COLOMBO: Ravindra Jadeja bagged his ninth five-wicket haul in test cricket on Sunday to help India crush Sri Lanka by an innings and 53 runs in the second Test and secure the three-match series 2-0 with still a match to be played.
Batting first, India declared its first innings on 622 for nine and dismissed Sri Lanka for 183 and enforced the follow-on, commanding a 439-run lead.
Sri Lanka performed better in the second innings but could not prevent an innings defeat when they were bowled out for 386.
Jadeja finished with 5-152 and collected seven wickets in the match.
Dimuth Karunaratne (141) and Kusal Mendis (110) scored centuries for Sri Lanka in its second innings.
Batting first, India declared its first innings on 622 for nine and dismissed Sri Lanka for 183 and enforced the follow-on, commanding a 439-run lead.
Sri Lanka performed better in the second innings but could not prevent an innings defeat when they were bowled out for 386.
Jadeja finished with 5-152 and collected seven wickets in the match.
Dimuth Karunaratne (141) and Kusal Mendis (110) scored centuries for Sri Lanka in its second innings.
