11 Sep 1985. The minnows of the cricketing world, Sri Lanka, pulled off their first ever Test win by beating India comprehensively at Colombo. Arunabha Sengupta relives the match that marked the coming of age of Sri Lankan cricket.
Read MoreDilip Vengsarkar scores career-best 166 on the most treacherous of tracks
On a treacherous track at Cuttack, Dilip Vengsarkar batted with phenomenal ease as he notched up his career-best score of 166. And Kapil Dev captured his 300th wicket as Sri Lanka surrendered meekly to lose by an innings. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the memorable Test match and the curious controversy that followed after it on January 7, 1987.
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