Chasing a daunting 413 and 72 for 2 overnight, Sri Lanka's hopes were dented straightaway as Umesh Yadav removed captain Angelo Mathews with the first ball of the day Associated Press
Amit Mishra kept things tight with his his loopy leg spin and drift, and bowled Dinesh Chandimal around his legs AFP
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R Ashwin continued to trouble the batsmen with his variations and forced Lahiru Thirimanne to come forward, having him caught at silly point for 11. Sri Lanka were now 106 for 5 AFP
It was not just the spinners, Ishant Sharma chipped in too, with the wicket of Jehan Mubarak, who fell for a golden duck to expose the tail AFP
But the day belonged to Ashwin, who dismissed Dhammika Prasad and Dimuth Karunaratne too, to register his 12th five-for in Tests and wrapped up a massive 278-run win for India AFP
It was not the farewell Kumar Sangakkara would have asked for, but the series was level 1-1 and the Sri Lankan batsman bid goodbye to international cricket Associated Press
