Tridib BaparnashNew Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Sonal Dinusha produced a determined final-day effort to frustrate India and help Sri Lanka salvage a draw in the second Test in Colombo after being forced to follow on. The left-hander remained unbeaten on 133 after spending nearly seven hours at the crease, with crucial support from the lower order ensuring that India never got the opportunity to bat again.
The result marked only the ninth occasion in which India failed to win a Test against Sri Lanka after enforcing the follow-on.
India needed just four wickets when play began on the final morning, but the bowlers faced a long wait on a surface that offered some turn without providing significant assistance in terms of pace or bounce. Dinusha and Ke...