Galle Test: India beats Lanka comfortably by 304 runs on Day 4

After Dhawan and Pujara in the first innings, Kohli slams a ton, his 10th as skipper, in the second

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India's Ravindra Jadeja, third left, celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews with team mates during the fourth day's play of the first test cricket match between India and Sri Lanka in Galle, Sri Lanka.

BS Web Team New Delhi

Last Updated : Jul 29 2017 | 5:58 PM IST

India on Saturday comfortably defeated Sri Lanka by 304 runs in the first match of the ongoing cricket series. The Virat Kohli-led team bundled Lankans out for only 245 runs in their chase of 550 in the second innings on the fourth day at Galle.

For India, spinner duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja scalped three wickets each to help India take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

After opener Shikhar Dhawan and middle-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara slammed their centuries in the first innings, skipper Kohli joined the bandwagon in the second to score an unbeaten 103 off 136