V Kohli’s 103 not out at Galle against Sri Lanka provides his tenth fifty in India’s winning tests as captain. All his fifties are tabulated below. He became the first Indian captain to score ten fifties in India’s winning tests.

 

No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	78	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Col-PSS	20 Aug 2015
2	88	5	3	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
3	200	4	1	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
4	211	4	1	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
5	167	4	1	v England	Vizag	17 Nov 2016
6	81	4	3	v England	Vizag	17 Nov 2016
7	62	4	2	v England	Mohali	26 Nov 2016
8	235	4	2	v England	Mumbai	08 Dec 2016
9	204	4	1	v Bangladesh	Hyd-RGS	09 Feb 2017
10	103*	4	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017

 

V Kohli earned the distinction of becoming the 13^th captain in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more fifties. The following table lists all the thirteen captains with their performances

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	50+
1	RT Ponting	Aus	48	87	12	4434	209	59.12	14	23	37
2	GC Smith	SAF	53	84	08	4679	259	61.56	16	19	35
3	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pak	26	43	11	2230	114	69.68	07	17	24
4	CH Lloyd	Win	36	51	05	2792	242*	60.69	08	13	21
5	SR Waugh	Aus	41	56	10	2546	157*	55.34	11	07	18
6	GS Chappell	Aus	21	36	09	2197	204	81.37	09	08	17
7	AN Cook	Eng	24	44	06	2190	190	57.63	07	09	16
8	DG Bradman	Aus	15	23	03	2478	270	123.90	12	03	15
9	MJ Clarke	Aus	24	42	07	2137	329*	61.05	08	05	13
10	RB Simpson	Aus	12	22	02	1518	225	75.90	06	07	13
11	SPD Smith	Aus	12	21	04	1429	165*	84.05	06	07	13
12	M Jayawardene	Srl	18	29	02	2006	374	74.29	08	04	12
13	V Kohli	Ind	17	31	02	1784	235	61.51	06	04	10

 

India set a target of 550 runs for Sri Lanka in the fourth innings to win the test at Galle in the just concluded test to provide the fourth occasion of India setting a target of 500 plus runs for a team to win the test. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Lead	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	434/7d	116.0	616	3	draw	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Apr 2009
2	India	240/3d	53.0	549	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
3	India	314/3d	65.0	515	3	won	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
4	India	316/9d	71.0	508	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

 

It also provides the second such occasion against Sri Lanka – the first one was at Ahmedabad when India set a target of 509 in Dec 2005

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Lead	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	240/3d	53.0	549	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	India	316/9d	71.0	508	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

 

India set a target of 550 runs for Sri Lanka in the fourth innings and won the the just concluded Galle test against Sri Lanka to provide the third occasion of India setting a target of 500 plus runs and won the test. All such occasions are listed below.

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Lead	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
2	India	240/3d	53.0	549	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
3	India	314/3d	65.0	515	3	won	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
4	India	316/9d	71.0	508	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

 

It also provides the second such occasion against Sri Lanka – the first one was at Ahmedabad when India set a target of 509 in Dec 2005

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Lead	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	240/3d	53.0	549	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	India	316/9d	71.0	508	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

 

The following table lists the seven occasions of India winning a test after setting a target of 400 plus runs  on away soil.

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Lead	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	240/3d	53.0	549	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	India	359/4d	118.0	471	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
3	India	413/8d	87.0	414	3	won	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	17 Jan 2010
4	India	294	80.4	412	3	won	v Australia	Perth	16 Jan 2008
5	India	325/8d	91.0	412	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
6	India	237	76.3	407	3	won	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986
7	India	236	64.4	401	3	won	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006

 

India’s winning the  test at Galle by setting 549 runs target not only provides the first occasion of India setting a team 500 plus runs target, but also provides the first occasion of India winning a test after setting 500 plus runs on away soil. The previous best in this category of statistics was India’s win against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 1993 when  it set a target of 471 runs.

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Lead	Inns	Result	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	240/3d	53.0	549	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	India	359/4d	118.0	471	3	won	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993

 

HMRKB  Herath of Sri Lanka did not bat in the fourth innings of the just concluded first test against India to provide the 20^th occasion of a captain not batting in a test innings due  to the injury. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

HMRKB Herath became the first Sri Lankan captain to suffer such an ignominy and his not batting due to injury at Galle provide the first such occasion against India

 

No	Player	absent	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RES Wyatt	absent	3	Eng	Win	Kingston	14 Mar 1935
2	ML Page	absent	3	NZl	Eng	The Oval	14 Aug 1937
3	DG Bradman	absent	2	Aus	Eng	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
4	DG Bradman	absent	3	Aus	Eng	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
5	FR Brown	absent	4	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	02 Feb 1951
6	AD Nourse	absent	3	SAF	Eng	Nottingham	07 Jun 1951
7	JDC Goddard	absent	2	Win	Eng	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
8	JDC Goddard	absent	3	Win	Eng	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
9	MH Mankad	absent	4	Ind	Win	Chennai	21 Jan 1959
10	MAK Pataudi	absent	4	Ind	Win	Bengaluru	22 Nov 1974
11	BS Bedi	absent	3	Ind	Win	Kingston	21 Apr 1976
12	CH Lloyd	absent	2	Win	Eng	The Oval	24 Jul 1980
13	SM Gavaskar	absent	2	Ind	Eng	The Oval	08 Jul 1982
14	KR Rutherford	absent	2	NZl	Srl	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995
15	N Hussain	absent	3	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	22 Jul 1999
16	SR Waugh	absent	3	Aus	Srl	Kandy	09 Sep 1999
17	RR Sarwan	absent	2	Win	Eng	Leeds	25 May 2007
18	RR Sarwan	absent	3	Win	Eng	Leeds	25 May 2007
18	GC Smith	absent	4	SAF	Aus	Durban	06 Mar 2009
20	HMRKB Herath	absent	4	Srl	Ind	Galle	26 Jul 2017

 

DG Bradman of Australia, JDC Goddard and RR Sarwan of West Indies are the three captains who did not bat in both innings of a test.  It is interesting to note all the three captains were injured in a test against England in which they did not bat in both innings.

 

No	No	Player	absent	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	DG Bradman	absent	2	Aus	Eng	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
	2	DG Bradman	absent	3	Aus	Eng	The Oval	20 Aug 1938
2	1	JDC Goddard	absent	2	Win	Eng	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
	2	JDC Goddard	absent	3	Win	Eng	The Oval	22 Aug 1957
3	1	RR Sarwan	absent	2	Win	Eng	Leeds	25 May 2007
	2	RR Sarwan	absent	3	Win	Eng	Leeds	25 May 2007

 

HMRKB Herath became the second captain to suffer such an ignominy on Sri Lankan soil. SR Waugh of Australia did  not bat in  the third  innings at Kandy in Sep 1999.

 

No	Player	absent	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Waugh	absent	3	Aus	Srl	Kandy	09 Sep 1999
2	HMRKB Herath	absent	4	Srl	Ind	Galle	26 Jul 2017

 

India won the Galle test against Sri Lanka by 304 runs to provide the fourth occasion of India posting a win by 300 plus runs margin.  All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	337 runs	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015
2	India	won	321 runs	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
3	India	won	320 runs	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008
4	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017

 

India’s 304 runs win against Sri Lanka at Galle is its largest win by runs margin against Sri Lanka. Its previous largest win was the 278 runs win at Col-PSS in Aug 2015. The following table lists the Indian win by 100 plus runs margin against Sri Lanka.

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	India	won	278 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
3	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
4	India	won	235 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
5	India	won	188 runs	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
6	India	won	170 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
7	India	won	117 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015

 

India’s 200 plus runs win against various oppositions are tabulated below. India’s 304 runs win at Galle represent the largest margin of win against Sri Lanka. The previous largest win was Pakistan’s win by 301 runs at Col-PSS in Aug 1994. Thus a team has  to wait  for almost 23 years to post a win by 300 plus runs against Sri Lanka

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	Pakistan	won	301 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994
3	South Africa	won	282 runs	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017
4	India	won	278 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
5	India	won	259 runs	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
6	India	won	235 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
7	Pakistan	won	222 runs	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	12 Mar 2000
8	South Africa	won	206 runs	v Sri Lanka	Port Elizabeth	26 Dec 2016
9	Pakistan	won	204 runs	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	05 Mar 1982

 

India’s win by 304 runs against Sri Lanka at Galle represent its largest margin of win on away soil. Previous largest win was the 279 runs win against England at Leeds in Jun 1996. The following table list the eleven win by 100 plus runs margin on away soil

 

No	Team	Result	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	India	won	304 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017
2	India	won	279 runs	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986
3	India	won	278 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015
4	India	won	272 runs	v New Zealand	Auckland	07 Mar 1968
5	India	won	237 runs	v West Indies	Gros Islet	09 Aug 2016
6	India	won	235 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
7	India	won	222 runs	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977
8	India	won	170 runs	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008
9	India	won	123 runs	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006
10	India	won	117 runs	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015
11	India	won	113 runs	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	17 Jan 2010

 

TS Roland-Jones of England captured 5 for 57 against South Africa at The Oval in the ongoing test to provide the 157^th occasion of a bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings on test debut. He became the 148^th bowler to accomplish such a feat

 

It also provides the 51^st occasion of an England bowler accomplishing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below.  TS Roland-Jones became the 47^th England bowler to capture five or more wickets in a test innings on debut.

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	A Shaw	34.0×4	16	38	5	3	Aus	Melbourne	15 Mar 1877
2	F Morley	32.0×4	9	56	5	2	Aus	The Oval	06 Sep 1880
3	R Peel	40.1×4	15	51	5	3	Aus	Adelaide	12 Dec 1884
4	CA Smith	13.2×4	6	19	5	1	SAF	P Elizabeth	12 Mar 1889
5	F Martin	27.0×5	9	50	6	1	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1890
6	F Martin	30.2×5	12	52	6	3	Aus	The Oval	11 Aug 1890
7	WH Lockwood	45.0×5	11	101	6	2	Aus	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
8	T Richardson	23.4×5	5	49	5	1	Aus	Manchester	24 Aug 1893
9	T Richardson	44.0×5	15	107	5	3	Aus	Manchester	24 Aug 1893
10	C Heseltine	16.2×5	3	38	5	3	SAF	Jo’burg	2 Mar 1896
11	WM Bradley	33.0×5	13	67	5	2	Aus	Manchester	17 Jul 1899
12	SF Barnes	35.1	9	65	5	2	Aus	Sydney	13 Dec 1901
13	LC Braund	28.4	8	61	5	3	Aus	Sydney	13 Dec 1901
14	A Warren	19.2	5	57	5	2	Aus	Leeds	03 Jul 1905
15	WS Lees	23.1	10	34	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	02 Jan 1906
16	DW Carr	34.0	2	146	5	1	Aus	The Oval	09 Aug 1909
17	GHT Simpson-Hayward	16.0	3	43	6	1	SAF	Jo’burg	01 Jan 1910
18	FR Foster	31.3	5	92	5	3	Aus	Sydney	15 Dec 1911
19	GG Macaulay	37.0	11	64	5	3	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
20	WR Hammond	21.2	9	36	5	3	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Dec 1927
21	MJC Allom	19.0	4	38	5	1	NZl	Christchurch	10 Jan 1930
22	James Langridge	17.0	4	56	7	3	Win	Manchester	22 Jul 1933
23	CS Marriott	11.5	2	37	5	2	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
24	CS Marriott	29.2	6	59	6	3	Win	The Oval	12 Aug 1933
25	K Farnes	40.2	10	102	5	1	Aus	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934
26	K Farnes	25.0	3	77	5	3	Aus	Nottingham	08 Jun 1934
27	CIJ Smith	8.0	4	16	5	3	Win	Bridgetown	08 Jan 1935
28	RTD Perks	41.0×8	5	100	5	1	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
29	WH Copson	24.0×8	2	85	5	1	Win	Lord’s	24 Jun 1939
30	AV Bedser	29.1	11	49	7	1	Ind	Lord’s	22 Jun 1946
31	R Pollard	27.0	16	24	5	2	Ind	Manchester	20 Jul 1946
32	JC Laker	37.0	9	103	7	1	Win	Bridgetown	21 Jan 1948
33	TE Bailey	32.3	6	118	6	2	NZl	Leeds	11 Jun 1949
34	R Berry	31.5	13	63	5	2	Win	Manchester	08 Jun 1950
35	R Appleyard	17.0	5	51	5	1	Pak	Nottingham	01 Jul 1954
36	LJ Coldwell	41.0	13	85	6	3	Pak	Lord’s	21 Jun 1962
37	JDF Larter	25.0	4	57	5	2	Pak	The Oval	16 Aug 1962
38	K Shuttleworth	17.5×8	2	47	5	3	Aus	Brisbane	27 Nov 1970
39	PH Edmonds	20.0	7	28	5	2	Aus	Leeds	14 Aug 1975
40	JK Lever	23.0	6	46	7	2	Ind	Delhi	17 Dec 1976
41	IT Botham	20.0	5	74	5	1	Aus	Nottingham	28 Jul 1977
42	NGB Cook	26.0	11	35	5	2	NZl	Lord’s	11 Aug 1983
43	NA Mallender	23.0	7	50	5	3	Pak	Leeds	23 Jul 1992
44	PM Such	33.3	9	67	6	1	Aus	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
45	DG Cork	19.3	5	43	7	4	Win	Lord’s	22 Jun 1995
46	JM Anderson	16.0	4	73	5	2	Zim	Lord’s	22 May 2003
47	RL Johnson	12.0	4	33	6	2	Zim	Ch-le-St	05 Jun 2003
48	RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	4	SAF	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003
49	G Onions	9.3	1	38	5	2	Win	Lord’s	06 May 2009
50	AU Rashid	18.5	3	64	5	3	Pak	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
51	TS Roland-Jones	16.4	4	57	5	2	SAF	The Oval	27 Jul 2017

 

TS Roland-Jones’ feat provides the ninth occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CA Smith	13.2×4	6	19	5	1	SAF	Port Elizabeth	12 Mar 1889
2	C Heseltine	16.2×5	3	38	5	3	SAF	Jo’burg	02 Mar 1896
3	WS Lees	23.1	10	34	5	2	SAF	Jo’burg	02 Jan 1906
4	GHT Simpson-Hayward	16.0	3	43	6	1	SAF	Jo’burg	01 Jan 1910
5	GG Macaulay	37.0	11	64	5	3	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
6	WR Hammond	21.2	9	36	5	3	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Dec 1927
7	RTD Perks	41.0×8	5	100	5	1	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
8	RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	4	SAF	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003
9	TS Roland-Jones	16.4	4	57	5	2	SAF	The Oval	27 Jul 2017

 

TS Roland-Jones’ feat provides the second occasion of an England bowler capturing five or more wickets in an innings on test debut against South Africa in England. RJ Kirtley had returned with the figures of 6 for 34 at Nottinghamd in Aug 2003. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Player	Overs	M	Runs	W	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	4	SAF	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003
2	TS Roland-Jones	16.4	4	57	5	2	SAF	The Oval	27 Jul 2017

 

TS Roland-Jones became the 16^th bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture five or more wickets in an innings against South Africa on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Player	Overs	M	R	W	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CA Smith	13.2×4	6	19	5	1	Eng	SAF	P Elizabeth	12 Mar 1889
2	C Heseltine	16.2×5	3	38	5	3	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	02 Mar 1896
3	WS Lees	23.1	10	34	5	2	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	02 Jan 1906
4	GHT Simpson-Hayward	16.0	3	43	6	1	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	01 Jan 1910
5	HV Hordern	14.2	2	66	5	4	Aus	SAF	Melbourne	17 Feb 1911
6	GG Macaulay	37.0	11	64	5	3	Eng	SAF	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923
7	WR Hammond	21.2	9	36	5	3	Eng	SAF	Jo’burg	24 Dec 1927
8	RTD Perks	41.0	5	100	5	1	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
9	I Meckiff	31.0×8	3	125	5	1	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	23 Dec 1957
10	RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	4	Eng	SAF	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003
11	SR Clark	17.0	3	55	5	1	Aus	SAF	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006
12	MR Gillespie	30.0	7	136	5	2	NZl	SAF	Centurion	16 Nov 2007
13	Tanvir Ahmed	28.0	6	120	6	1	Pak	SAF	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010
14	PJ Cummins	29.0	5	79	6	3	Aus	SAF	Jo’burg	17 Nov 2011
15	J Nyumbu	49.3	7	157	5	2	Zim	SAF	Harare	09 Aug 2014
16	TS Roland-Jones	16.4	4	57	5	2	Eng	SAF	The Oval	27 Jul 2017

 

V Kohli’s 103 not out against Sri Lanka at Galle in the ongoing test represents his tenth century as captain. He became the 18^th captain in the annals of test cricket to score ten or more centuries as captain.  He also became the second Indian captain to accomplish such a feat after SM Gavaskar. SM Gavaskar  has  scored ten  centuries while leading India.  The following tables list the centuries scored by V Kohli as captain, the 18 captains who have scored ten or more centuries and two Indian captains who have scored ten or more centuries

No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	115	4	2	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
2	141	4	4	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
3	147	4	2	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
4	103	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
5	200	4	1	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
6	211	4	1	v New Zealand	Indore	08 Oct 2016
7	167	4	1	v England	Visakhapatnam	17 Nov 2016
8	235	4	2	v England	Mumbai	08 Dec 2016
9	204	4	1	v Bangladesh	Hyd-RGS	09 Feb 2017
10	103*	4	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	GC Smith	SAF	109	193	12	8659	277	47.83	25	36	10
2	RT Ponting	Aus	77	140	13	6542	209	51.51	19	35	07
3	AR Border	Aus	93	154	24	6623	205	50.94	15	36	07
4	SR Waugh	Aus	57	83	12	3714	199	52.30	15	10	06
5	DG Bradman	Aus	24	38	7	3147	270	101.51	14	07	05
6	MJ Clarke	Aus	47	86	10	3946	329*	51.92	14	07	04
7	M Jayawardene	Srl	38	66	4	3665	374	59.11	14	10	07
8	BC Lara	Win	47	85	4	4685	400*	57.83	14	19	05
9	CH Lloyd	Win	74	111	9	5233	242*	51.30	14	27	03
10	GS Chappell	Aus	48	86	10	4209	235	55.38	13	19	07
11	AN Cook	Eng	59	111	7	4844	263	46.57	12	24	03
12	SPD Smith	Aus	24	43	6	2711	192	73.27	12	09	01
13	SM Gavaskar	Ind	47	74	6	3449	205	50.72	11	14	02
14	GA Gooch	Eng	34	63	2	3582	333	58.72	11	16	01
15	GS Sobers	Win	39	71	11	3528	178*	58.80	11	15	07
16	V Kohli	Ind	27	44	3	2505	235	61.09	10	04	01
17	PBH May	Eng	41	65	8	3080	285*	54.03	10	15	05
18	RB Simpson	Aus	39	71	4	3623	311	54.07	10	16	03

 

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	SM Gavaskar	Ind	47	74	6	3449	205	50.72	11	14	02
2	V Kohli	Ind	27	44	3	2505	235	61.09	10	04	01

 

V Kohli of India scored 103 not out against Sri Lanka at Galle in India’s second innings. This knock represents his tenth century on away soil. He became the fifth Indian batsman to score ten or more centuries on away soil. Others are – SR Tendulkar {29}, R Dravid {21}, SM Gavaskar {18} and V Sehwag {10}. The following table lists the five Indian batsmen who have scored ten or more centuries on away soil

 

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	SR Tendulkar	1990-2011	29	29	11	4245	248*	235.83	29	0	0
2	R Dravid	1997-2011	20	21	6	3048	270	203.20	21	0	0
3	SM Gavaskar	1971-1986	16	18	4	2491	221	177.92	18	0	0
4	V Kohli	2012-2017	09	10	2	1318	200	164.75	10	0	0
5	V Sehwag	2001-2010	10	10	1	1719	309	191.00	10	0	0

 

V Kohli’s ten centuries on away soil are listed below

 

No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	116	6	2	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
2	119	4	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
3	105*	4	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
4	115	4	2	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
5	141	4	4	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
6	169	4	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
7	147	4	2	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
8	103	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
9	200	4	1	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
10	103*	4	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017

 

MDK Perera of Sri Lanka scored 92 not out against India at Galle in the ongoing test to provide the 48^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Dias	98	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982
2	RS Madugalle	91*	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982
3	RL Dias	97	3	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
4	A Ranatunga	90	2	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983
5	S Wettimuny	96	3	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983
6	LRD Mendis	94	3	v England	Lord’s	23 Aug 1984
7	RL Dias	95	1	v India	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985
8	JR Ratnayeke	93	1	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
9	PA de Silva	96	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	01 Mar 1991
10	HP Tillakaratne	93	1	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992
11	HP Tillakaratne	93*	2	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993
12	PA de Silva	93	4	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
13	HP Tillakaratne	92	1	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993
14	CI Dunusinghe	91	3	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Mar 1995
15	A Ranatunga	90	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	18 Mar 1995
16	ST Jayasuriya	90	2	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997
17	MS Atapattu	98	2	v India	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
18	DPMD Jayawardene	91	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Nov 1999
19	RP Arnold	99	3	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000
20	DPMD Jayawardene	98	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000
21	KC Sangakkara	98	3	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001
22	KC Sangakkara	95	3	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001
23	DPMD Jayawardene	99	2	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001
24	ST Jayasuriya	92	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001
25	HP Tillakaratne	96	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001
26	UDU Chandana	92	1	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
27	HP Tillakaratne	93	2	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003
28	KC Sangakkara	92	1	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007
29	WPUJC Vaas	90	1	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007
30	TT Samaraweera	90	1	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	26 Dec 2008
31	CK Kapugedera	96	1	v Bangladesh	Chittagong	03 Jan 2009
32	TM Dilshan	92	1	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009
33	DPMD Jayawardene	92	1	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009
34	DPMD Jayawardene	96	3	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009
35	AD Mathews	99	1	v India	Mumbai (BS)	02 Dec 2009
36	NT Paranavitana	95	3	v West Indies	Galle	15 Nov 2010
37	AD Mathews	95	4	v Australia	Galle	31 Aug 2011
38	TM Dilshan	92	1	v Pakistan	Sharjah	03 Nov 2011
39	DPMD Jayawardene	91	2	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012
40	HDRL Thirimanne	91	1	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2013
41	AD Mathews	91	1	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	31 Dec 2013
42	JK Silva	95	2	v Pakistan	Dubai (DSC)	08 Jan 2014
43	AD Mathews	91	1	v Pakistan	Sharjah	16 Jan 2014
44	MDK Perera	95	1	v Pakistan	Sharjah	16 Jan 2014
45	AD Mathews	91	2	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014
46	WU Tharanga	92	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014
47	JK Silva	94	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Oct 2016
48	MDK Perera	92*	2	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017

MDK Perera of Sri Lanka scored 92 not out against India at Galle in the ongoing test to provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against India.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Dias	97	3	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	RL Dias	95	1	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985
3	JR Ratnayeke	93	1	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
4	PA de Silva	93	4	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993
5	MS Atapattu	98	2	v India	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
6	AD Mathews	99	1	v India	Mumbai (BS)	02 Dec 2009
7	MDK Perera	92*	2	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017

MDK Perera of Sri Lanka scored 92 not out against India at Galle in the ongoing test to provide the ninth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings at Galle. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	DPMD Jayawardene	99	2	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001
2	UDU Chandana	92	1	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002
3	WPUJC Vaas	90	1	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007
4	TM Dilshan	92	1	v New Zealand	Galle	18 Aug 2009
5	NT Paranavitana	95	3	v West Indies	Galle	15 Nov 2010
6	AD Mathews	95	4	v Australia	Galle	31 Aug 2011
7	DPMD Jayawardene	91	2	v New Zealand	Galle	17 Nov 2012
8	AD Mathews	91	2	v Pakistan	Galle	06 Aug 2014
9	MDK Perera	92*	2	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017

MDK Perera of Sri Lanka scored 92 not out against India at Galle in the ongoing test to provide the 111th occasion of a  batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against India. It also provides the 56^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against India  on home soil.

MDK Perera of Sri Lanka scored 92 not out against India at Galle in the ongoing test to provide the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring an unbeaten ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below in the  ascending order of the runs scored.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	RS Madugalle	91*	1	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982
2	MDK Perera	92*	2	v India	Galle	26 Jul 2017
3	HP Tillakaratne	93*	2	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993