Harbhajan Singh [Images] and Ishant Sharma bowled India to a series-levelling 170-run victory on the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka [Images] in Galle on Sunday.
Sri Lanka, set 307 to win after bowling out India for 269 in the morning, were dismissed for 136 in 47.3 overs.
India's brave fight-back from a humiliating innings and 239 run defeat in Colombo leaves the series tied 1-1 with the final Test starting on Friday in Colombo.
By run-margin:
| Margin | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 279 runs | England [Images] | Leeds | 1986 |
| 272 runs | New Zealand [Images] | Auckland | 1967-68 |
| 235 runs | Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 1993-94 |
| 222 runs | Australia [Images] | Melbourne | 1977-78 |
| 170 runs | Sri Lanka | Galle | 2008 |
| 123 runs | South Africa [Images] | Johannesburg | 2006-07 |
By innings-margin:
| Margin | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| Inns & 239 runs | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 2007 |
| Inns & 140 runs | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2004-05 |
| Inns & 131 runs | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 2003-04 |
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