Rohit Sharma, Bumrah star as India seal series vs Sri Lanka amid crowd trouble

Rohit Sharma (C) scored his 12th century while MS Dhoni hit his 65th half-century as India beat Sri Lanka in the third ODI to seal five match series 3-0. (REUTERS)

Updated on: Aug 27, 2017 10:44 PM IST

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Rohit Sharma (C) scored his 12th century while MS Dhoni hit his 65th half-century as India beat Sri Lanka in the third ODI to seal five match series 3-0. (REUTERS)

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Sri Lanka won the toss and sent India to bowl. Jasprit Bumrah gave his team a great start by picking the wicket of Niroshan Dickwella in the fourth over. (AP)

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Hardik Pandya (right) also joined the party as he dismissed Dinesh Chandimal. (AP)

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Lahiru Thirimanne was a lone ranger for Sri Lanka and he top-scored with a 105-ball 80. (AP)

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Axar Patel (right) also got a wicket to his name. (PTI)

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Bumrah got his maiden five-for in the match and finished with figures of 5/27. (AFP)

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Courtesy Bumrah’s show, India restricted Sri Lanka to 217/9 in 50 overs. (AFP)

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India’s chase got off to a bad start as opener Shikar Dhawan was dismissed in the third over. (AFP)

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However, Rohit Sharma played a chanceless knock despite India losing wickets at the other end. (AP)

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However, crowd trouble stopped the match as Sri Lankan fans were angry with their team’s performance. (REUTERS)

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Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni sit on the ground as game is stopped due to crowd disturbances at Pallekele. (PTI)

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Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni shared a 150-plus stand to take India to victory. (PTI)

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MS Dhoni scored his 65th half-century as he again proved his mettle as a finisher. (AFP)

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Rohit Sharma scored his 12th century as India beat Sri Lanka to take unassailable 3-0 lead in five match series against Sri Lanka. (PTI)