Minutes before the first rain interruption of the final day, Manav Suthar drew Keshara Nuwantha’s inside edge and looked heavenward as the ball crashed into the stumps. His sixth wicket of the innings, at a cost of just only 55 runs, took his match tally to 10 for 131.
A fighting 84 from Sonal Dinusha ensured that Sri Lanka took the game deeper than most expected, but India had confirmation of something they long craved: the next spinner in line to have a long and successful career.
