Aug 27, 2026
Dinusha batted seven hours for 133 not out, and India settled for a 1-0 series win
Sri Lanka began the last day 16 in front with four wickets standing. They batted through all of it, declared, and the Colombo Test was drawn.
Colombo Test
11 articles tagged with "Colombo Test"
Aug 26, 2026
Sooriyabandara was out with Sri Lanka one run behind, and they lead by 16 going into the final day
Pasindu Sooriyabandara was stumped for 92 with Sri Lanka still a run short of making India bat again. Four wickets stand between India and a 2-0 serie...
Aug 26, 2026
Dinusha has made 100, 84 and 103 against India, and Sri Lanka are following on anyway
Three innings against India, three scores of 80 or more, and a place on a list that already had Sobers and Weekes on it. Sri Lanka’s problem is what h...
Aug 25, 2026
Sri Lanka are 39 runs short of the follow-on, and rain ended day three with two wickets left
India declared on 503 for 9 in Colombo and then watched Sri Lanka claw back to within sight of safety before the weather intervened at the SSC.
Aug 25, 2026
Sri Lanka lost two wickets in three overs, and the umpires stopped play for bad light one ball later
India declared on 503 and had Sri Lanka two down inside three overs at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Play was then stopped for bad light, one delivery af...
Aug 24, 2026
Jaiswal and Asitha touched heads in Colombo, and both lost a quarter of their match fee
A two-second flashpoint after Jaiswal was bowled on the opening morning has cost both players a slice of their pay and a mark on their disciplinary re...
Aug 24, 2026
Jurel waited out the rain on 95, and finished 115 not out as India declared on 503
Rain stopped Dhruv Jurel five short of a century in Colombo. He completed it after the break, and India’s first innings closed on 503 for 9 with him n...
Aug 23, 2026
Padikkal has a hundred in each Test of this series, and Pant retired hurt on 3 after a blow to the wrist
India closed the first day in Colombo on 300 for 5. Devdutt Padikkal made 117, his second Test century in successive matches, and Rishabh Pant left th...
Aug 22, 2026
India are fifth in the WTC table, and Gambhir says the rankings do not matter
India’s head coach was asked in Colombo whether his Test side is struggling, and would not accept the question. Gambhir has the Galle win and two whit...
Aug 21, 2026
Pujara’s advice to Manav Suthar: play the IPL, just don’t bowl like it
Cheteshwar Pujara has asked India to preserve Manav Suthar for Test cricket after the 24-year-old’s ten-wicket haul in Galle. His concern is not the I...
Aug 20, 2026
Sri Lanka go to Colombo without three first-choice batters, and one is out because of a rule
Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal are out of Sunday’s second Test at the SSC and Pathum Nissanka is unlikely, leaving Gary Kirsten to rebuild a battin...