Sangakkara makes 18 in final knock, India sense win


  • Cricket
  • Sunday, 23 Aug 2015

Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara hits a boundary during the fourth day of their second test cricket match against India in Colombo August 23, 2015. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan batting great Kumar Sangakkara made 18 in his final test innings as India dominated fourth day's play in the second test on Sunday to stand eight wickets away from a series-levelling victory.

For the fourth successive innings in the series, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dismissed the 37-year-old left-hander to send groans across the P Sara Oval.

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