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Sonal Dinusha’s fighting ton and rearguard revival with the tailenders helped Sri Lanka dig in to draw the second Test
| Aug 27, 2026, 09:13:30 PM | TIMESOFINDIA.COM Shubman Gill speaks after India’s Colombo Test draw, addressing the result, injury concerns, Mohammed Siraj’s fitness and India’s chances of reaching the WTC Final.
Despite the draw in the Colombo Test on Thursday, India captain Shubman Gillis confident that it’s not the end of the road for them as far as the World Test Championship (WTC) final is concerned. If India had won, which they should have after enforcing the follow-on, they would have moved into fourth position on…
Sri Lanka’s middle-order batter Sonal Dinusha engineered a remarkable rearguard action to help the hosts salvage a draw and deny India a series sweep in the second Test.
Shubman Gill (Image credit: TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India had looked set to complete a 2-0 series sweep against Sri Lanka, but the hosts produced a stubborn fightback to force a draw in the second Test in Colombo.Sri Lanka were bowled out for 290 in their first innings after India declared on 503/9. India captain Shubman…
Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha is congratulated by the India’s team members at the end of the day five of the second cricket test match between Sri Lanka and India in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: With the handshake looming, Shubman Gill introduced himself into the attack. Judging by their…
The second drawn Test in Colombo against Sri Lanka on Thursday has really dented India’s World Test Championship (WTC) hopes. Prior to the Test series, the Indians were kind of in a must-win situation right up to the five-Test series at home against Australia early next year. A two-Test series against New Zealand in November…
India had looked firmly on course for victory in Colombo, but Sri Lanka produced a remarkable final-day fightback to secure a draw and end the two-match ICC World Test Championship series 1-0, in India’s favour.