Batsmen scoring 175 plus runs in the third innings of a test
BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 176 against Australia in the ongoing Palekkele test to provide the fifth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring 175 plus runs in the third innings of a test. He is the third batsman to accomplish such a feat after ST Jayasuriya and KC Sangakkara. ST Jayasuriya and KC Sangakkara have achieved this feat on two occasions. The performance of these three batsmen are furnished below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 199 | 3 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 09 Aug 1997 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 253 | 3 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 20 Oct 2004 |
| 3 | KC Sangakkara | 185 | 3 | v Pakistan | Colombo (SSC) | 26 Mar 2006 |
| 4 | KC Sangakkara | 211 | 3 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 |
| 5 | BKG Mendis | 176 | 3 | v Australia | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 |
BKG Mendis of Sri Lanka scored 176 against Australia in the ongoing Palekkele test to provide the fifteenth occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman scoring 175 plus runs in the third innings of a test against Australia. He aslo became the first Sri Lankan batsman to accomplish such a feat. All such occasion are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WR Hammond | 177 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 01 Feb 1929 |
| 2 | AD Nourse | 231 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1935 |
| 3 | DCS Compton | 184 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Nottingham | 10 Jun 1948 |
| 4 | ER Dexter | 180 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Birmingham | 08 Jun 1961 |
| 5 | DT Lindsay | 182 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 |
| 6 | JH Edrich | 175 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 31 Jul 1975 |
| 7 | CG Greenidge | 226 | 3 | Win | Aus | Bridgetown | 19 Apr 1991 |
| 8 | Saleem Malik | 237 | 3 | Pak | Aus | Rawalpindi | 05 Oct 1994 |
| 9 | VVS Laxman | 281 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 10 | R Dravid | 180 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 11 | MP Vaughan | 183 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 02 Jan 2003 |
| 12 | AN Cook | 235* | 3 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 |
| 13 | HM Amla | 196 | 3 | SAF | Aus | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 14 | JE Root | 180 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Lord’s | 18 Jul 2013 |
| 15 | BKG Mendis | 176 | 3 | Srl | Aus | Pallekele | 26 Jul 2016 |
India’s VVS Laxman {281} and R Dravid {180} scored 175 plus runs against Australia at Kolkata in Mar 2001 to provide the lone occasion of two batsmen accomplishing such a feat against Australia
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | VVS Laxman | 281 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 180 | 3 | Ind | Aus | Kolkata | 11 Mar 2001 |