India beat Sri Lanka by 278 runs, level series at 1-1

Colombo: India defeated Sri Lanka by massive 278 runs in the second cricket Test to level the three-match series just after lunch on the fifth and final day here Monday.

Brief Scores:

India: 393 and 325/8 declared

Sri Lanka: 306 and 134 all out in 43.4 overs (Dimuth Karunaratne 46; Ravichandran Ashwin 5/42, Amit Mishra 3/29).