India completed a comprehensive series whitewash over Sri Lanka as they
thumped the hosts by an innings and 171 runs in the third and final
Test, which ended in under three days.
Ravichandran Ashwin was the destroyer-in-chief in the second innings, picking up four wickets, while the pace duo of Mohammed Shami (3 wickets) and Umesh Yadav (2 wickets) did their bit to bring the curtains down on Sri Lanka's misery early.
Sri Lanka resumed on the overnight score
of 19/1 in their second innings, after being bowled out for 135 in their
first innings with chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav picking up four
wickets in his first outing of the series.
Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal (36), Angelo Mathews (35) and Niroshan Dickwella (41) tried their best to delay the inevitable but it was not to be as the Lankans were bowled out for 181 in the second innings.
The hosts' poor application with the bat was on show yet again as the the likes of Ashwin, Shami, Umesh and Kuldeep picked up wickets at regular intervals.
India put up a colossal 487 runs on the board while batting first with Shikhar Dhawan (119) and Hardik Pandya (108) slamming tons to help the visitors notch up another big first innings total. KL Rahul was unlucky to be dismissed for 85 in the first innings, a world record equalling seventh consecutive Test half-century.
Pandya was impressive down the order as he changed gears with great ease to bring up his maiden Test century and giving India hopes of finding yet another seam bowling all-rounder.
"The regulars have performed, but the biggest positive would be Hardik's inclusion and the way he shaped up in these three Test matches. The kind of confidence he showed the with the ball and the maturity with the bat, it really gives us a lot of boost and the balance," said Kohli post the commanding win.
Kohli also promised that his side will continue to play ruthless cricket.
"We are a young side, we look forward to play Test cricket, we look forward to play every single Test match with the same kind of excitement and that is the only way you can be ruthless," said the skipper.
"We like to be prepared before hand and be proactive rather than being reactive. We have age on our side and we have an opportunity to play together for five, six years for the country," he added.
Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan was India's top scorer in the series with 358 runs with two centuries under his belt. Cheteshwar Pujara with 309 runs was India's second highest run-getter. Ravichandran Ashwin was India's highest wicket taker in the series with 17 wickets from 3 matches, Ravindra Jadeja, who missed out on the final Test due to a ban, finished second with 13 wickets from two matches.
India, who are the top Test playing nation, won their 8th Test series on the trot under the leadership of Virat Kohli.
Shikhar Dhawan was adjudged the Man of the Series while Hardik Pandya was awarded the Man of the Match award.
Scorecard
India 487
Sri Lanka 135 and 181
Match Result - India won by an innings and 171 Runs
MOM - Hardik Pandya(India)
Player of the Series - Shikhar Dhawan(India)
India is now the team to win the most number of Test matches in Sri Lanka. They have nine such victories to their name.
Adding to it, this was Team India's fifth consecutive Test victory over the Sri Lankan side, and all came under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.
And for the skipper, this was his 19th Test win which makes him second on the list of most wins by a captain after his first 29 Tests.
Also, Virat Kohli has now surpassed his predecessor MS Dhoni to become the second captain with most overseas Test wins as a skipper.
Virat Kohli now has seven overseas victories in total, standing second on the list among Indian skippers.
Two matches in Sri Lanka when they had finished 2-1 in 2015, two more in West Indies in 2016 and finally, all the three matches in Sri Lanka, in this series.
Virat Kohli has now breezed past his predecessor MS Dhoni who had record of six such wins.
Leading the chart, is, however, Sourav Ganguly with 11 victories.
Ravichandran Ashwin Now Most Successful Visiting Bowler In Tests in Sri Lanka
It was yet another successful series for the world's top spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin, as his 17 scalps helped India complete their first ever clean sweep over Sri Lanka in a Test series away from home.
Ashwin, who picked up 6 wickets in the
third and final Test at Pallekele, now has a total of 38 wickets on Sri
Lankan soil in cricket's longest format, which puts him on top of the
list of most successful visiting bowlers in Test cricket in Sri Lanka.
Ashwin is now at the top spot alongside Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, the duo are are one wicket ahead of Australian legend Shane Warne, who had picked up 37 wickets on the Emerald islands with his leg spinners.
Pakistan's Wasim Akram, Kiwi left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori and India leg spinner Anil Kumble are on the third spot with 30 wicket apiece to their names.
Ravichandran Ashwin was the destroyer-in-chief in the second innings, picking up four wickets, while the pace duo of Mohammed Shami (3 wickets) and Umesh Yadav (2 wickets) did their bit to bring the curtains down on Sri Lanka's misery early.
Sri Lankan captain Dinesh Chandimal (36), Angelo Mathews (35) and Niroshan Dickwella (41) tried their best to delay the inevitable but it was not to be as the Lankans were bowled out for 181 in the second innings.
The hosts' poor application with the bat was on show yet again as the the likes of Ashwin, Shami, Umesh and Kuldeep picked up wickets at regular intervals.
India put up a colossal 487 runs on the board while batting first with Shikhar Dhawan (119) and Hardik Pandya (108) slamming tons to help the visitors notch up another big first innings total. KL Rahul was unlucky to be dismissed for 85 in the first innings, a world record equalling seventh consecutive Test half-century.
Pandya was impressive down the order as he changed gears with great ease to bring up his maiden Test century and giving India hopes of finding yet another seam bowling all-rounder.
"The regulars have performed, but the biggest positive would be Hardik's inclusion and the way he shaped up in these three Test matches. The kind of confidence he showed the with the ball and the maturity with the bat, it really gives us a lot of boost and the balance," said Kohli post the commanding win.
Kohli also promised that his side will continue to play ruthless cricket.
"We are a young side, we look forward to play Test cricket, we look forward to play every single Test match with the same kind of excitement and that is the only way you can be ruthless," said the skipper.
"We like to be prepared before hand and be proactive rather than being reactive. We have age on our side and we have an opportunity to play together for five, six years for the country," he added.
Opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan was India's top scorer in the series with 358 runs with two centuries under his belt. Cheteshwar Pujara with 309 runs was India's second highest run-getter. Ravichandran Ashwin was India's highest wicket taker in the series with 17 wickets from 3 matches, Ravindra Jadeja, who missed out on the final Test due to a ban, finished second with 13 wickets from two matches.
India, who are the top Test playing nation, won their 8th Test series on the trot under the leadership of Virat Kohli.
Shikhar Dhawan was adjudged the Man of the Series while Hardik Pandya was awarded the Man of the Match award.
Scorecard
India 487
Sri Lanka 135 and 181
Match Result - India won by an innings and 171 Runs
MOM - Hardik Pandya(India)
Player of the Series - Shikhar Dhawan(India)
India is now the team to win the most number of Test matches in Sri Lanka. They have nine such victories to their name.
Adding to it, this was Team India's fifth consecutive Test victory over the Sri Lankan side, and all came under the captaincy of Virat Kohli.
And for the skipper, this was his 19th Test win which makes him second on the list of most wins by a captain after his first 29 Tests.
Also, Virat Kohli has now surpassed his predecessor MS Dhoni to become the second captain with most overseas Test wins as a skipper.
Virat Kohli now has seven overseas victories in total, standing second on the list among Indian skippers.
Two matches in Sri Lanka when they had finished 2-1 in 2015, two more in West Indies in 2016 and finally, all the three matches in Sri Lanka, in this series.
Virat Kohli has now breezed past his predecessor MS Dhoni who had record of six such wins.
Leading the chart, is, however, Sourav Ganguly with 11 victories.
Ravichandran Ashwin Now Most Successful Visiting Bowler In Tests in Sri Lanka
It was yet another successful series for the world's top spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin, as his 17 scalps helped India complete their first ever clean sweep over Sri Lanka in a Test series away from home.
Ashwin is now at the top spot alongside Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal, the duo are are one wicket ahead of Australian legend Shane Warne, who had picked up 37 wickets on the Emerald islands with his leg spinners.
Pakistan's Wasim Akram, Kiwi left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori and India leg spinner Anil Kumble are on the third spot with 30 wicket apiece to their names.
Hardik Pandya Sets New Record, Slams 26 Runs in an Over
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya has set a new milestone in the longest
format of the game after he slammed 26 runs off Pushpakumara's one over
during the second day of the third Test in Pallekele on Sunday.
Enroute his maiden Test century, Pandya
showed his hitting prowess once again as he toyed with the Sri Lankan
bowlers and hit boundaries at will. But he was particularly destructive
against spinner Pushpakumara, off whose bowling he slammed 26 runs to
set a new record.
At the start of the 116th over of the innings, India's score read 430/9 but after the six balls were bowled, Pandya had taken the visitors' total to 456/9. 4,4,6,6,6,0 — this is how Pandya bludgeoned runs in this particular over.
The right-hander started the over with two boundaries on the first two deliveries. And then, he slammed three successive sixes off the next three balls as each of them went straight over the bowler's head. By doing so, he set a new record of most number of runs scored by an Indian in one over in Tests.
The Indian list is as follows -
Hardik Pandya - 26 runs
Sandeep Patil - 24 runs
Kapil Dev - 24 runs
However, he fell short of the world record by just three runs as the overall list is all follows -
Brian Lara - 28 runs
Trevor Bailey - 28 runs
Shahid Afridi - 27 runs
At the start of the 116th over of the innings, India's score read 430/9 but after the six balls were bowled, Pandya had taken the visitors' total to 456/9. 4,4,6,6,6,0 — this is how Pandya bludgeoned runs in this particular over.
The right-hander started the over with two boundaries on the first two deliveries. And then, he slammed three successive sixes off the next three balls as each of them went straight over the bowler's head. By doing so, he set a new record of most number of runs scored by an Indian in one over in Tests.
The Indian list is as follows -
Hardik Pandya - 26 runs
Sandeep Patil - 24 runs
Kapil Dev - 24 runs
However, he fell short of the world record by just three runs as the overall list is all follows -
Brian Lara - 28 runs
Trevor Bailey - 28 runs
Shahid Afridi - 27 runs
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