2nd ODI: Rohit Sharma double hundred powers India to series-levelling win vs Sri Lanka

Rohit Sharma blasted his way to 208 not out while Yuzvendra Chahal picked up three wickets as India crushed Sri Lanka by 141 runs in the second ODI to level the three-match series.

IndiaToday.in  | Written by Jepher Christopher Nickels
December 13, 2017 | UPDATED 19:24 IST
(BCCI Photo)(BCCI Photo)

Highlights

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    Rohit Sharma hit 208* off 153 balls
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    Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 3/60 from 10 overs
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    The 3rd ODI will be played on Sunday at Vizag

Rohit Sharma struck his third double century to power India to series-levelling victory over Sri Lanka in the second one day international at the PCA stadium in Mohali on Wednesday.

Rohit's majestic 208 not out off 153 balls powered India to a massive 392/4 after Sri Lanka asked the hosts to bat first on a flat pitch.

In reply, Sri Lanka's innings never took off and despite Angelo Mathews' fighting hundred, the visitors only managed 251/8 from their 50 overs and lost the match by 141 runs.

The series decider will be played at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium at Visakhapatnam on December 17.

Earlier, leading the hosts in the absence of rested skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit laid waste to the Sri Lankan bowling with his third double ton, hitting 13 fours and 12 sixes.

It was the seventh time a batsman had scored 200 or more in ODIs with Rohit's 264 against the same opponents in Kolkata in 2014 being the highest individual score in the 50-over format.

The 30-year-old added 115 with fellow opener Shikhar Dhawan, who made 68, to build a solid base for India and then added 213 for the second with fellow Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer, who scored 88 in what was his second ODI.

Rohit then tore into Sri Lanka's bowlers and India scored 147 in their last 10 overs to brighten their hopes of squaring up the series at 1-1.

Sri Lanka, whose captain Thisara Perera won the toss and opted to field, had been hoping for a repeat of the series opener in Dharamsala on Sunday, when India were bundled out for 112 in a seven-wicket defeat.

(With inputs from Reuters)