India carved its 27^th innings victory when it trounced Sri Lanka by an innings and 24 runs to win the third test at Mumbai-BS

No	Team	Result	Inns and	Opp	Ground	Mon	Yr
1	India	won	008 runs	Eng	Chennai	Feb	52
2	India	won	070 runs	Pak	Delhi	Oct	53
3	India	won	027 runs	NZl	Mum-BS	Dec	55
4	India	won	109 runs	NZl	Chennai	Jan	56
5	India	won	002 runs	Aus	Sydney	Jan	78
6	India	won	100 runs	Aus	Mumbai	Nov	79
7	India	won	106 runs	Srl	Nagpur	Dec	86
8	India	won	067 runs	Srl	Cuttack	Jan	87
9	India	won	008 runs	Srl	Chandigarh	Nov	90
10	India	won	022 runs	Eng	Chennai	Feb	93
11	India	won	015 runs	Eng	Mumbai	Feb	93
12	India	won	013 runs	Zim	Delhi	Mar	93
13	India	won	119 runs	Srl	Lucknow	Jan	94
14	India	won	095 runs	Srl	Bangalore	Jan	94
15	India	won	017 runs	Srl	Ahmedabad	Feb	94
16	India	won	219 runs	Aus	Kolkata	Mar	98
17	India	won	101 runs	Zim	Nagpur	Feb	02
18	India	won	046 runs	Eng	Leeds	Aug	02
19	India	won	112 runs	Win	Mumbai	Oct	02
20	India	won	052 runs	Pak	Multan	Mar	04
21	India	won	131 runs	Pak	Rawalpindi	Apr	04
22	India	won	140 runs	Ban	Dhaka	Dec	04
23	India	won	083 runs	Ban	Chittagong	Dec	04
24	India	won	090 runs	Zim	Bulawayo	Sep	05
25	India	won	239 runs	Ban	Mirpur	May	07
26	India	won	144 runs	Srl	Kanpur	Nov	09
27	India	won	024 runs	Srl	Mum-BS	Dec	09

It was India’s eight innings win against Sri Lanka and second in the series. India had won the Kanpur test by an innings and 144 runs. The following list shows India’s eight innings win against Sri Lanka.

No	Team	Result	Inns and	Opp	Ground	Mon	Yr
1	India	Won	106 runs	Srl	Nagpur	Dec	86
2	India	Won	067 runs	Srl	Cuttack	Jan	87
3	India	Won	008 runs	Srl	Chandigarh	Nov	90
4	India	Won	119 runs	Srl	Lucknow	Jan	94
5	India	Won	095 runs	Srl	Bangalore	Jan	94
6	India	Won	017 runs	Srl	Ahmedabad	Feb	94
7	India	Won	144 runs	Srl	Kanpur	Nov	09
8	India	Won	024 runs	Srl	Mum-BS	Dec	09

KC Sangakkara’s 137 in the second innings of Sri Lanka in the test match against India at Mumbai {BS} was in a losing cause providing the 70^th occasion of a captain’s hundred going in vain in the annals of test cricket.

KC Sangakkara’s 137 which went in vain provide the fifth occasion of a captain’s hundred going in vain against India. Other captains to witness their hundreds in a losing cause against India are – SR Waugh of Australia, N Hussain of England. MP Vaughan of England and DL Vettori of New Zealand

KC Sangakkara became the third Sri Lankan captain to witness his hundred to go in vain after A Ranatunga and M Jayawardene

Zaheer Khan’s five for 72 provides the 101^st occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings in India’s winning tests. Sreesanth’s 5 for 75 at Kanpur was the 100^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings in India’s winning tests. S Sreesanth’s five wicket haul came in India’s 100^th test win, while Zaheer Khan’s 5 for 72 came in India’s 101^st test win.

Zaheer Khan’s five wicket haul at Mumbai-BS represents the 14^th occasion of an Indian bowler has captured five wickets in an innings when India has registered a win against Sri Lanka

Zaheer Khan’s five for 72 in this test represent the 269^th occasion of an Indian bolwer capturing five or more wickets in a test innings. It also represents the eight five wicket haul of Zaheer Khan’s test career and first against Sri Lanka

No	W	R	Inns	Opp	Ground	Mon	Yr
1	5	53	2	NZl	Wellington	Dec	02
2	5	29	2	NZl	Hamilton	Dec	02
3	5	95	1	Aus	Brisbane	Dec	03
4	5	34	2	Ban	Mirpur	May	07
5	5	75	3	Eng	Nottingham	Jul	08
6	5	91	1	Aus	Bangalore	Oct	08
7	5	65	2	NZl	Wellington	Apr	09
8	5	72	3	Srl	Mum-BS	Dec	09

Zaheer Khan’s five for 72 in this test represent the 18^th occasion of an Indian bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Sri Lanka.