India v Sri Lanka: Jasprit Bumrah helps India thrash tourists to secure Test series
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Bumrah took 8-47 over the whole of the second Test
Second Test, Bangalore (day three): |
India 252 (S Iyer 92) & 303-9 dec (S Iyer 67; Jayawickrama 4-78) |
Sri Lanka 109 (Bumrah 5-24) & 208 (D Karunaratne 107, Mendis 54, Ashwin 4-55) |
India won by 238 runs |
India pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah took eight wickets to help his side win the day-night Test against Sri Lanka by 238 runs and wrap up a 2-0 series victory.
The hosts scored 252, with Shreyas Iyer scoring 92, before Bumrah took 5-24 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 109.
India then declared on 303-9 to leave the tourists needing 447 for victory.
Sri Lanka' captain Dimuth Karunaratne scored 107 but his side were bowled out for 208 - with Bumrah taking 3-23 - as they lost within three days.
India had won the opening Test of the two-match series by an innings and 222 runs.
"It's been a good run, [I] enjoyed it personally," said Rohit Sharma, who had been named India captain prior to the series.
"As a team, there were so many things we wanted to achieve and I think we did."
The victory extended India's impressive winning streak at home to 15 Test series.