SL VS IND - Only T20I, India tour of Sri Lanka, 2017

What a humbling this has been for Sri Lanka. Never before has a home team lost all matches in a tour where all three formats are involved. As flattering as this might be, India will only know the extent of their growth when they sail for rougher shores. Until then, they can bask in the glory of what has been a thoroughly impressive performance. That's it from all of us here. Until we meet again, it's goodbye!

Stats wrap by Deepu
*** India became the first visiting team to whitewash a home side 9-0 in a tour involving all three formats.
*** Virat Kohli (1016) became the second player to score 1000+ runs in chases in T20Is after Brendon McCullum (1006).
*** Kohli's 82 is the highest for an Indian skipper in T20Is eclipsing the unbeaten 72 by Suresh Raina against Zimbabwe in Harare in 2010.

Kohli lifts the trophy and takes it to his team. Relaxed celebrations, nothing over the top. As they gather in front of 'Champions' sign, Kuldeep and Chahal are given the trophy and they're right in centre of the photograph. So that's India's tour of Sri Lanka done and dusted.

Kohli: Very special, hasn't been done before (talking of the clean-sweep). Credit to all the hard work the boys have put in. Evidence of the fact how hungry the players are in Indian cricket, and how the bench strength is coming along so beautifully. Very, very happy as a captain. I look to back my strengths in T20 cricket, look to play good cricketing shots. It's something I've practiced very hard to mould my game to all formats, because I want to play all games for India. When you're two-down chasing 171, we knew it won't be easy. One good partnership will get us through. Manish was outstanding as well today. That partnership was very crucial. He stayed till the end and finished it off, credit to him.

Virat Kohli is Man of the Match. He is Man of the Series too. Makes sense

Tharanga: No we were 15-20 runs short. Munaweera batted really well. In the 10-14th overs we lost momentum. Ashan and Isuru finished well. The way Virat batted was outstanding. He was a good example for everyone. That's the difference between the two teams. Good sign for us that we fielded well.

Shorter the format, more competitive the matches. That seemed to be the case at the halfway stage when Sri Lanka posted 170. While it wasn't anything extraordinary, it was a better show with the bat than they managed in the ODIs. But when Kohli is in such form, a successful run-chase is almost a certainty. After Rohit and Rahul fell relatively early, the Indian captain took charge and looked in full flow right from the get-go. He allowed Pandey the time to settle in, and when he did, the partnership blossomed and it rapidly took the game away from the hosts. Kohli ended up with a brilliant fifty in his 50th T20I, and in the process, he even went past McCullum as the highest run-scorer in T20I run-chases. So it's an emphatic clean-sweep for India: 3-0 in the Tests, 5-0 in the ODIs and now a win in the one-off T20I.

That's it. India have completed a historic away "Tourwash" A proper washing as well. The best washing machine companies in the world would be proud of this effort. They arrived on these shores and have swept the opposition aside without breaking a sweat. As comprehensive a thrashing as one can see in all formats. At times it looked there was just one side playing out there. More about the match summary as my colleague Sagar Chawla is ready and chomping at the bit to finish the presentation which will happen soon. Do stay tuned...

Thisara Perera to M Pandey, FOUR, yes he can! What a way to end the game and the series. Sri Lanka have been "Indiawashed." One has to feel sorry for Tharanga. He cuts a forlon figure but Kohli is happy, he is out on the field hugging his players. This is how the winning hit came: Full outside off, with mid-off up, Pandey launched it over the fielder's head and with that blow, Pandey gets to his maiden T20I fifty and India win the lone T20 international

Can Pandey get to a fifty and in the process help India win?

Thisara Perera to Dhoni, 1 run, low full-toss down leg, clipped to fine leg. Scores level!

Thisara Perera [1.0-0-15-0] is back into the attack

Chandu: The previous dot ball is at 6.6. So it's after 35 deliveries we have seen a dot ball at 12.6 which shows how good these players are in rotating the strike.

Udana to M Pandey, 2 runs, Pandey tucks this length delivery to deep mid-wicket, knows he has hit it at the right pace, hares back for the second

India just a hit away now

Udana to M Pandey, FOUR, too easy. Short ball as the slower delivery sat up to be hit. Pandey waited and wait and pummelled it wide of the diving extra cover fielder, who dived but the pace on it beat him. No chance for the sweeper as well

Udana to M Pandey, 2 runs, full outside off, Pandey square drives to the man in the deep, in the gap and two more

MS Dhoni, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Alok: Never watched Sachin bat in the 90s live... seeing virat makes me feel that 'this must be how' it was back then....

Udana to Kohli, out Caught by Shanaka!! Has he got it all the way? No. Caught on the fence at deep mid-wicket. He is upset that he hasn't finished it off. Goes off cursing himself. Full on the stumps, flicked in the air, but too much height rather than elevation and well held by the deep fielder. One feels it is too late in the day for Sri Lanka. Let's see. Kohli c Shanaka b Udana 82(54) [4s-7 6s-1]

Udana to Kohli, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Udana to Kohli, no run, short and wide outside off, Kohli upper-cuts and misses, looks at the umpire for a wide. Not given