Indian batsmen were involved in yet another rare record which was first of its kind in the annals of test cricket at Col-SSC
A Mishra scored 59 in India’s first innings against Sri Lanka in the just concluded third test at Col-SSC while batting at number nine. In India’s second innings R Ashwin scored 58 while batting at number nine. This is the first occasion in the annals of test cricket that two different batsmen from the same team scoring fifties while batting at number nine in its first and second innings