Sri Lanka were dismissed for 269 by India in their second innings to lose the second test match at Kanpur by an innings and 144 runs. India played brillantly first by posting such a huge score and then their bowlers forced the Lankan batsmen to commit mistakes and bowled them twice. Following are the important landmark of this match
- India registered their 100th Test match victory.
- India's third biggest win in terms of handing over the opponent an innings defeat.
- Man of the Match: S.Sreesanth
- India 1st innings : 642 all out
- Sri Lanka 1st innings : 229 all out
- Sri Lanka 2nd innings : 269 all out
History of India Test wins:
- 1st Test win - v/s England at Madras 1951-52
- 50th Test win - v/s Srilanka at Lucknow 1993-94
- 100rd Test win- v/s Srilanka at Kanpur 2009-10
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