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[caption id="attachment_52259" align="aligncenter" width="580"] India win the final test against Sri Lanka, winning the series by 3-0 Pic Courtesy: XtraTime[/caption] Internet Desk: Day 3 of the third test of Sri Lanka Vs India saw the visitors win the game by an innings and 171 runs and thereby achieving a rare overseas whitewash in a 3 match test series. After suffering follow-on and ending Day 2 on 19-1, the Lankans yet again had another failure of the batting order when they were bundled at 181 runs. India: 474; Sri Lanka 135, 181; India win by an innings and 171 runs. India: Ravichandran Ashwin (68/4), Md. Shami (32/3) Sri Lanka: Niroshan Dickwella (41), Dinesh Chandimal (36) Apart from the three middle order batsmen of Sri Lanka rest of the team scored in single digits, with Niroshan Dickwella being the highest scorer with 41 runs. Chandimal scored 36 while Angelo Mathews scored 35 for their side. India produced yet again a splendid bowling display with ace spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picking 4 wickets. Pacer Md. Shami took three wickets by giving 32 runs while Umesh Yadav took two wickets. India achieved a rare feat with this series victory as they for the first time registered a whitewash in an overseas series in a 3 match tournament. India now has won 4 three match series Whitewashes for India (3 match Tests): 3-0 v Eng, 1993 3-0 v SL, 2013 3-0 v NZ, 2016 3-0 v SL, 2017 (only one away) Hardik Pandya was adjudged the Man of the Match while Shikhar Dhawan was awarded with the Man of the Series.