit backyard authority.
The duo initially dealt mostly in singles with casual boundaries afore aperture up afterwards on. They additionally did not acquiesce the allurement amount to jump over five.
Rohit took 60 assurance to ability his fifty which came of a distinct off Ajantha Mendis in the 28th over and Kohli accomplished his seventh half-century an over afterwards with a distinct off Dilhara Fernando.
Kohli, however, asleep in the 38th over while aggravating to accomplishment the bold early. He came bottomward the clue to comedy a lofted attempt off a Suraj Randiv commitment alone to aperture out to long-on fielder Dilhara Fernando.
When Kohli fell, India bare aloof 42 runs from added than 12 overs and Rohit ensured that they captivated up the bout afterwards any hiccup.
Rohit took a four off Mendis in the 43rd over to ability his additional alternating ODI aeon while Raina hit the acceptable runs in the abutting over.
India, who absent their aperture bout adjoin Zimbabwe on Friday, comedy the hosts afresh in their abutting bout on Thursday at Harare Sports Club.
Earlier, save for Angelo Mathews (75) and captain Tillakaratne Dilshan (61), the Lankan batsmen struggled for runs beneath bound Indian bowling afterwards they were put into bat.
The Lankan innings eventually bankrupt for 242 in 49.5 overs with three of their batsmen active themselves out.
Except for amateur Umesh Yadav (1/61), all the Indian bowlers bowled bound spells with Ashok Dinda (2/44), Pragyan Ojha (2/44) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/49) demography two wickets apiece.
Leg-spinner Amit Mishra was additionally economical, acceptance 40 runs from his 10 overs admitting afterwards demography a wicket.
The Lankans were dealt an aboriginal draft aback Upul Tharanga (1) became the aboriginal to get run out.
After hitting an Ashok Dinda commitment to the covers, Tharanga was larboard abandoned aback Virat Kohli, who initially fumbled in accession the ball, threw it accurately at the Lankan's end while he was attempting a third run.
Thilan Samaraweera (19) didn't aftermost continued either and was addled by Dinesh Karthik while aggravating to allegation at a Pragyan Ojha delivery.
Dilshan and Mathews again steadied the address and put on 58 runs for the third wicket afore the Sri Lankan skipper became the additional Lankan batsmen to be run out.
Dilshan, whose 81-ball beating comprised four boundaries and a six, took off for a distinct afterwards hitting Mishra to the aboveboard leg but rushed aback afterwards a brace of strides alone to acquisition himself abbreviate of arena as the bowler had dislodged the bails by then.
But Mathews captivated one end calm with a abrasive beating that included a brace of sixes and an according cardinal of fours. His admired wicket ultimately went to Umesh Yadav, who bowled him.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja bagged two backward wickets in Chamara Kapugedera (20) and Chamara Silva (5) to accomplish abiding that the Lankan innings never took off.
Thissara Perera's backward 32-run adornment bottomward the adjustment did, however, advice the Lankan to go accomplished the 200 mark.






