Kohli ensures series sweep

SKIPPER Virat Kohli hit a blazing half-century as India completed their tour rout of Sri Lanka, winning the one-off Twenty20 by seven wickets in Colombo yesterday.

Chasing 171 for victory, India rode on a 119-run second-wicket stand between Kohli (82) and Manish Pandey (51 not out) to achieve their target with four balls to spare.

The visitors remained unbeaten in their nine matches against Sri Lanka as they won the Test and one-day series 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.