23/08Result
2nd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 23-27 2026
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![India]( "India")
503/9d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
290 & 429/9d (154 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
23/08Result
2nd Test, India tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Aug 23-27 2026
-
![India]( "India")
503/9d -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
290 & 429/9d (154 ov) (f/o)
Player of the Match
Best performances - Bowlers
AM Fernando
- O29
- M5
- R106
- W4
- Eco3.65
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 2W | ||||
| 1W |
M Prasidh Krishna
- O16
- M2
- R52
- W3
- Eco3.25
| 1W | ||||
- FTFULL TOSS
- YYORKER
- FFULL LENGTH
- GGOOD LENGTH
- SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
- SSHORT LENGTH
| 2W |
Partnerships
- IND - 1st
- SL - 1st
- SL - 2nd
India - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 1st - Innings
Sri Lanka - 2nd - Innings
Match Coverage
All Match NewsDinusha dulls India's waves as he scripts his epic rearguard
Batter earns respect of his opponents while thwarting them across seven hours of unyielding batting
Dinusha's defiant 133* earns Sri Lanka epic draw in Colombo
Dinusha got solid support from the Sri Lankan lower order as India were made to toil on the fifth day, managing just three wickets
Stats - Dinusha's 'sweeping' statement, Sri Lanka's heroic fight
A statistical review of the Colombo Test and the two-match Test series between SL and India
'Don't think it backfired' - Gill defends India's follow-on plan
India began the final day needing four wickets, but with the SSC pitch not deteriorating as much, they took only three, none of them lbw or bowled
As Sri Lanka dare to dream, India refuse to yield
Sri Lanka made India toil but the visitors dug deep when the Test finally tested them
