India Vs Sri Lanka: Here are the statistical highlights from Galle Test

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Galle, July 29: Dominant India crushed a listless Sri Lanka by whopping 304 runs in the first Test to take 1-0 lead in the three match series here on Saturday (July 29).

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India recorded their biggest overseas victory in terms of margin of runs and made this win a memorable one. India lost their previous game they played at Galle in 2015.

Team India's newly-appointed coach Ravi Shastri began his campaign with a win. He was the Team Director in 2015 when the team lost the Galle Test.

Chasing a daunting total of 550 runs in the fourth innings, the hosts were bundled out for 245 as Dimuth Karunaratne's valiant 97-run knock went in vain. This is Sri Lanka's biggest defeat in terms of run margin.

The spin twins of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja claimed three wickets each as the visitors registered a thumping win over Sri Lanka afer skipper Virat Kohli's century ensured they post a mammoth total on the board.

They were supported aptly by pacers Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav who gave early jolts to the hosts when they came out to chase.

Here are the key highlights from the match:

# This was India's biggest overseas win (in terms of runs) surpassing 279 run-victory against England at Leeds in 1986.

# This was Sri Lanka's biggest defeat (in terms of runs), surpassing their 301-run loss against Pakistan in 1994.

# Third win for Virat Kohli in Sri Lanka, the joint-most for any visiting captain. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting also won three Tests when Australia whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in 2003-2004.

# India captain Virat Kohli struck his 17th Test hundred and 10th as captain. He equalled the records of former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar (116 Tests) and VVS Laxman (134 Tests), who both have 17 Test hundreds. Kohli reached his milestone in only his 58th Test.

# Virat Kohli (103*) slammed his first Test century in the third innings.

# 550 was the second highest target set by India in a Test after 617 versus New Zealand at Wellington in 2009.

# Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane became the 14th pair to put up 2000-plus runs in Test cricket for India.

# Kohli also became the quickest captain to score 1000 overseas Test runs, reaching the mark in 17 innings. He improved Sachin Tendulkar's record of 19 innings.

# India's win per cent after losing the Galle Test in August 2015 is 75%. India's record after Galle Test 2015 - Played 24, won 18, lost 1, Drawn 5.

# When India make 600+ totals in Tests - Victories 14, Drawn 14.

# Shikhar Dhawan was the top scorer from both the sides with his career best 190 in the first innings.

# Cheteshwar Pujara scored 153 in the first innings.

# Three centurions for India in this game, while no batsman managed to score a ton from Sri Lankan team.

# Dimuth Karunaratne (97) was the top scorer in second innings, Dilruwan Parera (92*) was the top scorer for hosts in the first innings.

# 253-run stand between Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara was the highest in the match.

# Dhawan scored 126 runs between lunch and tea session and became only the third batsman after Don Bradman and Virender Sehwag in the history of Test cricket to score 100-plus runs in a session twice.

# Ravindra Jadeja claimed his best figures in an away Test with his figures 6/138. Jadeja is the No. 1 Test bowler at present.

# R Ashwin clean bowled Karunaratne for 97, this was the first occasion when he dismissed a batsman in 90s.

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