CRICKET : India secured a crushing innings and 144-run victory over Sri Lanka with four sessions to spare in the second Test at Kanpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.
India secured a crushing innings and 144-run victory over Sri Lanka with four sessions to spare in the second Test at Kanpur to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series.
Following on, Sri Lanka, who were bowled out for 229 in their first innings in reply to India’s total of 642, were skittled for 269, handing the home side their biggest triumph over Sri Lanka.
India’s previous best margin of victory was by an innings and 119 runs, achieved in 1994.
