SL tailenders outlast openers in bizarre India Test stat

Colombo, Aug 28: In a bizarre statistical twist that sums up Sri Lanka’s remarkable resistance against India, the island nation’s lower-order batters faced significantly more deliveries than their openers across the two-Test series. Sri Lanka’s tailenders repeatedly frustrated India’s bowlers with their ability to occupy the crease, particularly during the second innings of the Colombo Test, where the hosts successfully batted out the final day to force a draw after being asked to follow on.The remarkable resistance was led by Sonal Dinusha, who scored his third century of the series, while Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara and Asitha Fernan…