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  "id": 3925624,
  "title": "Sonal Dinusha scripts history, breaks Joe Root's all-time 'sweeping' record as Sri Lanka hold India for draw",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sonal-dinusha-scripts-history-breaks-joe-roots-all-time-sweeping",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sonal-dinusha-scripts-history-breaks-083600096.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Sonal Dinusha scripts history vs India, breaks Root's all-time 'sweeping' record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/sonal-dinusha-scripts-history-vs-india-breaks-roots-all-time-sweeping",
        "published": "2026-08-28T03:06:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "A series to remember for Sonal Dinusha: Yet another left-hander who has tormented India in Tests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/a-series-to-remember-for-sonal-dinusha-yet-another-left-hander-who",
        "published": "2026-08-28T06:42:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}