Sonal Dinusha 'Double' Century: Sri Lankan batsman Sonal Dinusha set a world record by scoring centuries in both innings of the Test against India. Sonal scored centuries while batting very low down the order.
Sonal Dinusha has achieved the feat of scoring a double century in the second Test against India in Colombo. Sonal, who scored 103 runs in the first innings, also scored a century in the second innings for Sri Lanka. This time, she reached the triple century mark with the help of six fours in 196 balls. With this, Sonal also set a world record.
Sonal became the 12th player to score two centuries in a Test match against India, but she became the first to do so while batting at number 6 or lower. By scoring centuries in both innings, Sonal set a world record.
Scored a century at number 7 in the first innings
Sonal helped the team by batting down the order in both innings. In the first innings, she came in at number 7, scoring 103 runs in 162 balls, hitting 8 fours and 3 sixes. Then, in the second innings, the Sri Lankan batsman scored a century while batting at number 6. This century saved Sri Lanka's sinking ship. Where the team's defeat seemed clear, Dinusha's century changed that scenario.
Centuries in both innings in the Test against India
1948 - Don Bradman
1948 - Everton Weekes
1982 - Duleep Mendis
1990 - Graham Gooch
1996 - Gary Kirsten
1997 - Aravinda de Silva
2008 - Andrew Strauss
2010 - Hashim Amla
2011 - Jacques Kallis
2014 - David Warner
2022 - Jonny Bairstow
2026 - Sonal Dinusha
Most centuries in a two-match Test series
3 centuries - Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) vs Pakistan (Home, 1997)
3 centuries - Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka) vs India (Home, 1997)
3 centuries - Jacques Kallis (South Africa) vs Pakistan (Away, 2007)
3 centuries - Hashim Amla (South Africa) vs India (Away, 2010)
3 centuries - Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) vs Bangladesh (Home, 2013)
3 centuries - Younis Khan (Pakistan) vs Australia (Neutral, 2014)
3 centuries - Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) vs West Indies (Home, 2022) 3 centuries
- Kane Williamson (New Zealand) vs South Africa (Home, 2024)
3 centuries - Sonal Dinusha (Sri Lanka) vs India (Home, 2026)
