Kolkata: Bhuvneshwar Kumar took four quick wickets to give Sri Lanka a scare but the visitors held on to draw the first Test against India on Monday's final day.

Chasing 231, Sri Lanka finished on 75-7 when bad light stopped play in the final session of the game in Kolkata. Rangana Herath and Dasun Shanaka played out the final few balls of a nervy session.

The action now shifts to the second Test of the three-match series in Nagpur starting Friday.

Brief scores: 

India: 172 & 352/8 decl (Virat Kohli 104 not out, Shikhar Dhawan 94; Suranga Lakmal 3/93).

Sri Lanka 294 and 75/7 in 26.3 overs (Dickwella 27; Kumar 4/8, Shami 2/34).