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A bowling attack led by Jasprit Bumrah helped India thrash Sri Lanka (SL) by 238 runs inside three days at Bangalore’s pink ball Test to sweep the series 2-0 on Monday.
Chasing 447 for victory, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 208 in the second session after skipper Dimuth Karunaratne’s valiant 107, on a pitch that turned from day one.
Fast bowler Bumrah ended Karunaratne’s spell and got one more to take his match tally to eight wickets while spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took four over the day.
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, respectively named man of the match and man of the series, scored 67 and 50 in India’s 303-9 declared on day two.
Their key roles brought an emphatic victory that left the hosts unbeaten in all three of their home day-night Tests.
India also won the opening Test in three days and this win gives new all-format captain Rohit Sharma a winning start to his Test leadership.
“It’s been a good run, (I) enjoyed it personally,” the skipper said after the match. “As a team, there were so many things we wanted to achieve and I think we did.”
Left-handed Karunaratne made a second wicket stand of 97 before Ashwin broke through for the stumping of the captain’s overnight partner Kusal Mendis, who recorded his 12th Test half-century.
