Series win for India after 22-years on Sri Lankan soil – Ashwin shines with 21 wickets

#INDvsSL #ViratKohli #RavichandranAshwin #cheteshwarpujara It was the sweet smell of success for Virat Kohli and a series win for India at Colombo as they heat the home team to break a 22-year-old jinx on Sri Lankan soil. It was an emphatic 117-run win over the hosts in the third and final cricket Test, thanks to Ravichandran Ashwin who captured a total of 21 wickets in the 3test series.
This has been reported in thehindu.com dated 1 September 2015.

In spite of disturbance due to rains and the failure of some of the batsmen, India succeeded in setting a rather daunting victory target of 386. The contribution of Cheteshwar Pujara with his 145 not out helped the cause.
In reply, Sri Lanka could score only 268 despite Captain Angelo Mathews valiant century. He scored a fighting 110 and shared 135 runs for the sixth wicket with Kusal Perera (70). There appeared a glimmer of hope for Sri Lanka to be able to save the match but, the dismissal of Perera shortly before tea put an end to their hopes.
This was India’s first overseas series victory since June, 2011 against the West Indies and was the first win for India’s new test captain Virat Kohli. India had last won a test series in Sri Lanka in 1993 under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin.
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India won the 2ns test match at Colombo comfortably by 278 runs. Set to score 412 for a win, the home team could not bear the pressure and succumbed to the inevitable. This victory was a special one for Virat Kohli, the captain of India Test team and also for Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara because it was his last match and ended a 15-year illustrious career.
This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 24 August 2015.

For the Indians, batsmen who scored centuries were Lokesh Rahul (1st innings - 108) and Ajinkya Rahane (126 in 2nd innings) while for the Sri Lankans, the only centurion was Angelo Mathews (1st innings – 102).
Bowlers Ravichandra Ashwin (3 for 76 and 6 for 42) and Amit Mishra (3 for 43 and 3 for 29) took 5 wickets each – and Sri Lanka folded up at 134 in 2nd innings giving India a fantastic win of 278 runs. There were clouds in the sky but, in the final tally, the rain gods did not pose any problem and the game ended as expected.
This win keeps alive India's hopes of carving a win in Sri Lanka after 23 years - the last time India won a Test series in Sri Lanka was in 1993 and, there are possibilities that the new look India team will win the series.
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