Sonal Dinusha scripts historical past, breaks Joe Root's all-time 'sweeping' document as Sri Lanka maintain India for draw

Sonal Dinusha completed the two-Check collection towards India with one other century and a brand new Check document, scoring 176 runs by sweep photographs, essentially the most by any batter in a Check collection.

The 25-year-old left-hander remained unbeaten on 133 in Sri Lanka's second innings because the hosts pressured a draw within the second Check on the Sinhalese Sports activities Membership in Colombo on Thursday. India nonetheless received the two-match collection 1-0 after their victory in Galle.

Dinusha's unbeaten 133 got here after his first-innings 103 in Colombo and his century within the first Check in Galle. It was his third hundred in 4 innings within the collection.

Based on Cricinfo, Dinusha scored 176 runs by sweep photographs throughout the collection. The earlier document was held by England's Joe Root, who scored 168 sweep-shot runs towards Sri Lanka in 2021.

Dinusha additionally tried 121 sweep photographs through the collection, one other document for essentially the most sweeps performed by a batter in a Check collection. Root had tried 113 sweeps within the 2021 collection.

After India enforced the follow-on with a first-innings lead of 213 runs, Sri Lanka batted for 243.4 overs throughout their two innings. Dinusha confronted a complete of 426 balls within the match.

He added 112 runs for the seventh wicket with Keshara Nuwantha, who scored 46, because the pair pissed off India's bowlers on the ultimate day.

Sri Lanka resumed Day 5 at 229/6 and continued batting till each groups agreed to finish the match with the rating at 429/9. Sri Lanka completed with an general lead of 216 runs.

For India, Manav Suthar returned figures of three/121 in 41 overs, whereas Ravindra Jadeja took 3/94 in 38.3 overs.

Dinusha additionally grew to become solely the sixth batter in Check historical past to attain three centuries in a collection whereas batting at No. 6 or decrease. He’s the primary Sri Lankan to attain that feat and the primary participant to do it in a two-match Check collection.

Along with his two centuries in Colombo, Dinusha additionally grew to become solely the fifth batter to attain lots of in each innings of a Check whereas batting at No. 6 or decrease. Three of the earlier 4 situations had been additionally by Sri Lankan batters.