Here are some more stats highlights on the second day’s play between India and Sri Lanka at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. Read on …………

R Dravid’s 62 not out at the end of the second day’s play represent his 12^th fifty against Sri Lanka {03 centuries plus 09 half centuries} which is a record for most fifties by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka. Dravid wrested the record from SR Tendulkar who has 11 fifties to his credit {08 centuries and 03 half centuries}

R Dravid and DPMD Jayawardene share the record for most fifties in the series with 12 fifties each to their credit

V Sehwag’s 284 not out represent the highest individual score by an Indian batsman against Sri Lanka. The previous best was 201 not out by V Sehwag himself at Galle in Jul 2008

V Sehwag’s 284 not out represent the sixth double hundred in India-Sri Lanka test series which are listed below

No	Batsmen	Runs	Team	Ground	Month	Year
1	STJayasuriya	340	Srl	Col-RPS	Aug	97
2	VSehwag	284*	Ind	Mum-BS	Dec	09
3	MJayawardene	275	Srl	Ahmedabad	Nov	09
4	MJayawardene	242	Srl	Col-SSC	Feb	99
5	RSMahanama	225	Srl	Col-RPS	Aug	97
6	VSehwag	201*	Ind	Galle	Jul	08

V Sehwag’s 284 not out contained 40 boundary fours which is a record of most boundary fours by a batsman in an innings in India-Sri Lanka test series. V Sehwag wrested the record from ST Jayasuriya who had 36 boundary fours in his knock of 340 at Col-RPS in Aug 97

V Sehwag’s 284 not out contained 40 boundary fours providing the 15^th occasion of a batsman scoring 40 plus boundary in an innings in the annals of test cricket.

No	Batsmen	Runs	4s	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon	Yr
1	DG Bradman	334	46	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jul	30
2	DG Bradman	304	43	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jul	34
3	RB Kanhai	256	42	Win	Ind	Kolkata	Dec	58
4	JH Edrich	310*	52	Eng	NZl	Leeds	Jul	65
5	RG Pollock	274	43	SAF	Aus	Durban	Feb	70
6	DL Amiss	262*	40	Eng	Win	Kingston	Feb	74
7	GA Gooch	333	43	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	Jul	90
8	PA de Silva	267	40	Srl	NZl	Wellington	Jan	91
9	BC Lara	375	45	Win	Eng	St John’s	Apr	94
10	VVS Laxman	281	44	Ind	Aus	Kolkata	Mar	01
11	BC Lara	400*	43	Win	Eng	St John’s	Apr	04
12	V Sehwag	254	47	Ind	Pak	Lahore	Jan	06
13	MJayawardene	374	43	Srl	SAF	Col-SSC	Jul	06
14	V Sehwag	319	42	Ind	SAF	Chennai	Mar	08
15	V Sehwag	284*	40	Ind	Srl	Mum-BS	Dec	09

V Sehwag remains the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score 40 plus boundary four on three occasions. DG Bradman of Australia and BC Lara of West Indies are the other two batsmen who have hit 40 plus boundary fours on two occasions

No	Batsmen	Runs	4s	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon	Yr
1	BC Lara	375	45	Win	Eng	StJohn’s	Apr	94
2	BC Lara	400*	43	Win	Eng	StJohn’s	Apr	04
1	DGBradman	334	46	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jul	30
2	DGBradman	304	43	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jul	34
1	V Sehwag	254	47	Ind	Pak	Lahore	Jan	06
2	V Sehwag	319	42	Ind	SAF	Chennai	Mar	08
3	V Sehwag	284*	40	Ind	Srl	Mum-BS	Dec	09

V Sehwag’s 284 not out at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai represent the 33^rd hundred by a batsman at this venue. His knock represents the third occasion of a batsman scoring a double hundred on this ground. The other two batsmen are – MH Mankad {223 vs New Zealand in Dec 55} and DN Sardesai {200* vs New Zealand in Mar 65}

V Sehwag’s 284 not out at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai represent the highest score on this ground bettering MH Mankad’s 223 vs New Zealand in Dec 55

As on date there are six 200 plus runs partnership posted at Brabourne stadium which includes the two double hundreds stands in this game. All the six partnerships are listed below

No	Batting Partners	Wkt	Runs	Team	Opp	Mon	Yr
1	KWRFletcher/AWGreig	5	254	Eng	Ind	Feb	73
2	HanifMohd/SaeedAhmed	2	246	Pak	Ind	Dec	60
3	RDravid/VSehwag	2	222*	Ind	Srl	Dec	09
4	VSehwag/MVijay	1	221	Ind	Srl	Dec	09
5	RNHarvey/NCO’Neill	3	207	Aus	Ind	Jan	60
6	JWBurke/RNHarvey	2	204	Aus	Ind	Oct	56

221 runs partnership for the first wicket between V Sehwag and M Vijay represent the first double hundred partnership for the first wicket at Brabourne Stadium. The previous best was 159 runs partnership by England openers – G Pullar and PE Richardson against India in Nov 1961