Crickick.com brings to its visitors an exhaustive survey of Statisitcal highlights of India-Sri Lanka test series penned by its statistician HR Gopala Krishna. Read on ………….

India and Sri Lanka have played 29 tests out of which India has won 11 tests, lost 05 tests and 13 tests have ended in a draw.

India and Sri Lanka have met each other in eleven bilateral series apart from a three nation series – Asian Test Championship in 1998-99 involving India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

No	Series	Venue	Season	Winner	Margin
1	Srl/Ind	Ind	1982/83	Drawn	0-0 (1)
2	Ind/Srl	Srl	1984	Srl	1-0 (3)
3	Srl/Ind	Ind	1986/87	Ind	2-0 (3)
4	Srl/Ind	Ind	1990/91	Ind	1-0 (1)
5	Ind/Srl	Srl	1993	Ind	1-0 (3)
6	Srl/Ind	Ind	1993/94	Ind	3-0 (3)
7	Ind/Srl	Srl	1997	Drawn	0-0 (2)
8	Srl/Ind	Ind	1997/98	Drawn	0-0 (3)
9	Ind/Srl	Srl	2001	Srl	2-1 (3)
10	Srl/Ind	Ind	2005/06	Ind	2-0 (3)
11	Ind/Srl	Srl	2008	Srl	2-1 (3)

Of the eleven series played between the two teams, India has on five series, lost three series and three series were drawn. Asian Test Championship was won by Pakistan.

India has scored 500 plus runs in an innings on eight occasions. Its highest team total is 676 for 7 at Kanpur in Dec 86. Sri Lanka has scored 500 plus runs on three occasions, its highest being 952 for 6 declared at Col-RPS in Aug 97. This total not only represent Sri Lanka’s highest team total against India, but also represents the highest team total posted by a team in the annals of test cricket

Five hundred plus runs by India
No	Team	Score	Ground	Match Date
1	India	676/07	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
2	India	566/06d	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	India	541/06d	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
4	India	537/08d	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
5	India	518/07d	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
6	India	515/09d	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
7	India	512/10	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
8	India	511/10	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
500 plus runs by Sri Lanka
No	Team	Score	Ground	Match Date
1	Sri Lanka	952/06d	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
2	Sri Lanka	610/06d	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
3	Sri Lanka	600/06d	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008

India has been dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a completed innings only once. Its lowest total in a completed innings is 138 at Col-SSC in Jul 2008. Sri Lanka has been dismissed for a total less than 150 runs in a completed innings on five occasions. Its lowest total in a completed innings is 82 at Chandigarh in Nov 1990.

Less than 150 runs in a completed innings – India
No	Team	Score	Ground	Match Date
1	India	138	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
Less than 150 runs in a completed innings – Sri Lanka
No	Team	Score	Ground	Match Date
1	Sri Lanka	82	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
2	Sri Lanka	119	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
3	Sri Lanka	136	Galle	31 Jul 2008
4	Sri Lanka	141	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
5	Sri Lanka	142	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987

SR Tendulkar {1408}, M Azharuddin {1215} and SC Ganguly {1064} are the three Indian batsmen who have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Two Sri Lankan batsmen – PA de Silva {1252} and M Jayawardene {1161} have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against India. SR Tendulkar’s 1408 runs remains the highest run aggregate by a batsman in India-Sri Lanka test series/

No	Batsmen	Team	M	Rruns	HS	Ave
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	19	1408	148	56.32
2	M Azharuddin	Ind	17	1215	199	55.22
3	SC Ganguly	Ind	14	1064	173	46.26
1	PA de Silva	Srl	19	1252	148	41.73
2	M Jayawardene	Srl	12	1161	242	68.29

Rahul Dravid is all set to join this club to become the fourth Indian batsman to have an aggregate of 1000 plus runs against Sri Lanka. Prior to the start of the test series, he has an aggregate of 980 runs and need 20 more runs to reach the landmark.

As many as 33 hundreds have been scored by Indian batsmen which are listed below. SM Gavaskar has the distinction of scoring the first ever hundred by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka at Chennai in Sep 1982

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	SM Gavaskar	155	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	SM Patil	114*	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	M Amarnath	116*	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
4	SM Gavaskar	176	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
5	M Azharuddin	199	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
6	N Kapil Dev	163	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
7	M Amarnath	131	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
8	DB Vengsarkar	153	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
9	DB Vengsarkar	166	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
10	VG Kambli	125	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
11	NS Sidhu	104	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
12	SR Tendulkar	104*	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
13	VG Kambli	120	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
14	NS Sidhu	124	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
15	SR Tendulkar	142	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
16	M Azharuddin	108	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
17	M Azharuddin	152	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
18	NS Sidhu	111	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
19	SR Tendulkar	143	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
20	M Azharuddin	126	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
21	SR Tendulkar	139	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
22	SC Ganguly	147	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
23	M Azharuddin	108*	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
24	NS Sidhu	131	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
25	SC Ganguly	109	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
26	SC Ganguly	173	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
27	SR Tendulkar	148	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
28	S Ramesh	143	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
29	R Dravid	107	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
30	SR Tendulkar	124*	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
31	SR Tendulkar	109	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
32	VVS Laxman	104	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
33	V Sehwag	201*	Galle	31 Jul 2008

V Sehwag’s 201 not out at Galle in Jul 2008 remains the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka.

SR Tendulkar with seven hundreds to his credit has the record for most hundreds by an Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. His seven hundreds are listed below.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	SR Tendulkar	104*	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
2	SR Tendulkar	142	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
3	SR Tendulkar	143	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
4	SR Tendulkar	139	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
5	SR Tendulkar	148	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
6	SR Tendulkar	124*	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
7	SR Tendulkar	109	Delhi	10 Dec 2005

Sri Lankan batsmen have scored 30 hundreds against India which are listed below. LRD Mendis has the distinction of scoring the first ever hundred by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. He scored 105 in the first innings at Chennai in Sep 1982. He scored 105 again in the second innings of the same test to register hundreds in both innings against India. The hundreds scored by Sri Lankan batsman are tabulated in the following list.

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	LRD Mendis	105	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	LRD Mendis	105	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	RS Madugalle	103	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
4	A Ranatunga	111	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
5	SAR Silva	111	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
6	RL Dias	106	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
7	LRD Mendis	124	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
8	PA de Silva	148	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
9	RS Mahanama	151	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
10	ST Jayasuriya	340	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
11	RS Mahanama	225	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
12	PA de Silva	126	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
13	PA de Silva	146	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
14	ST Jayasuriya	199	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
15	PA de Silva	120	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
16	MS Atapattu	108	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
17	PA de Silva	110*	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
18	M Jayawardene	242	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
19	ST Jayasuriya	111	Galle	14 Aug 2001
20	KC Sangakkara	105*	Galle	14 Aug 2001
21	M Jayawardene	104	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
22	MS Atapattu	108	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
23	M Jayawardene	139	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
24	HP Tillakaratne	136*	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
25	TT Samaraweera	103*	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
26	BSM Warnapura	115	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
27	M Jayawardene	136	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
28	TT Samaraweera	127	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
29	TM Dilshan	125*	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
30	KC Sangakkara	144	ColPSS	08 Aug 2008

ST Jayasuriya’s 340 at Col-RPS in Aug 97 remain the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan batsmen against India. PA de Silva with five hundreds to his credit has the record for most hundreds by a Sri Lankan batsman against India. His five hundreds are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	PA de Silva	148	Col-PSS	04 Aug 1993
2	PA de Silva	126	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
3	PA de Silva	146	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
4	PA de Silva	120	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
5	PA de Silva	110*	Mohali	19 Nov 1997

ST Jayasuriya {340} M Jayawardene {242} and RS Mahanama {225} are the three Sri Lankan batsmen who have registered double hundreds against India

No	Batsmen	Runs	Ground	Match Date
1	ST Jayasuriya	340	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
2	M Jayawardene	242	Col-SSC	24 Feb 1999
3	RS Mahanama	225	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997

As many as 95 fifties have been scored by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. SR Tendulkar holds the Indian record for most fifties against Sri Lanka with ten fifties to his credit. M Azharuddin and R Dravid has scored nine fifties.

Sri Lankan batsman has registered 79 fifties against India. M Jayawardene with eleven fifties to his credit not only holds the record for most fifties by a Sri Lankan batsman against India but also holds the series record for most fifties.

Sri Lankan batsmen have scored 49 half centuries against India. M Jayawardene with seven fifties to his credit holds the record for most fifties by a Sri Lankan batsman against India.

Indian batsmen have scored 62 half centuries against Sri Lanka. R Dravid with eight fifties to his credit not only holds the record for most fifties by a Indian batsman against Sri Lanka but also holds the series record for most fifties.

The following table lists out the individual nineties scored by Indian batsmen and Sri Lankan batsmen. Indian batsmen have scored nineties on ten occasions, while Sri Lankan batsmen have scored individual nineties on five occasions.

India – Individual Nineties
No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	96	Ind	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
2	SC Ganguly	99	Ind	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
3	SC Ganguly	98*	Ind	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
4	R Dravid	93	Ind	Mumbai	3 Dec 1997
5	R Dravid	92	Ind	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
6	NS Sidhu	99	Ind	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
7	M Prabhakar	95	Ind	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
8	IK Pathan	93	Ind	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
9	DB Vengsarkar	98*	Ind	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
10	DB Vengsarkar	90	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
Sri Lanka – Individual Nineties
No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Dias	97	Srl	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	RL Dias	95	Srl	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
3	PA de Silva	93	Srl	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
4	MS Atapattu	98	Srl	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
5	JR Ratnayeke	93	Srl	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986

DB Vengsarkar, R Dravid and SC Ganguly are the three Indian batsmen who have scored individual nineties on two separate occasions against Sri Lanka. RL Dias is the lone Sri Lankan batsman who has scored individual nineties on two separate occasions against India. The performances of these four batsmen are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	DB Vengsarkar	98*	Ind	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
2	DB Vengsarkar	90	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
1	R Dravid	93	Ind	Mumbai	3 Dec 1997
2	R Dravid	92	Ind	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
1	SC Ganguly	99	Ind	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
2	SC Ganguly	98*	Ind	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Start Date
1	RL Dias	97	Srl	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	RL Dias	95	Srl	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985

The following table shows the Indian captains and Sri Lankan captains scoring hundreds in India-Sri Lanka test series. Seven hundreds have been scored by Indian captains, while Sri Lankan captains have scored three hundreds.

No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	SM Gavaskar	Ind	155	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	163	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
3	M Azharuddin	Ind	108	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
4	M Azharuddin	Ind	152	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
5	SR Tendulkar	Ind	143	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
6	SR Tendulkar	Ind	139	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
7	SR Tendulkar	Ind	148	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	LRD Mendis	Srl	124	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
2	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	111	Galle	14 Aug 2001
3	M Jayawardene	Srl	136	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008

N Kapil Dev’s 163 at Kanpur in Dec 86 remain the highest individual score by an Indian captain against Sri Lanka. M Jayawardene with 136 at Col-SSC on 23.07.08 holds the record for the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan captain against India.

No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	163	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
2	M Jayawardene	Srl	136	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008

SR Tendulkar with three hundreds to his credit holds the record for most hundreds by captain in India-Sri Lanka test series

No	Captains	Team	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	SR Tendulkar	Ind	143	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
2	SR Tendulkar	Ind	139	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
3	SR Tendulkar	Ind	148	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997

SAR Silva and KC Sangakkara remain the two Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsmen to score hundreds against India. SAR Silva scored 111 at Col-PSS in Sep 1985, while KC Sangakkara came up with 105 not out at Galle in Aug 2001. SAR Silva’s 111 remains the highest individual score by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman against India and also the highest individual score by wicket keeper batsman in the series. HP Tilkaratne {55 at Chandigarh in Nov 97} is the other Sri Lankan batsman to score a fifty against India

No Indian wicket keeper batsman has scored a hundred against India. The highest individual score by an Indian wicket keeper batsman is 57 by NR Mongia at Mohali in Nov 97. MS Dhoni {51* at Delhi in Dec 2005} is the other Indian wicket keeper batsman to score a fifty against Sri Lanka.

India-Sri Lanka test series has witnessed as many as 16 occasions of Indian bowlers capturing five or more wickets against Sri Lanka. N Kapil Dev with his 5 for 110 in the first innings of the Chennai test in Sep 1982 has the distinction of becoming the first bowler to capture five or more wickets.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	DR Doshi	5	85	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	N Kapil Dev	5	110	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
3	C Sharma	5	118	Ind	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
4	NS Yadav	5	76	Ind	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
5	Maninder Singh	7	51	Ind	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
6	SLV Raju	6	12	Ind	Chandigarh	23 Nov 1990
7	A Kumble	5	87	Ind	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
8	A Kumble	7	59	Ind	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
9	SLV Raju	5	38	Ind	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
10	SLV Raju	6	87	Ind	Ahmedabad	08 Feb 1994
11	J Srinath	5	114	Ind	Galle	14 Aug 2001
12	BKV Prasad	5	72	Ind	Kandy	22 Aug 2001
13	A Kumble	6	72	Ind	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
14	Harbhajan Singh	7	62	Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
15	A Kumble	5	89	Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005
16	Harbhajan Singh	6	102	Ind	Galle	31 Jul 2008

A Kumble with four five wicket hauls holds the record for most number of five wickets in an innings by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka. His performance is listed below

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	A Kumble	5	87	Ind	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
2	A Kumble	7	59	Ind	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
3	A Kumble	6	72	Ind	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
4	A Kumble	5	89	Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

Maninder Singh, A Kumble and Harbhajan Singh are the three Indian bowlers who have captured seven wickets in an innings against Sri Lanka. Maninder Singh’s 7 for 51 Nagpur in Dec 1986 remain the best bowling effort in an innings against Sri Lanka

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	ManinderSingh	7	51	Ind	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986
2	A Kumble	7	59	Ind	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
3	HarbhajanSingh	7	62	Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

Sri Lankan bowlers have captured five or more wickets in an innings on 16 occasions which are listed below. ALF de Mel with his 5 for 68 at Chennai in Sep 1982 earned the distinction of becoming the first Sri Lankan bowler to capture five or more wickets against India

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	ALF de Mel	5	68	Srl	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
2	ALF de Mel	5	64	Srl	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
3	RJ Ratnayake	6	85	Srl	Col-SSC	30 Aug 1985
4	RJ Ratnayake	5	49	Srl	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
5	FS Ahangama	5	52	Srl	Kandy	14 Sep 1985
6	JR Ratnayeke	5	85	Srl	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
7	M Muralitharan	5	162	Srl	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
8	KR Pushpakumara	5	122	Srl	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
9	HDPK Dharmasena	5	57	Srl	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
10	CRD Fernando	5	42	Srl	Galle	14 Aug 2001
11	M Muralitharan	5	49	Srl	Galle	14 Aug 2001
12	M Muralitharan	8	87	Srl	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
13	M Muralitharan	7	100	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
14	M Muralitharan	5	84	Srl	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
15	M Muralitharan	6	26	Srl	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
16	BAW Mendis	6	117	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
17	BAW Mendis	5	56	Srl	Col-PSS	08 Aug 2008

M Muralitharan with his six five or more wicket hauls holds not only the record for most five plus wicket hauls by a Sri Lankan bowler against India but also holds the record for most five plus wicket hauls in India-Sri Lanka test series. His six five wicket hauls are listed below

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	M Muralitharan	5	162	Srl	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
2	M Muralitharan	5	49	Srl	Galle	14 Aug 2001
3	M Muralitharan	8	87	Srl	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
4	M Muralitharan	7	100	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005
5	M Muralitharan	5	84	Srl	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008
6	M Muralitharan	6	26	Srl	Col-SSC	23 Jul 2008

M Mutalitharan’s eight for 87 at Col-SSC in Aug 2001 represent the best bowling effort in an innings by a Sri Lankan bowler against India. His figures also represent the best bowling effort in an innings in India-Sri Lanka test series. M Muralitharan remains the only bowler in the series to capture eight wickets in an innings.

The following are the four occasions when Indian bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs while capturing five or more wickets.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	C Sharma	5	118	Ind	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
2	J Srinath	5	114	Ind	Galle	14 Aug 2001
3	N Kapil Dev	5	110	Ind	Chennai	17 Sep 1982
4	HarbhajanSingh	6	102	Ind	Galle	31 Jul 2008

The following are the four occasions when Sri Lankan bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs while capturing five or more wickets.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Team	Ground	Match Date
1	M Muralitharan	5	162	Srl	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994
2	KR Pushpakumara	5	122	Srl	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997
3	BAW Mendis	6	117	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
4	M Muralitharan	7	100	Srl	Delhi	10 Dec 2005

Indian bowlers have captured ten or more wickets in a match on six occasions. SLV Raju’s 11 for 125 at Ahmedabad in Feb 94 remains the best match bowling figures by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka.

No	Bowlers	W	R	Ground	Match Date
1	ManinderSingh	10	107	Nagpur	27/12/1986
2	A Kumble	11	128	Lucknow	18/01/1994
3	SLVRaju	11	125	Ahmedabad	08/02/1994
4	AKumble	10	157	Delhi	10/12/2005
5	HarbhajanSingh	10	141	Ahmedabad	18/12/2005
6	HarbhajanSingh	10	153	Galle	31/07/2008

Sri Lankan bowlers have captured ten or more wickets in a match on three occasions. M Muralitharan’s 11 for 110 remain the best match bowling effort by a Sri Lankan bowler against India

No	Bowlers	W	R	Ground	MatchDate
1	MMuralitharan	11	196	Col/SSC	29/08/2001
2	MMuralitharan	11	110	Col/SSC	23/07 2008
3	BAW Mendis	10	209	Galle	31/07/2008

A Kumble and Harbajhan Singh are the two Indian bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets on two occasions against Sri Lanka, while M Muralitharan is the only Sri Lankan bowler to capture ten or more wickets on two occasions against India

No	Bowlers	Team	W	R	Ground	Match Date
1	A Kumble	Ind	11	128	Lucknow	18/01/1994
2	A Kumble	Ind	10	157	Delhi	10/12//2005
1	HarbhajanSingh	Ind	10	141	Ahmedabad	18/12/2005
2	HarbhajanSingh	Ind	10	153	Galle	31/07/2008
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	196	Col-SSC	29/08/2001
2	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	110	Col-SSC	23/07/2008

There are 26 occasions of Indian bowlers conceding 100 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka. RK Chauhan’s figures of 78.0-8-276-1 at Col-RPS in Aug 97 represent the most expensive figures in terms of runs conceded by an Indian bowler against Sri Lanka. A Kumble also returned with figures of 72.0-7-223-1 in the same game to become the second Indian bowler to concede 200 plus runs in an innings against Sri Lanka.

The following are the five occasions when Indian bowlers have bowled fifty plus overs in an innings

No	Bowlers	Overs	Ground	Start Date
1	RK Chauhan	78.0	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
2	A Kumble	72.0	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
3	NM Kulkarni	70.0	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
4	A Kumble	54.1	Col-RPS	24 Feb 1999
5	Harbhaja Singh	53.3	Col-RPS	29 Aug 2001

There are 32 occasions of Sri Lankan bowlers conceding 100 plus runs against India. M Muralitharan’s figures of 65.0-11-179-4 at Bangalore in Jan 94 represent the most expensive bowling figures in terms of runs conceded by Sri Lankan bowler against India.

The following are the four occasions when Sri Lankan bowlers have bowled fifty plus overs in an innings

No	Bowlers	Overs	Ground	Start Date
1	M Muralitharan	75.0	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
2	M Muralitharan	65.0	Bangalore	26 Jan 1994
3	M Muralitharan	65.0	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
4	SD Anurasiri	58.0	Lucknow	18 Jan 1994

The following are the four occasions when Indian bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against Sri Lanka

No	Bowlers	W	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	Zaheer Khan	0	134	Col/SSC	29 Aug 2001
2	A Kumble	0	121	Col/SSC	23 Jul 2008

The following are the four occasions when Sri Lankan bowlers have conceded 100 plus runs without a wicket in an innings against India

No	Bowlers	W	Runs	Ground	Start Date
1	EAR de Silva	0	133	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
2	EAR de Silva	0	114	Cuttack	04 Jan 1987
3	KJ Silva	0	122	Col/RPS	02 Aug 1997
4	M Muralitharan	0	137	Nagpur	26 Nov 1997

As many as 35 three figure partnerships have been posted for various wickets by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. 272 runs partnership for the sixth wicket between M Azharuddin and N Kapil Dev at Kanpur in Dec 86 remain the highest three figure partnership by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka.

Apart from the 272 plus runs partnership for the sixth wicket between M Azharuddin and N Kapil Dev at Kanpur in Dec 86, there are three other 200 plus run stands posted by Indian batsmen against Sri Lanka. They are – 256 runs for the fourth wicket between SC Ganguly and SR Tendulkar at Mumbai in Dec 97, 232 runs for second wicket between S Ramesh and R Dravid at Col-SSC in Feb 99 and 221 runs for the fourth wicket between SR Tendulkar and M Azharuddin at Col-RPS in Aug 97.

There are 14 occasions of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnerships for various wickets against Sri Lanka.

As many as 27 three figure partnerships have been posted for various wickets by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. 576 runs partnership between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama for the second wicket at Col-RPS in Aug 97 remain the highest three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. This partnership also represent the world record partnership for the second wicket in the annals of test cricket.

Apart from the 576 runs partnership between ST Jayasuriya and RS Mahanama for the second wicket at Col-RPS in Aug 97, there are two more three figure partnerships of 200 plus runs posted by Sri Lankan batsmen against India. They are – 218 runs partnership for the third wicket between ST Jayasuriya and PA de Silva at Col-SSC in Aug 97 and 216 runs partnership between RL Dias and LRD Mendis at Kandy in Sep 85.

There are eight occasions of Sri Lankan batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for various wickets against India

M Azharuddin of India {27}, HP Tilakaratne of Sri Lanka {16}, A Kumble of India {13}, M Jayawardene {12} and MS Atapattu {10} are the fieldsmen who have pouched ten or more catches in India-Sri Lanka test series.

R Dravid of India with nine catches, M Muralithran with eight catches and SR Tendulkar with eight catches prior to the start of this series are set to join this elite list of fieldsmen who have pouched ten or more catches.

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka {22}, NR Mongia of India {18}, KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka {14}, S Viswanath of India {11} and KS More of India {11} are the wicket keepers who have effected ten or more dismissals in India-Sri Lanka test series.

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka remains the only wicket keeper to effect five or more dismissals in an innings on two occasions in the India-Sri Lanka test series. He effected six dismissals in the first innings at Col-SSC in Aug 85 and five dismissals in the second innings at Col-PSS in Sep 85. SAR Silva’s feat came in consecutive tests. S Viswanth with four dismissals in the first innings at Kandy in Sep 85 holds the Indian record for most dismissals in a match against Sri Lanka

SAR Silva of Sri Lanka remains the only wicket keeper to effect nine dismissals in a match on two occasions in the India-Sri Lanka test series. He effected nine dismissals at Col-SSC in Aug 85 and nine dismissals at Col-PSS in Sep 85. SAR Silva’s feat came in consecutive tests. S Viswanth with six dismissals at Kandy in Sep 85 holds the Indian record for most dismissals in an innings against Sri Lanka

SAR Silva scored 111 and effected nine dismissals {08 ct plus 01 st} at Col-PSS in Sep 85 to earn the distinction of becoming the only wicket keeper in the annals of test cricket to score a hundred and effect nine dismissals.

The following table lists out the highest partnership for each wicket in India-Sri Lanka test series.

Wkt	Runs	Partner-1	Partner-2
		Team	Ground	Match Date
1st	171	M Prabhakar	NSSidhu
		Ind	Col-SSC	27 Jul 1993
2nd	576	Jayasuriya	RSMahanama
		Srl	Col-RPS	02 Aug 1997
3rd	218	Jayasuriya	PAde Silva
		Srl	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
4th	256	SCGanguly	Tendulkar
		Ind	Mumbai	03 Dec 1997
5th	150	Tendulkar	SCGanguly
		Ind	Col-SSC	09 Aug 1997
6th	272	Azharuddin	Kapil Dev
		Ind	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986
7th	194*	HPTillakaratne	TTSamaraweera
		Srl	Col-SSC	29 Aug 2001
8th	70	Kapil Dev	LSR Krishnan
		Ind	Col-PSS	06 Sep 1985
9th	89	SCGanguly	Kuruvilla
		Ind	Mohali	19 Nov 1997
10th	69*	AKumble	Harbhajan Singh
		Ind	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005

A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka {20}, PA de Silva of Sri Lanka {19}, SR Tendulkar of India {19}, A Kumble of India {18}, M Muralitharan of Sri Lanka {18} and M Azharuddin of India {17} are the cricketers who have played 15 or more tests in India-Sri Lanka test series.

SR Tendulkar needs one more test appearance to equal the record of most test appearances in the series held by A Ranatunga of Sri Lanka who has played 20 tests.

R Dravid with 14 test appearances prior to the start of the series, require one more test appearance to join the elite list of cricketers who have played 15 or more tests in the series.

Both SR Tendulkar and R Dravid would reach the respective land marks when they appear in the first test at Ahmedabad in the ensuing test series.