India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Day 3: All-round hosts clinch massive 238 runs victory to clean sweep series 

All-round India continued their fine run across formats under new captain Rohit Sharma as they bundled out Sri Lanka to 208 runs in the second innings on Day 3 of the second Test to clinch a massive victory by 238 runs. The victory also helped the hosts register a 2-0 whitewash over Sri Lanka. Resuming the day at 28/1, trailing by 419 runs, Dimuth Karunaratne (107) and Kusal Mendis (57) showed resilience in the early hours to forge a 97-run stand for the latter was sent back by veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. 

Dimuth Karunaratne wages a lone battle for Sri Lanka 

Karunaratne, however, led from the front and played a captain’s knock in his stay of 175 deliveries. His innings was laced with a spectacular 15 boundaries as even former India captain Virat Kohli applauded him on reaching a fantastic century under testing conditions. 

The Sri Lankan captain, however, failed to get support from the other end — Angelo Mathews (1), Dhananjaya de Silva (4), Niroshan Dickwella (12), Charith Asalanka (5) — failed to show fighting spirit against a formidable India bowling line-up and fell like a pack of card. 

Following his dismissal, lower-order batters Lasith Embuldeniya (2), Suranga Lakmal (1), Vishwa Fernando (2) and Praveen Jayawickrama (0), also did not contribute much to the team’s tally. 

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Ravichandran Ashwin shines with the ball

Veteran spinner Ashwin displayed his prowess with the ball as he was the wreaker-in-chief for India in the second innings, returning figures of 4/55, by running through the Sri Lankan top and lower-order. 

Pace-ace Jasprit Bumrah, meanwhile, scalped a three-wicket haul while spinner Axar Patel picked up two wickets and Ravindra Jadeja got added one to his tally. 

India’s next assignment is scheduled for June 9, when they will host South Africa, in the first of five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.