Archive · 27 Aug 2026
India-Sri Lanka Draw Leaves WTC Standings Largely Unchanged
India and Sri Lanka played the second Test match in Colombo.
The game ended in a draw, meaning neither team won.
India was close to winning after making Sri Lanka bat again.
However, Sonal Dinusha scored a century in both innings.
His batting helped Sri Lanka survive until the match finished.
India therefore won the two-match series 1-0.
The result made only small changes to the World Test Championship table.
India stayed fifth and Sri Lanka stayed sixth.
India drew the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on August 27, 2026.
India remained fifth in the 2025-27 World Test Championship standings, while Sri Lanka stayed sixth.
Sri Lanka avoided defeat after Sonal Dinusha scored centuries in both innings.
India enforced the follow-on but could not dismiss Sri Lanka before the match ended.
India won the first Test in Galle, taking the series 1-0.
- Who
- India and Sri Lanka, with Shubman Gill leading India.
- What
- The second Test ended in a draw, and India won the series 1-0.
- When
- August 27, 2026.
- Where
- Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Why
- Sri Lanka avoided defeat because Sonal Dinusha scored centuries in both innings, preventing India from dismissing the team in time.
- Competition
- 2025-27 World Test Championship
- Match
- India vs Sri Lanka, second Test
- Result
- Draw
- Series result
- India won 1-0
- India's WTC position
- Fifth
- Sri Lanka's WTC position
- Sixth
- Key performance
- Sonal Dinusha scored centuries in both innings