India win Test series vs Sri Lanka 1-0, equal world record

India after wining the three-Test series against Sri Lanka 1-0 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. (BCCI)

Updated on: Dec 06, 2017 5:10 PM IST

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India after wining the three-Test series against Sri Lanka 1-0 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi on Tuesday. (BCCI)

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Needing 7 wickets to win the third Test on Day 5, India started well when Ravindra Jadeja dismissed Angleo Mathews. Replays showed Jadeja had overstepped. (AP)

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Sri Lanka's Dhananjaya De Silva however frustrated the home team with confident stroke-play. (AP)

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Dhananjaya de Silva scored his third Test ton in the match. (PTI)

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Dhananjaya de Silva was involved in a 112 run stand with captain Dinesh Chandimal. (PTI)

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After Chandimal was dismissed and Dhananjaya (above) had to retire hurt with injury, iy looked like India had smelt a chance. (AP)

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Niroshan Dickwella (44), however, had some other plans. (AFP)

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Roshen Silva (74*) combined well with Dickwella and shared a 94* run stand. (AFP)

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Virat Kohli was a left disappointed as none of his bowlers to take a wicket. (AP)

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Both captains settled for draw after the minimum overs were bowled. (AP)

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Virat Kohli was adjudged the Man of the Match. His team equalled the world record of nine consecutive Test series wins. (AP)