Sri Lanka ended up batting a total of 103 overs in the final innings on Indian soil and managed to avoid defeat, marking a rare instance where the hosts failed to bowl out the opposition while defending a massive target. Dhananjaya de Silva leads the resistance once again for Sri Lanka after scoring a 125-ball 50 on Day 5 of SL vs IND 2026 1st Test The Sri Lankan captain helped Sri Lanka close out Day 4 in the current series without any more casualties, along with Sonal Dinusha.