Sonal Dinusha scripts history, breaks Joe Root's all-time 'sweeping' record as Sri Lanka hold India for draw
The 25-year-old left-hander remained unbeaten on 133 in Sri Lanka's second innings as the hosts forced a draw in the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Thursday. India still won the two-match series 1-0 after their victory in Galle.
Sonal Dinusha has set a new Test record by scoring 176 runs through sweep shots in Sri Lanka's two-Test series against India, surpassing the previous record of 168 runs held by England's Joe Root. The 25-year-old left-hander remained unbeaten on 133 in the second innings as Sri Lanka forced a draw in the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
Dinusha's performance, which included 103 runs in the first innings and another century in the first Test in Galle, makes him the first Sri Lankan to score three centuries in a series while batting at No. 6 or lower, and the first player to achieve this feat in a two-match Test series.
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