Second day’s highlights

KGDT Prasad returned with figures of 22.0-1-106-2 providing the 33^rd occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler conceding 100 plus runs in a test innings against India.

M Muralitharan had an aggregate of 298 wickets on away soil and his three wickets in India’s first innings gave him 301 away wickets. He became the second bowler in the world to aggregate 300 wickets on away soil after SK Warne of Australia who has 362 away wickets to his credit.

M Muralitharan had an aggregate of 88 wickets against India prior to the start of the series and his three wickets in India’s first innings gave him 91 Indian wickets, He became the second bowler to capture 90 plus wickets against India, the first bowler being Imran Khan of Pakistan who has an aggregate of 94 wickets to his credit.

At the end of India’s first innings Muralitharan has 91 wickets against India. He has already captured 112 wickets against England and 104 wickets against South Africa. His 91 wickets against India game him the distinction of capturing 90 plus wickets against three specific oppositions. He became the second bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 90 plus wickets against three or more specific oppositions, after SK Warne of Australia who has captured 90 plus wickets against four specific oppositions viz., vs England {195}, vs New Zealand {103}, vs Pakistan {90} and vs South Africa {130}.

Ishant Sharma was stumped by HAPW Jayawardne of the bowling of M Muralitharan. Ishant Sharma became the 47^th stumping victim of M Muralitharan.

TM Dilshan’s 112 represent the 174^th hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman in a test innings. His knock also represents 31^st hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman against India.

TM Dilshan’s 112 represent his tenth test hundred and he becomes the eighth Sri Lankan batsman to register ten or more test hundreds. Others are DPMD Jayawardene {26}, PA de Silva {20}, KC Sangakkara {20}, MS Atapattu {16}, ST Jayasuriya {14}, HP Tilakatatne {11} and TT Samaraweera {11}

TM Dilshan’s 112 reperesents his second hundred against India, after his 125 not out at Col-SSC in Jul 08.

TM Dilshan’s 112 represent the fifth hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman against India on Indian soil. It also represents the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batsman against India on Indian soil. The previous best was 110 not out by PA de Silva at Mohali in Nov 97

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	TM Dilshan	112	Ahmedabad	16.11.09
2	PA de Silva	110*	Mohali	19.11.97
3	MS Atapattu	108	Mohali	19.11.97
4	LRD Mendis	105	Chennai	17.09.82
5	LRD Mendis	105	Chennai	17.09.82

R Dravid pouched one catch on the second day of the test to take his tally of catches against Sri Lanka to ten. He became the third Indian fieldsman to pouch ten or more catches against Sri Lanka. after M Azharuddin {27} and A Kumble {13}.

R Dravid with a catch on the second day, took his tally of 89 catches on home soil. He requires one more catches for 90 catches on home soil. If he gets there, he would become the sixth fieldsman in the annals of test cricket to pouch 90 plus catches on home soil. Others are MA Taylor of Australia {97}, SP Fleming of New Zealand {94}, BC Lara of West Indies {94}, DPMD Jayawardene {92}, JH Kallis of South Africa {91}

R Dravid, with 89 catches, shares the record of 89 catches record on home with RT Ponting and ME Waugh {both Australians}

Zaheer Khan hit two boundary fours in his knock of 12 which gave him 100 boundary fours in his test career.

DPMD Jayawardene with 36 not out at the end of the second day has taken his run aggregate against India to 1197. He needs three more runs for 1200 runs and if he gets it, he would become the second Sri Lankan batsman to aggregate 1200 plus runs against India, the first being PA de Silva {1252}

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 115 runs for the second wicket providing the 28^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. This stand also represents the fifth occasion of a second wicket figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against India.

TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 115 runs for the second wicket providing the tenth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India on Indian soil. This stand also represents the third occasion of a second wicket three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against India.

TM Dilshan’s 112 represents his fifth hundred in the calendar year 2009. As at the second day of this test, he has scored most hundreds in 2009. TT Samaraweera of Sri Lanka, RR Sawan of West Indies and AJ Strauss of England are the three batsmen who have scored four hundreds in 2009.

At the end of the second day of this test, TM Dilshan has aggregated 961 runs in 2009 and requires 39 more runs for 1000 runs in 2009. TT Samaraweera {1128} and AJ Strauss {1071} are the only two batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs in 2009

TM Dilshan earned the distinction of becoming the third Sri Lankan batsman to score five or more hundreds in a calendar year. The other two are – PA de Silva {seven hundreds in 1997} and DPMD Jayawardene {five hundreds in 2007}

KC Sangakkara became the seventh Sri Lankan captain to lead Sri Lanka against India, while MS Dhoni became the ninth Indian captain to lead against Sri Lanka

MS Dhoni with his 110 emulated SM Gavaskar and SR Tendulkar who have registered hundreds on their first captaincy assignment against Sri Lanka. SM Gavaskar has scored 155 at Chennai in Sep 82, SR Tendulkar had made 143 at Col-RPS in Aug 97.

MS Dhoni’s 110 represent the 154^th hundred scored by a wicket keeper batsman in the annals of test cricket. It also represents the seventh hundred by wicket keeper batsman against Sri Lanka.

No	Batsmen	Team	Score	Ground	Date
1	Moin Khan	Pak	117*	Sialkot	22 Sep 1995
2	A Flower	Zim	105*	Col/SSC	14 Jan 1998
3	A Flower	Zim	129	Harare	26 Nov 1999
4	AJ Stewart	Eng	123	Manchester	13 Jun 2002
5	AC Gilchrist	Aus	144	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
6	Kamran Akmal	Pak	158*	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
7	MS Dhoni	Ind	110	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009