India completed a whitewash in the 5-match ODI series against the hosts Sri Lanka, after beating them in the 5th ODI at Colombo (RPS).
After winning the toss, Sri Lanka decided to bat first and made 238 runs (49.4 overs) before getting all out. In reply, India reached the target in 46.3 overs after losing 4 wickets.
India won the final ODI of the series by 6 wickets and also claimed the 5-match ODI series by 5-0.
Brief Scores: Sri Lanka – 238 in 49.4 overs (Lahiru Thirimanne 67, Angelo Matthews 55, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/42)
India – 239/4 in 46.3 overs (Virat Kohli 110*, Kedar Jadhav 63, Wanindu Hasaranga 1/29)
Result – India won by 6 wickets
Here are some of the statistical highlights of the match:
- MS Dhoni (India/Asia XI) completed his 100th ODI stumpings during this match. Dhoni became the first wicketkeeper to make 100 ODI stumpings. Former wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka/ Asia XI/ ICC World XI) is second in this list with 99 ODI stumpings.
- Sri Lankan batsmen Lahiru Thirimanne and Angelo Matthews put an important 122 runs partnership for the fourth wicket. It is the highest fourth wicket ODI partnership for Sri Lanka against India. The previous record was 121 runs partnership (for the fourth wicket against India) between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara at Colombo (RPS) on 28th July 2012.
- Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar bowled brilliantly in this game as his bowling figure was 9.4-0-42-5. It is the third best ODI bowling figure by an Indian bowler on the Sri Lankan soil. The top three list is given below:
| Name | Bowling figure | Against | Venue | Date |
| Ashish Nehra | 10-1-59-6 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 9th August 2005 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 10-2-27-5 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 27th August 2017 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 9.4-0-42-5 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | 3rd September 2017 |
- Another Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah took total 15 wickets in this 5-match ODI series which is the most no.of wickets taken by a pacer in a 5-match bilateral ODI series. The previous record was 14 wickets which happened only once. Australian pacer Clint McKay had taken 14 wickets in the 5-match ODI series during Pakistan tour of Australia in 2009/10.
- During this 5-match home ODI series, Sri Lanka never scored 250 or more runs in an innings. It is the fourth time when Sri Lanka never scored 250 or more runs in an innings during an ODI bilateral series, where at least 5 matches played. The four series are shown below:
| Series | Year | Matches played | Total runs scored by Sri Lankan team | Highest score for Sri Lanka | Lowest score for Sri Lanka |
| India tour of Sri Lanka | 2017 | 5 | 1114 | 238 | 207 |
| Australia tour of Sri Lanka | 2003/04 | 5 | 1044 | 245 | 178 |
| Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka | 1994 | 5 | 933 | 218 | 160 |
| India tour of Sri Lanka | 2008 | 5 | 932 | 227 | 142 |
- Indian skipper Virat Kohli completed 1,000 ODI runs in this ongoing calendar year (2017). Kohli became the first batsman to achieve this feat in 2017. At the end of the match, Virat Kohli has already scored 1,017 ODI runs in 2017.
On the other hand, it is the 7th time when an Indian skipper complete 1,000 ODI runs in a calendar year. The list is given below:
| Year | Name | Matches | Innings | Runs scored | Average | Highest score | 100s/50s |
| 1997 | Sachin Tendulkar | 39 | 36 | 1011 | 30.63 | 117 | 2/5 |
| 1998 | Mohammad Azharuddin | 37 | 33 | 1268 | 43.72 | 153* | 3/8 |
| 2000 | Sourav Ganguly | 25 | 25 | 1223 | 58.23 | 144 | 5/5 |
| 2002 | Sourav Ganguly | 32 | 30 | 1114 | 38.41 | 117* | 1/9 |
| 2008 | MS Dhoni | 29 | 26 | 1097 | 57.73 | 109* | 1/8 |
| 2009 | MS Dhoni | 29 | 24 | 1198 | 70.47 | 124 | 2/9 |
| 2017 | Virat Kohli | 18 | 18 | 1017 | 92.45 | 131 | 4/6 |
- Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored another brilliant century as he remained unbeaten on 110 runs. It was Kohli’s 30th ODI century which is the joint second most no.of ODI century for any batsman. The top three list is given below:
| Name (Team) | Matches | Innings | No.of Centuries |
| Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 463 | 452 | 49 |
| Virat Kohli (India) | 194 | 186 | 30 |
| Ricky Ponting (Australia/ ICC World XI) | 375 | 365 | 30 |
Also, it was Virat Kohli’s 18 international century as a captain which is the joint most no.of international century by an Asian captain. Former cricketer Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka/Asia XI) had also 18 international centuries as an Asian captain.