Ashwin reaches 300 Test scalps as India seal big win

to score enough runs. On this pitch, playing against India, you need minimum 350 runs.”

Ravindra Jadeja (2-28), Umesh Yadav (2-30) and Ishant Sharma (2-43) all captured two wickets each as Sri Lanka collapsed to 166 all out in their second innings just after lunch on the fourth day.

Capitalising on Virat Kohli’s fifth Test double hundred, India had scored 610-6 declared in their first innings in reply to Sri Lanka’s poor effort of 205.

Trailing by 405 runs on those first innings totals, the visitors resumed on 21-1 and lost seven wickets in the extended morning session.

Chandimal’s resistance finally gave way after lunch when he fell to Yadav then Ashwin bowled Lahiru Garnaga for a duck to claim his 300th test victim and end the match.

The first Test in Kolkata was drawn. The third Test begins in Delhi on Saturday.