India win by 304 runs

29 July 2017 05:02 pm

India beat Sri Lanka by 304 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series. 

Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets each as India cruised to an easy win at Galle. Set a target of 550, Sri Lanka crumbled for 245 with only Dimuth Karunaratne offering any resistance with a well-made 97. 

Earlier in the day, Virat Kohli slammed his 17th century as India declared at 240/3.