Hyderabad: India’s stand-in skipper Virat Kohli today credited his bowlers for the series clinching six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third ODI, and said the home team’s bowling unit dished out a “brilliant performance” to restrict the visitors to 242 here.
If the bowlers, led by Umesh Yadav (4-53) and Axar Patel (3-40), set up the win by restricting the visitors to 242.
“That was a brilliant performance, especially with the ball, given we were one bowler short. We had to string in six overs from part-timers to restrict them (Sri Lanka) to 242. It was a fantastic (performance),” Kohli said after the match. (PTI)