Sports News | India Complete 2-0 Series Sweep Against Sri Lanka
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. India hammered Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the second and final Test here on Monday to complete a 2-0 series whitewash.
Bengaluru, Mar 14 (PTI) India hammered Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the second and final Test here on Monday to complete a 2-0 series whitewash.
Resuming the third day at 28 for one, Sri Lanka ended their second innings at 208 all out after captain Dimuth Karunaratne scored a fine 107.
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Pacer Jasprit Bumrah (3/23) and spinner R Ashwin (4/55) shared seven wickets among themselves for India.
Sri Lanka had reached 151 for 4 at tea while chasing a mammoth target of 447 runs.
Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis (54) shared 97 runs for the second wicket.
Brief Scores:
India: 252 and 303 for 9 declared.
Sri Lanka: 109 and 208 all out in 59.3 overs (Dimuth Karunaratne 107, Kusal Mendis 54; R Ashwin 4/55, Jasprit Bumrah 3/23).
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