India thump Sri Lanka for 100th Test win

SPORT SL

Amlan Chakraborty
Kanpur, Nov 27 (PTI) A dominant India took one-and-half
sessions to complete the formalities and spank Sri Lanka by an
innings and 144 runs in the second cricket Test to take a 1-0
lead in the three-match series here Friday.
This turned out to be India's 100th Test victory in their
432nd outing.
The visitors began 57 for four and did their best to
delay the inevitable before the Indians polished off the
remnants of the Lankan resistance to complete a facile win
with more than four sessions to spare.
Sri Lankans, who managed 229 in the first innings, did
slightly better in their second essay, folding for 269.
India thus became the sixth nation to win 100 Test
matches, following Australia (332), England (310), West Indies
(152), South Africa (120) and Pakistan (102).
This was also India's biggest victory margin against the
Lankans, in terms of innings. The previous mark was their
thrashing of the islanders by an innings and 119 runs in the
1994 Lucknow Test.
With six wickets separating the Lankans from a defeat and
two full days at India's disposal, the islanders' capitulation
was just a matter of time and the four wickets they lost in
the morning session only hastened their end. MORE PTI AY
DDC


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