Here is a look at some key moments of timeline & scorecard of the second Test test between Sri Lanka national cricket team vs India national cricket team which was played at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo in August.
Dinusha scores twin hundreds, as the hosts pulled off a draw in the final test.
Sri Lanka national cricket team vs India national cricket team 2026 match timeline second Test August
Day 1 timeline India 300/5
Saransh Jain makes his debut in place of Kuldeep Yadav,
India win the toss and elect to bat first.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul are steady and add 37.
Lahiru Kumara removes Rahul for 18.
Asitha Fernando then gets the well set Jaiswal for 45.
Skipper Shubman Gill scores a fine 50.
Devdutt Padikal who was dropped early on in the innings notches up a second hundred of the series.
Ravindra Jadeja scores 43, before falling in the last over of the day.
India finish day 1 at 300/5 with Dhruv Jurel and debutant Saransh Jain unbeaten at the crease.
Day 2 timeline India 503/9 dec Sri Lanka 8/2 behind 495 runs.
The visitors lose Saransh Jain early.
Jurel and Rishabh Pant feature in a 112 run stand for the seventh wicket.
Pant falls for 63.
Jurel scores a magnificent unbeaten 117.
India declare at 503/9.
The hosts lose Lahiru Udara and nightwatchman Prabath Jayasuriya as they end the day at 8/2, still behind 495 runs.
Day 3 timeline India 503/9 dec Sri Lanka 265/8 behind 238 runs.
Manav Suthar claims 3 wickets.
Pasindu Sooriyabandara scores a fine 80.
Sonal Dinusha remains unbeaten on 85.
Sri Lanka finish the day at 265/8, still behind 238.
Day 4 timeline India 503/9 dec Sri Lanka 290 & (f/o) 229/6 lead by 16 runs
Saransh Jain claims wickets of Lahiru Kumara and centurion Sonal Dinusha.
The hosts are bowled out for 290, with an overall lead of 213.
Following on, Mohammed Siraj gets Lahiru Udara early.
Kamil Mishara and Pasindu Sooriyabandara are steady and add 58, before Ravindra Jadeja traps the former for 32.
Pasindu Sooriyabandara and Kamindu Mendis steady the ship and add 115.
Prasidh Krishna breaks the stand and removes Mendis for 55.
Manav Suthar then gets wickets off skipper Dhananjaya de Silva (23) and the well set Pasindu Sooriyabandara for 92 in quick succession.
Saransh Jain traps Niroshan Dickwella for 6.
Sonal Dinusha and Keshara Nuwantha remain unbeaten as Sri Lanka end the day at 229/6, with an overall lead of 16.
Day 5 timeline India 503/9 dec Sri Lanka 290 & (f/o) 429/9 match drawn.
The overnight pair of Dinusha and Nuwantha add a further 101 runs, before Manav Suthar gets the latter for a fighting 46.
Dinusha scores a magnificent 133, as Sri Lanka escape with a draw and score 429/9.
Player of the match- onal Dinusha
Player of the series- Devdutt Padikkal
