# Dickwella extends unwanted record with 23rd Test fifty 2026-08-17T15:56:31+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Niroshan Dickwella scored 80 runs off 115 balls on day three of the first Test against India at Galle, missing his maiden Test century for the 23rd time in his career. His 50-plus score, however, helped Sri Lanka avoid the follow-on after they were 90 for 5, with Sonal Dinusha scoring a maiden Test ton in a 146-run partnership. According to Times Now, Dickwella now holds the world record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket without a century, surpassing former India opener Chetan Chauhan's 16. Dickwella is also second on the list of most Test runs without a century, with 2,757 runs, trailing only Shane Warne's 3,154 runs. The 33-year-old made his Test debut in 2014 and has been in and out of the side since 2022. His latest comeback saw him frustrate the Indian bowling attack with the older ball. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Galle, India, Niroshan Dickwella, Shane Warne, Sri Lanka Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/dickwella-extends-unwanted-record-with-23rd-test-fifty/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/dickwella-extends-unwanted-record-with-23rd-test-fifty/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/