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India completed a crushing victory over Australia [Images] by a record margin of 320 runs in the second Test  in Mohali on Tuesday to seize a 1-0 lead in the four-match series.

• The numbers game - 2nd Test, Day 5

Left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan [Images] grabbed three wickets in four balls on the final day as Australia, chasing an improbable victory target of 516 runs, were dismissed for 195 before lunch.

It was India's biggest ever Test win by runs, bettering their 280-run success over South Africa [Images] in Kanpur in 1996-97.

A look at India's biggest Test victories:

Margin	Opposition	Venue	Season	Captain
320 runs	Australia	Mohali	2008-09	MS Dhoni [Images]
280 runs	South Africa	Kanpur	1996-97	Mohd Azharuddin
279 runs	England [Images]	Leeds	1986	Kapil Dev [Images]
272 runs	New Zealand [Images]	Auckland	1967-68	Nawab of Pataudi Jr.
259 runs	Sri Lanka [Images]	Ahmedabad [Images]	2005-06	Virender Sehwag [Images]
255 runs	West Indies [Images]	Chennai	1987-88	Ravi Shastri