Visakhapatnam: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin weaved his magic with a career-best four-wicket haul as India trounced Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the deciding third and final Twenty20 International to clinch the three-match series 2-1, here today. Ashwin scalped two wickets in the very first over and then retruend with dream figures of 4-1-8-4 as the hosts bundled out Sri Lanka 82, their lowest ever score in T20 cricket.

India's Ravichandran Ashwin (C) celebrates with Hardik Pandya (3R) after the team dismissed Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal during the third T20 international cricket match between India and Sri Lanka at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. AFP Photo