Cricket - India complete 3-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka

Cricket - Sri Lanka v India - Third Test Match - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - August 14, 2017 - India's Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates with his teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Dilruwan Perera (not pictured). REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - India defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 171 runs inside three days in the third and final test to complete a 3-0 whitewash on Monday.

The hosts were all out for 181 in their second innings after made to follow on. Sri Lanka were bundled out for 135 on Sunday after India posted 487 in their first innings.

India had won both in Galle and Colombo inside four days.

Cricket - Sri Lanka v India - Third Test Match - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - August 14, 2017 - India's Ravichandran Ashwin in action. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)

Cricket - Sri Lanka v India - Third Test Match - Pallekele, Sri Lanka - August 14, 2017 - India's Kuldeep Yadav celebrates with captain Virat Kohli after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's captain Dinesh Chandimal (not pictured). REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte