The 2 Test Match Series between Sri Lanka vs India has concluded and India have won the series by 1-0. India should have been 2-0 but one man stood between India and the win. Sonal Dimusha hit 2 centuries in this test and saved his nation from suffering a defeat in the second test. This will be remembered for a long time in Sri Lankan test cricket. He may have also ended the chances for India to enter the final of the World Test Championship.
Let’s look at the incredible batting performances of Sonal Dimusha
Sonal Dimusha - A Star is Born
Sonal Dimusha has become a cricketing star in just 2 Test Matches. In the four innings that Sri Lanka batted in this series, Sonal Dimusha hit 3 hundreds and an 84 and he had a total run score of 420 runs for the series. In the first test match, Sri Lanka were outplayed by India but Sonal Dimusha was the lone man standing as he made his first test hundred in the first innings from 168 balls. He then followed that with a valiant 84 in the fourth innings from 128 balls. However Sonal Dimusha would only get better in the second test match at Colombo.
Sri Lanka made 290 in the first innings of the second match. Out of the batters, Sonal Dimusha made a brilliant 103 from 162 balls at a strike rate of 63.58. His innings allowed Sri Lanka to not trail by much over 200. India enforced the follow on thinking the would dismiss the Sri Lanka team quickly. However it was Sonal Dimusha again who played the best innings of the series as he made a mammoth 133* from 264 balls. He was there till the end and ensured that Sri Lanka would earn a famous draw. It was a one man show from the extremely talented Sonal Dimusha and the Indian bowlers had no answers for his brilliance.
Records and Achievements in Sri Lanka vs India Test Series 2026
Sonal Dimusha became only the third Sri Lankan batter to hit 2 centuries in the 2 innings of a Test Match. The other two are Aravinda De Silva and Kumar Sangakkara.
Sonal Dimusha became the 12th batter in the history of Test Cricket to hit 2 centuries against India in either innings of a Test Match.
He is also the third Sri Lankan to hit 2 centuries against India in either innings of a Test Match. The other two are Duleep Mendis and Aravinda De Silva.
Sonal Dimusha became only the second ever international batter to hit 50+ scores in all 4 innings against India. The first was Andy Flower from Zimbabwe.
Sonal Dimusha made a total of 420 runs in the 4 innings. He had an average of 140 throughout the series.
Sonal Dimusha became the third player in history to hit 80+ in his first ever 3 innings against India. The others are Zaheer Abbas and Everton Weekes.
He became the first Sri Lankan to hit 2 centuries in the same test match against India while batting at number 6 or lower.
