Watch: How India thumped Sri Lanka to clinch historic series win

India defeated Sri Lanka by 117 runs to seal the series win

Update: 2015-09-01 13:07 GMT
Virat Kohli-led Team India overcame Sri Lanka in the third and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Tuesday and clinched Test series 2-1. (Photo: AP)

Colombo: Virat Kohli-led Team India overcame Sri Lanka in the third and final Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Tuesday and clinched Test series 2-1.

India had last won a Test series in Sri Lanka under Mohammed Azharuddin's captaincy with a 1-0 verdict in 1993.

Here’s how bowlers powered the side to a historic Test series win in Island nation. 

WICKET! Ishant Sharma removed opener Upul Tharanga for a duck with just one run on the board, caught behind by Naman Ojha.

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WICKET! Umesh Yadav had Dimuth Karunaratne caught behind also without scoring, leaving Sri Lanka 2-2.

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WICKET| Dinesh Chandimal made 18 before being caught in the slip by Indian captain Virat Kohli off Sharma with the total on 21.

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WICKET! Sri Lanka added seven runs to their overnight score when they lost opener Kaushal Silva for 27, caught at mid-wicket by Cheteshwar Pujara attempting to hook Umesh Yadav.

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WICKET! Left-hander Lahiru Thirimanne made 12 when an alert Lokesh Rahul at silly point pounced on the ball and held it on second attempt as a delivery from Ravichandran Ashwin found an outside edge.

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WICKET! Kusal Perera fell shortly before tea, playing a reverse sweep off Ravichandran Ashwin straight to Rohit Sharma at point.

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WICKET! Ishant Sharma dismissed Angelo Mathews after a 328-minute vigil, facing 240 deliveries and hitting 13 boundaries.

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WICKET! Ravichandran Ashwin then cut short Rangana Herath’s stay in the middle by trapping him before the wickets.

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WICKET! Sri Lankan pacer Dhammika Prasad was next to go after Stuart Binny took a skyer.

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WICKET! India clinched the historic Test series win over Sri Lanka after Amit Mishra got Nuwan Pradeep out LBW.

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