When Did India Last Fail To Win A Test After Posting 500 In The First Innings?

Shubman Gill’s India draws 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka in Colombo despite 500+ runs, Dinusha shines with 133. India wins series 1-0.

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India drew Test vs Sri Lanka despite 500+ first innings.

Last such draw was in 2017 vs Sri Lanka in Delhi.

Sonal Dinusha’s 133 helped Sri Lanka secure the draw.

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Manav Suthar celebrates Keshara Nuwantha’s wicket (Picture credit: BCCI)

The Shubman Gill-led Indian team could only draw the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday, after a gritty 133-run knock from Sonal Dinusha and notable contributions from Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Kamindu Mendis and Keshara Nuwantha kept the Indian bowlers at bay throughout days four and five.

More often than not, regardless of the conditions, teams feel confident of bagging a win after posting 500-plus runs in the first innings. India, too, have dominated opponents in the past by piling up huge first-innings totals, with their bowlers then completing the job.

It has been almost a decade since India last squandered such a huge first-innings total. The previous instance came during the 2017 home series against Sri Lanka in December, when Virat Kohli’s team were held to a draw despite declaring at 536/7 after batting first.

During the third Test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Kohli’s brilliant double hundred propelled India to a huge first-innings total. After bowling Sri Lanka out for 373, India bagged a 163-run lead before declaring at 246/5 in the second innings to set the visitors a daunting 410-run target.

But a sublime final-innings resistance from Dhananjaya de Silva, who struck 119 off 229 deliveries, helped Sri Lanka hold on for a draw. The visitors batted through 103 overs, finishing on 299/5 after losing just two wickets on the final day.

Meanwhile, India bagged the two-match series 1-0 on Thursday after their 165-run win in the first Test at Galle, but Sri Lanka can take plenty of pride from their spirited fightback at the SSC.

Dinusha, who faced 264 balls over 420 minutes, emerged as Sri Lanka’s standout performer, producing his third hundred of the series and his fourth successive 50-plus score in as many innings.

Dinusha faced as many as 722 deliveries and batted for 1139 minutes over the course of the two-match series.

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The draw in the second Test against Sri Lanka caused India’s win percentage (PCT) to drop from 53.33 to 51.51, and they remain in fifth place in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings. This draw has made India’s path to the WTC final more difficult.

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