India setting a target of 500 plus runs to win a test match
India set a target of 550 runs for Sri Lanka in the fourth innings to win the test at Galle in the just concluded test to provide the fourth occasion of India setting a target of 500 plus runs for a team to win the test. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Lead | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 434/7d | 116.0 | 616 | 3 | draw | v New Zealand | Wellington | 03 Apr 2009 |
| 2 | India | 240/3d | 53.0 | 549 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 3 | India | 314/3d | 65.0 | 515 | 3 | won | v Australia | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 4 | India | 316/9d | 71.0 | 508 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
It also provides the second such occasion against Sri Lanka – the first one was at Ahmedabad when India set a target of 509 in Dec 2005
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Lead | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 240/3d | 53.0 | 549 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | India | 316/9d | 71.0 | 508 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
India set a target of 550 runs for Sri Lanka in the fourth innings and won the the just concluded Galle test against Sri Lanka to provide the third occasion of India setting a target of 500 plus runs and won the test. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Lead | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 2 | India | 240/3d | 53.0 | 549 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 3 | India | 314/3d | 65.0 | 515 | 3 | won | v Australia | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 4 | India | 316/9d | 71.0 | 508 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
It also provides the second such occasion against Sri Lanka – the first one was at Ahmedabad when India set a target of 509 in Dec 2005
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Lead | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 240/3d | 53.0 | 549 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | India | 316/9d | 71.0 | 508 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 |
The following table lists the seven occasions of India winning a test after setting a target of 400 plus runs on away soil.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Lead | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 240/3d | 53.0 | 549 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | India | 359/4d | 118.0 | 471 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 3 | India | 413/8d | 87.0 | 414 | 3 | won | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 17 Jan 2010 |
| 4 | India | 294 | 80.4 | 412 | 3 | won | v Australia | Perth | 16 Jan 2008 |
| 5 | India | 325/8d | 91.0 | 412 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 |
| 6 | India | 237 | 76.3 | 407 | 3 | won | v England | Leeds | 19 Jun 1986 |
| 7 | India | 236 | 64.4 | 401 | 3 | won | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
India’s winning the test at Galle by setting 549 runs target not only provides the first occasion of India setting a team 500 plus runs target, but also provides the first occasion of India winning a test after setting 500 plus runs on away soil. The previous best in this category of statistics was India’s win against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 1993 when it set a target of 471 runs.
| No | Team | Score | Overs | Lead | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 240/3d | 53.0 | 549 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Jul 2017 |
| 2 | India | 359/4d | 118.0 | 471 | 3 | won | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 1993 |