adminCOLOMBO. — India overcame a gallant century by Sri Lankan captain Angelo Mathews to win the final Test cricket by 117 runs yesterday and end a 22-year wait for a series win on the island. The hosts, set a victory target of 386, were bowled out for 268 after tea on the fifth day at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo to hand the tourists a 2-1 series win. Sri Lanka were revived by a 135-run stand for the sixth wicket between Mathews and debutant Kusal Perera, but the dismissal of both batsmen on either side of tea sealed their fate.
Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin finished with four for 69 and was named man of the series for taking 21 wickets in the three Tests. — AFP.
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