Led by Dunith Wellalage's five-wicket haul, Sri Lanka produced a memorable performance to beat India 2-0 in the ODI series.
Sri Lanka produced another dominant performance with the ball to beat India comprehensively in the third and final ODI to complete a 2-0 series win, their first over India since 1997.
After 27 years of not beating India in an ODI series, the hosts produced some extraordinary cricket to prevent the visitors from winning a single game.
The first match ended in a tie after a strong comeback from India, but there were no such let-ups in the following games as Sri Lanka's spinners took 27 out of the 30 India wickets to fall in the series.
Avishka Fernando had led Sri Lanka's charge early on with a 102-ball 96 and Kusal Mendis continued the good work through till the end overs with a half-century.
The hosts set the biggest target in the series thus far as the batters did their part of the job to perfection.
India's batting, which had collapsed from 75/0 to 132/5 (in the first ODI) and 97/0 to 147/6, continued to struggle against spin. They were reduced to 63/3 in the first 10 overs before Wellalage removed Virat Kohli, Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer in quick succession to make it 82/6.
With 27 wickets in the series, the Sri Lankan spinners posed the biggest threat for India. This is the most number of wickets India have lost to spinners in a bilateral ODI series. The previous highest was the 19 they had lost to Pakistan back in 1996.
This is also the most wickets Sri Lankan spinners have taken in a bilateral ODI series of no more than three games.
In fact, the 43 wickets that fell to spin in this series are the most in a bilateral series of three matches or fewer.
Jeffrey Vandersay, Wellalage and Charith Asalanka led the show with the ball for Sri Lanka, topping the wickets chart. Vandersay produced the best figures in the series with a six-wicket haul in the second ODI.
Wellalage, who was a star at the ICC Men's U19 Cricket World Cup 2022, shone brightly with a five-wicket haul on Wednesday in the third and final game.
Despite the absence of their star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga in the final two matches, Sri Lanka were at their best through the middle overs, choking the run-flow and picking up regular wickets.
