India’s five biggest victories away from home (by runs)

#3 278 runs, vs Sri Lanka, P Sara Oval (2015)

This was Virat Kohli’s first win as Test captain.

KL Rahul, playing in only his fourth Test, got to his second Test century to help India stack up 393 runs in the first innings. The Sri Lankan skipper, Angelo Mathews, gave a resounding reply with his sixth Test ton, but India still managed to eke out an 87 run lead.

Ajinkya Rahane, with his fourth Test hundred, and in the company of Murali Vijay, helped the visitors declare the innings on 325 to give the hosts a target of 413.

Ravichandran Ashwin then spun a web around the Sri Lankan batsmen and was well assisted by his spin partner, Amit Mishra, as the last eight wickets fell for 62 runs to give Virat Kohli his first win as Indian captain. India won the series 2-1.

This was also Kumar Sangakkara’s last Test.