India’s Mohammed Siraj celebrates a dismissal during the 3rd ODI match against Sri Lanka at Greenfield International Stadium, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, on January 15, 2023. (ANI Photo)
India on Sunday (15) scripted a massive record in one-day international (ODI) cricket when they thumped Sri Lanka by 317 runs in the third match of a three-game series in Thiruvananthapuram in the southern state of Kerala.
Batting first after the home team captain, Rohit Sharma, won the toss and elected to bat, the hosts plundered runs to post a mammoth 390 for 5 in 50 overs, thanks to 166 from former captain Virat Kohli and 116 from opener Shubman Gill. The islanders, who had already lost the series, never looked in the contest after the break and were bundled out for only 73 runs in 22 overs against a spirited Indian bowling attack.
It is the first time in the history of the 50-over format that a team beat another by more than 300 runs.
The previous biggest win margin was 290 which New Zealand had scripted against Ireland in Aberdeen, Ireland, in 2008.
Here are the top 10 biggest wins by a team in ODIs:
India beat Sri Lanka by 317 runs in Thiruvananthapuram, India, on January 15, 2023
New Zealand beat Ireland by 290 runs in Aberdeen, Ireland, on July 1, 2008
Australia beat Afghanistan by 275 runs in Perth, Australia, on March 4, 2015
South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 272 runs in Benoni, South Africa, on October 22, 2010
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 258 runs in Paarl, South Africa, on January 11, 2012
India beat Bermuda by 257 runs in Port of Spain, West Indies, on March 19, 2007
South Africa beat West Indies by 257 runs in Sydney, Australia, on February 27, 2015
Australia beat Namibia by 256 runs in Potchefstroom, South Africa, on February 27, 2003
India beat Hong Kong by 256 runs in Karachi, Pakistan, on June 25, 2008
Pakistan beat Ireland by 255 runs in Dublin (Malahide), Ireland, on August 18, 2016
