Sri Lanka force draw in Delhi, India win series 1-0

ByReuters

Published 06/12/2017 at 10:36 GMT

NEW DELHI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - India won the three-test series against Sri Lanka 1-0 after the final test between the neighbours ended in a draw at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium on Wednesday.

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Chasing 410 to level the series, Sri Lanka finished on 299-5 to secure their second draw of the series.

Dhananjaya de Silva topscored for the tourists with a defiant 119 before retiring hurt while Ravindra Jadeja (3-81) was the pick of the Indian bowlers.

India's ninth consecutive test series triumph puts them in an elite club which also includes England and Australia.

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The teams will now face off in a three-match one-day series beginning in Dharamsala on Sunday. (Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)

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