Sri Lanka v India: Virat Kohli's ton helps seal victory
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Virat Kohli hit his 17th Test century in India's second innings
First Test, Galle, day four |
India 600 & 240-3 dec: Kohli 103*, Mukund 81 |
Sri Lanka 291 & 245: Karunaratne 97, Ashwin 3-65 |
India won by 304 runs |
Virat Kohli's century laid the foundations for India's crushing 304-run victory over Sri Lanka on the fourth day of the first Test in Galle.
India, who had a first-innings lead of 309 after centuries from Shikhar Dhawan (190) and Cheteshwar Pujara (153), dominated throughout and Kohli's unbeaten 103 helped set Sri Lanka 550 to win.
With both Asela Gunaratne and Rangana Herath unable to bat because of injury, Sri Lanka subsided to 245 all out - Ravichandran Ashwin taking 3-65.
The second Test begins in Colombo on 3 August, where India will look to wrap up the three-match series.
- Published18 July 2017
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