India vs Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Day 5 – As it happened...

Resuming at 31/3, Lanka lost only two wickets on the final day against a famed bowling attack, showing true grit to save the match.

Courtesy: BCCI

A draw, fair result. This is the first time in six test matches that Lanka had managed to test India might, stretching to the last session. (SCORECARD || DAY 5 REPORT || DAY 4 STATS)

Sri Lanka 299/5 & 373
India 536/7decl & 246/5 decl

Result: Draw

06 December 2017

16:40 IST

Kohli took home both the man of the series and man of the awards. He started the series with a duck and 104* in Kolkata, then scored 213 in Nagpur, which was followed by 243 and 50 in Delhi. His batting show was unrivaled, but even better was his leadership.

He now has led India to nine consecutive Test series wins, same as England (1884-1892) and Australia (2005-2008). Since taking over as full-time captaincy in 2015, Kohli has lost just two of 27 Tests – a 63-run defeat to Sri Lanka in his first match and a 333-run loss to Australia in Pune earlier this year.

16:27 IST

Indian bowlers flirted with greatness, then settled with mediocrity in Delhi as Sri Lankan middle order produced gritty stands of 112, 58* and 94* for the fifth, sixth and seventh wickets respectively to deny back-to-back wins.

The departure of injured Dhananjaya de Silva did provide India a window of opportunity but bowlers failed to take it. And Lankans deservedly shared the spoils in Delhi, where they have endured the worst of pollution.

Virat Kohli, who continued he raise the bar, is the hero of the series. He scored back-to-back double hundreds and in the process installed himself as one of the greatest captains. Yes, he is already a batting great.

A Kohli-less India will continue the Sri Lanka series in the limited overs cricket, with the first of three ODIs on December 10 in Dharamsala.