Ravichandran Ashwin emerged the star performer as India beat Sri Lanka by 278 runs to win the second Test and level the three- match series between the countries in Colombo on Monday. 
The off-spinner, with figures of 5 for 42, and his spin colleague Amit Mishra (3-29) ran through Sri Lanka's batting in the second innings as the hosts, chasing 413 for an improbable victory, collapsed to 134 all out. After two the Tests Ashwin has 17 wickets to his name.
- More numbers from the second Test: Day 1 ' Day 2 ' Day 3 ' Day 4
Rajneesh Gupta presents interesting numbers from Day 5:
22.4
Overs India needed to take the remaining eight Sri Lanka wickets on Day 5 while giving away only 62 runs.
278
Margin of India’s victory -- their second highest in a Test outside India (strictly by runs margin) after the 279-run win over England at Leeds in 1986. There have been 8 wins by innings margin
2
Five-wicket hauls for Ravichandran Ashwin in the series. He is the first Indian to take two five-fors in Sri Lanka.
17
Wickets taken by Ashwin in the series -- most by an Indian in a series in Sri Lanka (with one Test to go!). He surpassed Harbhajan Singh’s tally of 16 wickets in 2008.
29
Balls the spin duo of Ashwin and Amit Mishra took for a wicket in the series on an average. In comparison, the Sri Lankan duo of Rangana Herath and Tharindu Kaushal needed 57 balls for each wicket.
10.42
Ashwin’s bowling average against the left-handers in the series. Against right-handers he has conceded 30.60 runs for each wicket.
3
Times in last four series in Sri Lanka India have gone on to win the second Test after losing the first!
1
The victory was India’s first under Virat Kohli in five Tests.
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