In Cricket, Team India clinched the 3-match Test series against Sri Lanka today by winning the second game at Colombo by an innings and 53 runs. This was India's first innings win in Sri Lanka. The hosts had resumed play this morning at the overnight score of 209 for 2. They provided some resistance till lunch, with Dimuth Karunaratne scoring a ton. Karunaratne made 141 before Ravindra Jadeja wreaked havoc. Jadeja bagged 5 wickets, taking his overall tally in the game to 11. Ravichandran Ashwin and Hardik Pandya took 2 wickets each as Sri Lanka were bundled out for 386, with a day still to play.Yesterday, India after posting a mammoth 622 for 9 declared, had enforced a follow-on on Sri Lanka.Team India had won the first Test at Galle by 304 runs. The third and final Test will be played at Pallekele from the 12th of this month. The Test series will be followed by 5 One day International matches and one Twenty-20 game.
News On AIR | August 6, 2017 4:15 PM
Colombo Test: India beat Sri Lanka for series win