India complete historic 3-0 whitewash against Sri Lanka after Kandy Test win

Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin 2R celebrates with his teammates after he dismissed Sri Lankan cricketer Dimuth Karunaratne during the third day of the third and final Test match between Sri Lanka and India at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele on August 14 2017India thrashed Sri Lanka by an innings and 171 runs on the third day of the third and final Test match to sweep the series 30 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium here on MondayChasing the first innings deficit of 352 runs after being asked to follow on Sri Lanka were bowled out for 181 in their second innings India had posted a total of 487 runs before dismissing the hosts for 135 in the first inningsFor India offspinner Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed four wickets and pacer Mohammad Shami threeIndia had won the first match of the series by 304 runs and then thrashed the hosts by an innings and 53 runs in the second TestAlso ReadHardik Pandyas father Himanshu Didnt expect a ton from him so earlyThis is the first time that India have whitewashed Sri Lanka in a Test series in their own countryMiddleorder batsmen Dinesh Chandimal Angelo Mathews and Niroshan Dickwella staged a desperate battle to prolong Sri Lankas struggle in the second inningsComing together after the entire Sri Lankan top order had returned to the pavilion Dinesh Chandimal and Angelo Mathews added 65 runs between them in 274 oversChandimal scored 36 runs off 89 balls with four hits to the fence Mathews scored 35 off 96 deliveries with two boundaries and a six studding his inningsDickwella later scored 41 runs off 52 balls even as the Sri Lankan resistance crumbledResuming at the overnight score of 191 in their second outing Sri Lanka were off to a horrible start losing three wickets within the first hour of play The hosts were reduced to 394 before Chandimal and Mathews started their fight backThis is the first ever instance that the entire Sri Lankan top order has been dismissed within 50 runs in both innings of a Test match against IndiaThe hosts suffered their first jolt in the third over of the day when overnight batsman Dimuth Karunaratne was outfoxed by the extra bounce of an Ashwin delivery The ball brushed the batsmans gloves before being caught by Ajinkya Rahane in the slipsMalinda Pushpakumara patiently battled 32 deliveries for his one run before being caught behind off Shamis bowling The righthander was repeatedly beaten outside the offstump by Shami but managed to survive somehowHis luck finally ran out when he came on the front foot to a fuller length delivery on the offstump line only to see the ball knick the outside edge of the bat on its way to the gloves of Indian wicketkeeper Wriddhiman SahaShami then sent back Kusal Mendis in his next over to put the Sri Lankans in deep troubleKuldeep Yadav got the next breakthrough for India when he broke the partnership of Chandimal and Mathews around half an hour after lunch Chandimal was surprised by an extra bit of bounce as the ball clipped the inside edge before being caught by Cheteshwar Pujara at forward short legThis was Kuldeeps first wicket in the second innings of a Test matchMathews followed a couple of overs later after being trapped leg before by Ashwin That started the downfall for Sri Lanka as none of their tailenders could manage to reach doublefiguresAlso View PhotosThe Ex Effect 12 cricketers and their failed affairs with actresses