India vs Sri Lanka 2017: Reminiscing all ODI encounters at Visakhapatnam
Two matches, two vastly contrasting results, two teams, two very inconsistent performances, and the stage is set perfectly for a befitting finale in Visakhapatnam on Sunday, December 17.
Sri Lanka will not be too pleased with the venue as India have dominated proceedings in Vizag, where they have won five out of the six completed matches.
Here, in this slider, we reminisce about all the six encounters which have taken place at the Dr. Y.S. RAJASEKHARA REDDY ACA-VDCA CRICKET STADIUM, VISAKHAPATNAM.
India vs Pakistan, April 5, 2005
Watch: MS Dhoni's brutal 148
The match when the world awoke to the phenomenon of a certain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Indian captain Sourav Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat first on a belter of a track. However, the hosts did not get off to a bright start as Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed for a mere two runs.
However, a surprising promotion followed and in walked a young, promising, but under pressure MS Dhoni at number three. He started with caution but once he got in, there was no looking back. He plundered the Pakistan bowling attack and smashed his maiden ODI century to not only put a halt to a string of low scores but also help India get to a total of 356.
Pakistan did put in a fight, but the total was a bridge too far for them as they folded for 298 runs and India won the match by 58 runs.
Dhoni was the Man of the Match!