Indian openers scoring a century and a half century in a test innings
S Dhawan {119} and KL Rahul {85} of India scored century and half century in the test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to provide the 24th occasion of Indian openers scoring a century and half century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | C | HC |
| 1 | India | innings 1 | England | The Oval | 17 Aug 1946 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | India | innings 3 | England | Delhi | 08 Feb 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | India | innings 1 | West Indies | Mumbai | 01 Dec 1978 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | India | innings 1 | West Indies | Delhi | 24 Jan 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | India | innings 4 | England | The Oval | 30 Aug 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | India | innings 1 | Australia | Mumbai | 03 Nov 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | India | innings 2 | England | Bengaluru | 09 Dec 1981 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | India | innings 2 | Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | India | innings 3 | Pakistan | Bengaluru | 14 Sep 1983 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | India | innings 2 | Australia | Adelaide | 13 Dec 1985 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | India | innings 2 | Pakistan | Chennai | 03 Feb 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | India | innings 3 | Sri Lanka | Col- SSC | 27 Jul 1993 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | India | innings 2 | Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | India | innings 1 | West Indies | Mumbai | 09 Oct 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | India | innings 2 | New Zealand | Mohali | 16 Oct 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | India | innings 2 | South Africa | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | India | innings 1 | South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | India | innings 2 | South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | India | innings 1 | Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | India | innings 3 | Australia | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | India | innings 3 | Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | India | innings 2 | Sri Lanka | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | India | innings 2 | England | Chennai | 16 Dec 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | India | innings 1 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | 1 | 1 |
S Dhawan {119} and KL Rahul {85} of India scored century and half century in the test against Sri Lanka at Pallekele to provide the seventh occasion of Indian openers scoring a century and half century in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | C | HC |
| 1 | India | innings 2 | Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | India | innings 3 | Sri Lanka | Col- SSC | 27 Jul 1993 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | India | innings 2 | Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | India | innings 1 | Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | India | innings 3 | Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 16 Nov 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | India | innings 2 | Sri Lanka | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | India | innings 1 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | 1 | 1 |