The Economic Times

Cricket: Sonal Dinusha, backed by the lower order, denies India series-sweeping win in second Test

India were on the hunt for World Test Championship points, but more critically, having enforced the follow-on, they would have believed they had the bowlers to take 10 Sri Lankan wickets. As it turned out, the Day 5 pitch was not quite as dry as anticipated thanks mainly to rain interruptions that kept the surface under covers for extended periods during the first four days. And yet, even without variable bounce or sharp turn, India would have fancied their chances when Sri Lanka began the final day six wickets down, with Dinusha and Keshara Nuwantha at the crease.