KC Sangakkara completed 8000 runs of his test career when he was on 12 during his knock of 28 in Sri Lanka’s second innings. At the end of the third test, his run aggregate stood at 8016. He became the 21^st batsman in the world to reach the milestone. He is the second Sri Lankan batsman to achieve the feat after DPMD Jayawardene.

KC Sangakkara completed 8000 runs {8016} in his 152^nd innings. He reached the milestone in least number of innings amongst the batsman who have reached 8000 runs. The previous record was held by SR Tendulkar who had reached the milestone in 154 innings.

KC Sangakkara completed 8000 runs in his 91^st test. He now shares the record with GS Sobers of West Indies who had also reached 8000 in 91 tests. {Sobers ended his test career with 8039 runs from 91 tests}. Both these two batsmen have reached 8000 runs in least number of tests

KC Sangakkara stands second in the list of batsmen who have taken least number of days to reach 8000 runs – R Dravid {9 years and 173 days}, KC Sangakkara {10 years and 16 days} and RT Ponting {10 years and 25 days}. KC Sangakkara improved upon RT Ponting’s record by nine days.

SL Malinga captured his 100^th wicket in tests when he had SR Tendulkar caught at the wicket by HAPW Jayawardene for 41 in this test. At the end of India’s first innings his aggregate stood at 101. He became the 152^nd bowler to capture 100 plus wickets in test cricket. He is the third Sri Lankan bowler after M Muralitharan {800} and WPUJC Vaas {355} to total 100 plus wickets in tests

With two catches to his credit in India’s innings, DPMD Jayawardene extended his tally of catches against India to 20. He became the second fieldsman in Sri Lanka-India test series to pouch 20 plus catches after M Azharuddin who has taken 27 catches. He pouched two more catches in India’s second innings to take his tally of catches against India to 22.

At the end of the fourth day of this test, DPMD Jayawardene has aggregated 161 catches. Other fieldsmen who have pouched more catches are – R Dravid {196}, ME Waugh {181}, RT Ponting {172}, SP Fleming {171} and BC Lara {164}

DPMD Jayawardene with four catches in this test so far {two in each innings} has pouched 101 catches on home soil. He earned the distinction of becoming the first fieldsman to pouch 100 plus catches on home soil. Prior to this test he was on par with MA Taylor who has pouched 97 catches. His claimed his 100^th catch when he caught V Sehwag of S Randiv for zero in India’s second innings.

TT Samaraweera and BAW Mendis added 118 plus runs for the ninth wicket providing the 45^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket in the annals of test cricket. This stand also represents the third occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket. Other two occasions are – 101 runs between ST Jayasuriya and CRD Fernando vs Pakistan at Faisalabad in Oct 2004 and 105 runs between WPUJC Vaas and KMDN Kulasekara vs England at Lord’s in May 2006. Thus the 118 runs partnership between TT Samaraweera and BAW Mendis in this game represent the highest three figure partnership by Sri Lankan batsman for the ninth wicket

The 118 runs stand between TT Samaraweera and BAW Mendis represent not only the highest stand for the ninth wicket against India but also the first three figure partnership for the ninth wicket against India. Sri Lanka’s previous best stand was 73 runs stand between TT Samaraweera and BAW Mendis at Kanpur in Nov 2009.

The 118 runs stand between TT Samaraweera and BAW Mendis represent the highest stand for the ninth wicket against India on home soil. Sri Lanka’s previous best stand at home soil for ninth wicket was 98 runs stand between CRD Fernando and HAPW Jayawardene vs England at Col-SSC in Dec 2007

TT Samaraweera and BAW Mendis added 118 plus runs for the ninth wicket providing the sixth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the ninth wicket against India. The other five occasions are – 106 runs between DS Atkinson and RJ Christiani of West Indies at Delhi in Nov 1948, 161 runs between CH Lloyd and AME Roberts of West Indies at Kolkata in Dec 1983, 136 runs between IDS Smith and MC Snedden of New Zealand at Auckland in Feb 1990, 133 runs between SR Waugh and JN Gillespie at Kolkata in Mar 2001 ad 103 runs between C White and MJ Hoggard at Nottingham in Aug 2002

HAPW Jayawardene collected his first ball duck in Sri Lanka’s second innings providing the 1258^th occasion of a batsman dismissed of the first ball in a test innings. His dismissal for zero of the first ball in this test provide the 103^rd occasion of a wicket keeper batsman collecting the first ball duck in a test innings.

HAPW Jayawardene’s first ball duck in this test provide the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan wicket keeper collecting the first ball duck in a test innings. He has been dismissed for a first ball duck on three occasions – vs Australia at Hobart in Nov 2007, vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2009 and vs India at Col-PSS in Aug 2010. He holds the record for most first ball ducks by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper. He wrested the record from KC Sangakkara who had collected two first ball ducks.

HAPW Jayawardne became the 13^th wicket keeper batsman to collect the first ball ducks on three or more occasions. The complete list read thus – IA Healy of Aus {06}, AC Gilchrist of Aus {04}, RD Jacobs of Win {04}, IDS Smith of NZl {04}, PJL Dujon of Win {03}, TG Evans of Eng {03}, HAPW Jayawardene of Srl {03}, Khaled Mashud of Ban {03}, JR Murray of Win {03}, DJ Richardson of SAF {03}, AJ Stewart of Eng {03}, Wasim Bari of Pak {03} and D Williams of Win {03}

TT Samaraweera scored 137 not out and 83 in this test providing the 47^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test match. Samaraweera’s feat provides the 22nd occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring a hundred and a fifty in a test match. Others to achieve the feat are – 111 and 94 by LRD Mendis vs England at Lord’s in Aug 1984, 53 and 124 by LRD Mendis vs India at Kandy in Sep 1985, 53 and 135* by A Ranatunga vs Pakistan at Col-PSS in Mar 1986, 96 and 123 by PA de Silva vs New Zealand at Auckland in Mar 1991, 103 and 54 by HP Tilakaratne vs India at Col-PSS in Aug 1993, 72 and 113 by ST Jayasuriya vs Pakistan at Col-SSC in Apr 1997, 123 and 56* by RP Arnold vs Pakistan at Lahore in Mar 1999, 50 and 100* by MS Atapattu vs Zimbabwe at Galle in Jan 2002, 62 and 109 by RP Arnold vs England at Manchester in Jun 2002, 61 and 140 by MG Vandort vs Bangladesh at Col-SSC in Jul 2002, 118 and 50* by MS Atapattu vs West Indies at Gros Islet in Jun 2003, 63 and 100 by TM Dilshan vs England at Kandy in Dec 2003, 232 and 64 by KC Sangakkara vs South Africa at Col-SSC in Aug 2004, 165 and 71* by WU Tharanga vs Bangladesh at Bogra in Mar 2006, 61 and 119 by DPMD Jayawardene vs England at Lord’s in May 2006, 61 and 152 by LPC Silva vs New Zealand at Wellington in Dec 2006, 57 and 192 by KC Sangakara vs Australia at Hobart in Nov 2007, 92 and 152 by KC Sangakara vs England at Kandy in Dec 2007, 120 and 62 by BSM Warnapura vs West Indies at Providence in Mar 2008, 92 and 123* by TM Dilshan vs New Zealand at Galle in Aug 2009 and 50 and 109 by by KC Sangakara vs New Zealand at Col-SSC in Aug 2009

TT Samaraweera scored 137 not out and 83 in this test providing the third occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring fifties in both innings of a test match. Other two occasions are – 53 and 124 by LRD Mendis vs India at Kandy in Sep 1985 and 103 and 54 by HP Tilakaratne vs India at Col-PSS in Aug 1993,

BAW Mendis registered his maiden test half century when he scored 78 in this test. His previous best was 27 vs India at Kanpur in Nov 2009.

BAW Mendis’s 78 in this test provide the eleventh occasion of a batsman scoring 75 plus runs while batting at number 10 in a test innings. The complete list read thus – 117 by WW Read of England vs Australia at The Oval in Aug 1984, 108 by PL Symcox of South Africa vs Pakistan at Jo’burg in Feb 1998, 104 by RA Duff of Australia vs England at Melbourne in Jan 1902, 90 by Sarfraz Nawaz of Pakistan vs England at Lahore in Mar 1984, 85 by RB Desai of India vs Pakistan at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 1960, 83* by JG Bracewell of New Zealand vs Australia at Sydney in Nov 1985, 79 by Wasim Akram of Pakistan vs Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi in Feb 2000, 78 by BAW Mendis of Sri Lanka vs India at Col-PSS in Aug 2010, 77* by TG Southee of New Zealand vs England at Napier in Mar 2008, 76 by GG Macaulay of England vs Australia at Leeds in Jul 1926 and 76 by DW Steyn of South Africa vs Australia at Melbourne in Dec 2008.

BAW Mendis’s 78 in this test provide the highest individual innings by a batsman batting at number 10 in a test innings against India

V Sehwag scored 109 and zero in this test providing the 134^th occasion of a batsman scoring a hundred and zero in a test match. V Sehwag’s feat provide the 16^th occasion of an Indian batsman scoring a hundred and zero in a test match

V Sehwag has scored a hundred and zero on two occasions – 106 and zero vs England at Nottingham in Aug 2002 and 109 and zero vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010. He became the 18^th batsman to score a hundred and zero in a test match on two or more occasions. Others are – SC Chanderpaul of West Indies {03}, AC Gilchrist of Australia {02}, AJ Strauss of England {02}, Asif Iqbal of Pakistan {02}. DG Bradman of Australia {02}, DJ Cullinan of South Africa {02}, DL Haynes of West Indies {02}, G Kirsten of South Africa {02}, GS Sobers of West Indies {02}, Imtiaz Ahmed of Pakistan {02}, IVA Richards of West Indies {02}, MC Cowdrey of England {02}, MD Crowe of New Zealand {02}, MP Vaughan of England {02}, MW Gatting of England {02}, SR Tendulkar of India {02} and VL Manjrekar of India {02}

He became the third batsman to score a hundred and zero in a test match on two or more occasions. Others are – SR Tendulkar of India {02} and VL Manjrekar of India {02}