India vs SL: Record-setting Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan power visitors to big win in 1st ODI

Shikhar Dhawan is now the 10th Indian batsman to score more than 6,000 runs in the 50-over format. He achieved the feat in the ongoing first ODI of the three-match series against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

India’s stand-in white-ball captain Shikhar Dhawan brought up 6,000 ODI runs on Sunday (July 18) and in the process guided his side to a comprehensive seven-wicket triumph with 80 balls left. Dhawan scored an unbeaten 86 off 95 balls and put on 48 in six over with debutant Suryakumar Yadav (31 off 20 balls) to cruise past 263-run target in just 36.4 overs to go 1-0 up in the three-match ODI series. Dhawan is now the 10th Indian batsman to score more than 6,000 runs in the 50-over format. He achieved the feat in the ongoing first ODI of the three-match series against Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, Mohammed Azharuddin, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag are the other nine batsmen who have scored more than 6,000 runs in the ODI format. India B. B for Brilliant.#INDvsSL Ruthless win, great to watch. pic.twitter.com/3j1MsVWBxE