Dambulla (Sri Lanka), August 23: Sri Lanka might have handed India its biggest ODI defeat in terms of balls remaining yesterday, but captain Kumar Sangakkara feels the islanders’ best victory against the team came way back in the year 2000 in Sharjah.
In the Coca Cola Champions Trophy in October, 2000, India, chasing Sri Lanka’s 300-run target, were bowled out for a meagre 54 to register their lowest ODI score and Sangakkara said it was the most memorable win against the Indians so far in his career.
“The best win against India I guess was in Sharjah, very early in my career. We got 299 and India were 54 all out. So that was a great win and that was a great side,” the wicket-keeper batsman said after Sri Lanka defeated India by eight wickets with 209 balls to spare in a tri-series match last night.
–Agencies