Third day highlights

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera added 138 runs for the fourth wicket providing the 29^th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. This stand also represents the fourth occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against India.

DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera added 138 runs for the fourth wicket providing the 11th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India on Indian soil. This stand also represents the first occasion of a three figure partnership for the fourth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against India on Indian soil. The previous best was 69 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between RL Dias and AP Gurusinha at Kanpur in Dec 96.

TT Samaraweera with his 70 registered his 20^th half century and 31^st half century, while DPMD Jayawardene with his 204 not out registered his 58^h fifty.

DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene added 216 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in Sri Lanka’s innings providing the 30^th occasion of a three figure stand posted by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. This stand also represents the second occasion of a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket posted by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. The first occasion was the 103 runs partnership between PA de Silva and HDPK Dharmasena at Mohali in Nov 97. Thus the 216 runs unfinished stand between DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene for the sixth wicket in this game represents the record stand for the sixth wicket by Sri Lankan batsmen against India.

DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene added 216 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in Sri Lanka’s innings providing the fourth occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership posted by Sri Lankan against India. The other three occasions are – 576 runs for the second wicket between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama at Col-RPS in Aug 97, 218 runs for the third wicket between ST Jayaasuriya and PA de Silva at Col-SSC in Aug 97 and 216 runs for the fourth wicket between RL Dias and LRD Mendis at Kandy in Sep 85.

DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene added 216 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in Sri Lanka’s innings providing the twelfth occasion of a three figure partnership posted by Sri Lankan against India on Indian soil. This stand represents the first 200 plus runs partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against India on Indian soil and thus represents the record stand for any wicket on Indian soil. The previous best was 159 runs for the first wicket JR Ratnayake and S Wettimuny at Kanpur in Dec 86.

DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene added 216 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in Sri Lanka’s innings providing the 24th occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership posted by various teams against India on Indian soil. This stand also represents the third occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket on Indian soil. The other two occasions are – 250 runs stand between CH Lloyd and DL Murray of West Indies at Mumbai in Jan 75 and 207 runs stand between Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Huq of Pakistan at Kolkata in Nov 07

DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene added 216 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket in Sri Lanka’s innings providing the 63rd occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership posted by various teams against India. This stand also represents the fifth occasion of a 200 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket against India. The other four occasions are – 250 runs stand between CH Lloyd and DL Murray of West Indies at Mumbai in Jan 75 and 207 runs stand between Imran Khan and Saleem Malik of Pakistan at Faisalabad in Jan 83, 207 runs stand between CH Lloyd and PLJ Dujon at St John’s in Apr 83 and 207 runs stand between Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Huq of Pakistan at Kolkata in Nov 07

Sri Lankan innings contained three three figure stands – TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 115 runs for the second wicket, DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera added 138 runs for the fourth wicket and DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene added 216 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket, providing the 136^th occasion of a team posting three or more three figure stands in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

As far as Sri Lanka is concerned, the three three figure partnerships in this innings provide the eighth occasion and also the second occasion against India.

No	Srl	Inns	TFPs	Opp	Ground	Seaon
1	Srl	(inns 1)	3	Eng	Lord’s	1984
2	Srl	(inns 2)	3	Ind	Col-RPS	1997
3	Srl	(inns 2)	3	Ban	Col-SSC	2001/02
4	Srl	(inns 2)	3	Win	Galle	2001/02
5	Srl	(inns 2)	3	NZl	Col-PSS	2003
6	Srl	(inns 3)	3	Eng	Lord’s	2006
7	Srl	(inns 2)	3	Ban	Col-SSC	2007
8	Srl	(inns 2)	3	Ind	Ahmedabad	2009/10

Sri Lankan innings contained three three figure stands – TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 115 runs for the second wicket, DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera added 138 runs for the fourth wicket and DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene added 216 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket, providing the 27th occasion of a team posting three or more three figure stands in an innings against India in the annals of test cricket.

Sri Lankan innings contained three three figure stands – TM Dilshan and KC Sangakkara added 115 runs for the second wicket, DPMD Jayawardene and TT Samaraweera added 138 runs for the fourth wicket and DPMD Jayawardene and HAPW Jayawardene added 216 runs in an unfinished stand for the sixth wicket, providing the seventh occasion of a team posting three or more three figure stands in an innings against India on Indian soil

No	Team	Inns	TFPs	Opp	Ground	Season
1	Win	(inns 1)	4	Ind	Delhi	1948/49
2	Win	(inns 1)	3	Ind	Kolkata	1958/59
3	Win	(inns 1)	3	Ind	Mumbai	1974/75
4	Eng	(inns 1)	3	Ind	Delhi	1981/82
5	Eng	(inns 2)	3	Ind	Chennai	1984/85
6	Win	(inns 1)	3	Ind	Kolkata	1987/88
7	Srl	(inns 2)	3	Ind	Ahmedabad	2009/10

DPMD Jayawardene scored 204 not out at the end of the third day, providing the 289^th occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. This knock also represents the 28^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman registering a double hundred in a test innings.

DPMD Jayawardne’s 204 not out represent the fourth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against India. The other three occasions are – ST Jayasuriya – 340 at Col-RPS in Aug 97, RS Mahanama – 225 in Aug 97 and DPMD Jayawardene – 242 at Col – SSC

DPMD Jayawardne’s 204 not out represent the 39th occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred in a test innings against India.

DPMD Jayawardne with his 204 not out in this game and 242 at Col-SSC in Feb 99 earned the distinction of becoming the seventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to register two double hundreds in a test innings against a specific opposition. He is the second Sri Lankan batsman after KC Sangakkara to achieve the feat

No	Batsmen	200s	Team	Opp
1	DG Bradman	8	Aus	Eng
2	DG Bradman	2	Aus	SAF
1	WR Hammond	4	Eng	Aus
2	WR Hammond	2	Eng	NZl
1	M Jayawardene	2	Srl	Ind
2	M Jayawardene	2	Srl	SAF
1	BC Lara	3	Win	Aus
2	BC Lara	2	Win	Eng
3	BC Lara	2	Win	Srl
1	KC Sangakkara	2	Srl	SAF
2	KC Sangakkara	2	Srl	SAF
1	GC Smith	2	SAF	Ban
2	GC Smith	2	SAF	Eng
1	Zaheer Abbas	2	Pak	Eng
2	Zaheer Abbas	2	Pak	Ind

DPMD Jayawardne’s 204 not out in this game and 242 at Col-SSC in Feb 99 provides the 35^th occasion of a batsman registering two or more double hundreds against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket.

DPMD Jayawardne with his 204 not out in this game and 242 at Col-SSC in Feb 99 earned the distinction of becoming the third batsman after Zaheer Abbas and RT Ponting, to register two double hundreds in a test innings against India

No	Batsmen	Team	Scord	Ground	Date
1	M Jayawardene	Srl	242	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
2	M Jayawardene	Srl	204*	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009
1	RT Ponting	Aus	242	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003
2	RT Ponting	Aus	257	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
1	Zaheer Abbas	Pak	235*	Lahore	27 Oct 1978
2	Zaheer Abbas	Pak	215	Lahore	10 Dec 1982

DPMD Jayawardene’s 204 not out represent his sixth double hundred and he becomes the seventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to score six or more double hundreds. The others are – DG Bradman of Australia {12}, BC Lara of West Indies {09}, WR Hammond of England {07}, MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka {06}, Javed Miandad of Pakistan {06} and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {06}

DPMD Jayawardene’s 204 not out represent his sixth double hundred and he becomes the third Sri Lanka batsman to score six double hundreds. The others are – MS Atapattu and KC Sangakkara

DPMD Jayawardene’s 204 not out represent the 12^th double hundred by a visiting batsman on Indian soil and he became the first Sri Lankan batsman to score a double hundred on Indian soil. Incidentally, it was his first hundred on Indian soil.

No	Batsmen	Team	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	B Sutcliffe	NZl	230*	Delhi	16 Dec 1955
2	RB Kanhai	Win	256	Kolkata	31 Dec 1958
3	CH Lloyd	Win	242*	Mumbai	23 Jan 1975
4	SFAF Bacchus	Win	250	Kanpur	02 Feb 1979
5	G Fowler	Eng	201	Chennai	13 Jan 1985
6	MW Gatting	Eng	207	Chennai	13 Jan 1985
7	DM Jones	Aus	210	Chennai	18 Sep 1986
8	A Flower	Zim	232*	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000
9	ML Hayden	Aus	203	Chennai	18 Mar 2001
10	Younis Khan	Pak	267	Bangalore	24 Mar 2005
11	AB de Villiers	SAF	217*	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
12	M Jayawardene	Srl	204*	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009

DPMD Jayawardene’s 204 not out represent the 27^th hundred of his test career. He is on par with R Dravid {who also notched up his 27^th test hundred in this test} and AR Border of Australia in terms of hundreds scored. Tendulkar {42}, RT Ponting {38}, SM Gavaskar {34}, BC Lara {34}, SR Waugh {32}, JH Kallis {31}, ML Hayden {30} and DG Bradman {29} are the other batsmen who have scored 27 or more test hundreds in the annals of test cricket.

DPMD Jayawardene became the third batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in 2009. He reached the milestone when he was on 179 during his knock of 204 not out. At the end of the first day, his aggregate stood at 1025. The other two batsmen are – TT Samaraweera of Sri Lanka {1153} and AJ Strauss {1071}. Jayawardene is the second Sri Lankan batsman to aggregate 1000 plus runs in 2009 after TT Samaraweera.

DPMD Jayawardene’s run aggregate against India at the end of the third day stood at 1365. He has now the most runs by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. He wrested the record from PA de Silva who had an aggregate of 1252.

Sri Lanka’s 591 for 5 at the end of the third day of this test provides the fourth occasion of Sri Lanka posting a team total of 500 plus runs against India. The other three occasions are – 952 for 6 declared at Col-RPS in Aug 97, 610 for 6 declared at Col-SSC in Aug 01 and 600 for 6 declared at Col- SSC in Jul 08.

Sri Lanka’s 591 for 5 at the end of the third day of this test provide their highest team total against India in India. The previous best was 420 all out at Kanpur in Dec 86.