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After being forced to follow on and facing a huge 213-run first-innings deficit, Sri Lanka fought back brilliantly to save the second Test against India on Thursday. The match ended in a draw, with India winning the two-match series 1-0. Resuming at 229/6 on the final day, Sri Lanka finished on 429/9 before the teams agreed to call off the match. Sonal Dinusha led the resistance with an unbeaten 133, while Keshara Nuwantha scored 46. The pair added 112 runs for the seventh wicket.
NEW DELHI: For the first time against India and only the fourth time overall, Sri Lanka did the unthinkable in Colombo. He also became only the third batter to score centuries in both innings of a Test while following on.
He had scored 103 in the first innings of the Colombo Test and hit his maiden Test century in the series opener in Galle. His unbeaten 133 took his tally to three centuries in the two-Test series. Dinusha was at the heart of Sri Lanka’s resistance.