What does India's Colombo draw mean for WTC final hopes?

India's failure to complete victory in Colombo has damaged their World Test Championship final prospects despite winning the series 1-0. The team's points percentage dropped from 53.33 to 51.52 after the draw. India now sits fifth in the WTC rankings with seven Tests remaining.

Sri Lanka's remarkable lower-order resistance forced the draw after India enforced the follow-on. Sonal Dinusha scored twin centuries in the match as Sri Lanka became only the fourth team to save a Test after being asked to follow on against India.

India must win at least six of their remaining seven Tests against New Zealand and Australia to have a realistic chance of qualifying for the final. The result leaves virtually no margin for error in their WTC campaign.