Archive · 27 Aug 2026
India-Sri Lanka Draw Hurts WTC Final Chances
India played Sri Lanka in a Test match.
India looked likely to win because Sri Lanka had only four wickets left.
But Sonal Dinusha batted for 44 overs and scored 133 runs without getting out.
He had already made centuries in both innings.
His batting helped Sri Lanka avoid losing the match.
The game finished as a draw.
India therefore did not collect all 12 possible points.
India’s points percentage fell to 51.51, and the team remains fifth in the World Test Championship table.
Sonal Dinusha scored centuries in both innings of Sri Lanka’s second Test against India.
Dinusha remained unbeaten on 133 after batting for 44 overs.
India had four wickets left to take when Sri Lanka resisted defeat.
The match ended in a draw instead of India earning all 12 points.
India’s points percentage dropped to 51.51, leaving them fifth in the WTC table.
- Who
- India, Sri Lanka, and Sri Lankan batter Sonal Dinusha.
- What
- The second Test between India and Sri Lanka ended in a draw, affecting India’s World Test Championship chances.
- When
- The articles do not specify the date.
- Where
- The articles do not specify the venue.
- Why
- Sonal Dinusha batted for 44 overs and remained unbeaten on 133, helping Sri Lanka avoid defeat.
- Match result
- The second Test between India and Sri Lanka was drawn.
- Sri Lanka batter
- Sonal Dinusha remained unbeaten on 133.
- Dinusha’s performance
- He scored centuries in both innings of the second Test.
- India’s position
- India remained fifth in the World Test Championship points table.
- India’s points percentage
- India’s PCT dropped to 51.51.
- Missed opportunity
- India would have earned all 12 points if it had completed the expected win.