OTD: India confirmed their first Test series victory in Sri Lanka since 1993

It was a statement from an emerging team in India, which was set to rule the Test cricket format under skipper Virat Kohli. On September 1, 2015, India won a Test series on the soil in Sri Lanka, against the home team. Since 1993, it was India's first Test series win in the country.

With the help of Cheteshwar Pujara's first-innings century, the Men in Blue got enough fuel to drive to the destiny. Batting first in Colombo, India scored 312 runs, with Pujara 145 not out against 289 deliveries. From India's batting part in the first innings, it was mostly a solo show from Pujara, who came to open the innings with KL Rahul. It was the 'Test Specialist' who remained strong on one side of the wicket, and on the other end, a series of falling wickets.

Surprisingly, when they were in front of a batting disaster, Amit Mishra again proved his batting abilities by scoring 59 off 87.Pujara and Mishra stitched a 104-run partnership to carry the team to a competitive total of 312. Ishant Sharma led the bowling department to help India to secure a significant lead, as the host lost all of their scalps in 201 runs. Sharma claimed 5 wickets. In the second innings, the middle order of the visiting side performed as a unit and offered Sri Lanka 386 as the target to win the match.

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Win for the 'Unit'

This time on a dry surface, Ravichandran Ashwin took 4 wickets, Ishant got 3, and Umesh Yadav got a brace. Then the skipper of Sri Lanka, Angelo Mathews, fought against the in-form Indian bowling line-up and scored 110 runs off 240 balls. Kusal Perera came up with a 70-run innings.

In front of India's team game, Sri Lanka's individual brilliance was not enough to stand. The home team was bowled out for 268 runs in the second innings, and India won the match by 117 runs.