Sri Lanka’s Dhananjaya de Silva scored his third hundred in just his 11th Test, and Roshen Silva made an unbeaten 74 on debut as the tourists ensured a draw in the third and final Test against India in Delhi.
Only Angelo Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal – both of whom made centuries in the first innings – were dismissed on the final day, although Dhananjaya did retire hurt on 119 with a sore thigh. Sri Lanka closed 299-5.
The match had been shaped by India’s big runs in the first innings. Murali Vijay’s 155 was eclipsed by a masterful 243 from Virat Kohli that had an almost inevitable feel to it. When they declared on 536-7 they might have hoped the tourists would collapse as they had done in the second Test in Nagpur.
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But captain Chandimal and former captain Mathews combined to great effect to limit the first-innings lead to 163, before Kohli made another fifty as India made 246-5 declared in the third, setting up a notional 410-run chase.
The match was dominated by controversy around Delhi’s pollution issue and speculation about the true impact of the air quality on the players.
