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Top-order batsman Dhananjaya de Silva was a hero for Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
Top-order batsman Dhananjaya de Silva was a hero for Sri Lanka on Wednesday. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
India win record ninth straight Test series even as Dhananjaya de Silva battles hard to draw Delhi match
Hosts clinch series 1-0 on completion of smog-marred match, but Day 5 of final match belongs to Sri Lankans after batsman scores fighting hundred
Agence France Presse
06 December, 2017