Zaheer Khan win was set up with a splendid opening stand of 233 runs between Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag on day one itself. India eventually went on to post a mammoth total of 642. Now this victory came with a few milestones and records along the way. India's 100th test win in all, their first being way back in 1952 against England. India now moves up to the number 1 spot in the world as far as test cricket rankings are concerned. Dhoni keeps his no-loss record as captain intact with this win, which is the 9th in a row without losing a single match yet.
India's biggest victory ever against Sri Lanka in terms of number of runs, the previous best one being a victory by an innings and 119 runs in the 1994.
