India won the Galle test against Sri Lanka by 304 runs to provide the fourth occasion of India posting a win by 300 plus runs margin.  All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	337 runs	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
2	India	won	321 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
3	India	won	320 runs	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
4	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017

 

India’s 304 runs win against Sri Lanka at Galle is its largest win by runs margin against Sri Lanka. Its previous largest win was the 278 runs win at Col-PSS in Aug 2015. The following table lists the Indian win by 100 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka.

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	India	won	278 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
3	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
4	India	won	235 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
5	India	won	188 runs	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
6	India	won	170 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
7	India	won	117 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015

 

India’s 200 plus runs win against various oppositions are tabulated below. India’s 304 runs win at Galle represent the largest margin of win against Sri Lanka. The previous largest win was Pakistan’s win by 301 runs at Col-PSS in Aug 1994. Thus a team has  to wait  for almost 23 years to post a win by 300 plus runs against Sri Lanka

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	Pakistan	won	301 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994
3	South Africa	won	282 runs	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
4	India	won	278 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
5	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
6	India	won	235 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
7	Pakistan	won	222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	12 Mar 2000
8	South Africa	won	206 runs	v Sri Lanka	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 2016
9	Pakistan	won	204 runs	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	05 Mar 1982

 

India’s win by 304 runs against Sri Lanka at Galle represent its largest margin of win on away soil. Previous largest win was the 279 runs win against England at Leeds in Jun 1996. The following table list the eleven win by 100 plus runs margin on away soil

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	India	won	279 runs	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986
3	India	won	278 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
4	India	won	272 runs	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968
5	India	won	237 runs	v West Indies	Gros Islet	09 Aug 2016
6	India	won	235 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
7	India	won	222 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
8	India	won	170 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
9	India	won	123 runs	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006
10	India	won	117 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015
11	India	won	113 runs	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	17 Jan 2010