New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Sonal Dinusha is proving to be a thorn in the neck for the Shubman Gil-led Indian team in the ongoing Test series. After his maiden Test hundred against India in the previous encounter in Galle, the left-hander is once again frustrating the Indian bowlers with his gritty stay in the middle on Tuesday.

Having made his debut for Sri Lanka in the longest format, the spin-bowling all-rounder is turning out to be a mainstay for the Island nation lower down the batting at order no.6 and 7. Coming to bat at no.6 in Galle, it was Dinusha and Niroshan Dickwella who rescued Sri Lanka after being reduced to 92/5.

In Colombo, Dinusha came to bat at no.6 after the fall of captain Dhananjaya de Silva with the side reeling at 137...