India vs Sri Lanka one day series : Another World Record for SR Tendulkar – Most fifties against a specific opposition
SR Tendulkar’s 69 at Rajkot against Sri Lanka on 15.12.09 was his 24th fifty against Sri Lanka which is a record for most fifties by a batsman against a specific opposition. He wrested the earlier record held by IVA Richards of West Indies who has registered 23 fifties against Australia and improved his own record of 23 fifties against Australia. The list of fifties scored by Tendulkar agaisnt Sri Lanka are tabulated below
| No | Runs | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 53 | Pune | 05.12.90 |
| 2 | 53 | Kolkata | 04.01.91 |
| 3 | 52 | Jalandhar | 20.02.94 |
| 4 | 112* | Sharjah | 09.04.95 |
| 5 | 137 | Delhi | 02.03.96 |
| 6 | 65 | Kolkata | 13.01.96 |
| 7 | 110 | Col-RPS | 28.08.96 |
| 8 | 53 | Col-RPS | 26.07.97 |
| 9 | 82* | Guwahati | 22.12.97 |
| 10 | 65 | Col-RPS | 19.06.98 |
| 11 | 128 | Col-RPS | 07.07.98 |
| 12 | 120 | Col-SSC | 29.08.99 |
| 13 | 93 | Dhaka | 01.06.00 |
| 14 | 101 | Sharjah | 20.10.00 |
| 15 | 61 | Sharjah | 27.10.00 |
| 16 | 113 | Bristol | 11.07.02 |
| 17 | 97 | Jo’burg | 10.03.03 |
| 18 | 74 | Col-RPS | 01.08.04 |
| 19 | 93 | Nagpur | 25.10.05 |
| 20 | 67* | Mohali | 28.10.05 |
| 21 | 54 | Rajkot | 11.02.07 |
| 22 | 63 | Hobart | 26.02.08 |
| 23 | 138 | Col-RPS | 14.09.09 |
| 24 | 69 | Rajkot | 15.12.09 |