After a dominating Man of the Series performance in the Test series, Shikhar Dhawan continued to torment the Sri Lankans with another gem of an innings in the first ODI at Dambulla. The left-hander hammered an unbeaten 132 to script India's comfortable nine-wicket win.

Slamming 20 fours and three sixes, the left-hander notched up his 11th hundred in just 71 balls - the quickest of his career so far. He surpassed his previous record of 73 balls where he scored a century against West Indies in Kanpur in 2013. He also has a 80-ball hundred against South Africa in the first match of the 2013 Champions Trophy 2013.

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The last time India played Sri Lanka was at The Oval in the 2017 Champions Trophy and Dhawan scored a century in that match as well. Though India lost the game, it was Dhawan's second century against Sri Lanka. In his last five innings against the Island Nation, Dhawan has an exceptional record with three centuries.

Dhawan's record against Sri Lanka has been phenomenal. In the last five innings, he has scores of 94, 113, 79, 91 and 125. With another century on Sunday, he now has three centuries in last six innings against Sri Lanka.

Thanks to his exploits, India is now 1-0 up in the five-match ODI series. Clearly, the Indian fans were blown away by Dhawan's batting prowess as they showered praise on the social media.

Shikhar Dhawan should be booked for molesting Sri Lankan bowlers.#INDvsSL

— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) August 20, 2017

Shikhar Dhawan's unbeaten century & Virat Kohli's calculative knock in the chase gives #TeamIndia one of their biggest wins. ðª#SLvIND pic.twitter.com/tUusMR74Vq

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) August 20, 2017

Shikhar Dhawan..
11th ODI 100
8th 100 in away ODI
6th 100 while chasing
4th 100 at night
3rd v SL
1st in SL
4th in Asia
2nd in 2017#SLvInd

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 20, 2017

She: Surprise me.

Shikhar Dhawan:
Scored 338 runs in Champions trophy.
Scored 2 centuries in test against SL.
Started ODI series with a 100

— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) August 20, 2017

Shikhar Dhawan is the next Virendra Sehwag of Indian cricket team. #ShikharDhawan 1st ODI #INDvSL #TeamIndia #BleedBlue  ððððð pic.twitter.com/CrKpIf9z2E

— Brajesh Kumar Singh (@BrajeshOfficial) August 20, 2017