India became the only team to post ten three figure partnerships for the first wicket against Sri Lanka
KL Rahul and S Dhawan of india added 166 runs for the first wicket in India’s second innings and the third innings of the test against Sri Lanka at Kolkata to provide the tenth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership against India. All such occasions are tabulated below. India earned the distinction of becoming the only team to post ten three figure partnerships for the first wicket against Sri Lanka.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | J Arun Lal, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 156 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 |
| 2 | M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu | 1 | 171 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 3 | NR Mongia, NS Sidhu | 1 | 120 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 19 Nov 1997 |
| 4 | SS Das, S Ramesh | 1 | 107 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 29 Aug 2001 |
| 5 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 167 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 6 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 233 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 7 | V Sehwag, M Vijay | 1 | 221 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 8 | V Sehwag, M Vijay | 1 | 165 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 9 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 188 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 10 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 166 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
It also provide the eighth occasion of Indian batsmen posting 150 plus runs partnership for the first wicket against India. All such occasions are listed below. India now owns the record for posting most number of partnerships of 150 plus runs for the first wicket against Sri Lanka.
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 233 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Kanpur | 24 Nov 2009 |
| 2 | V Sehwag, M Vijay | 1 | 221 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Mum-BS | 02 Dec 2009 |
| 3 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 188 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 |
| 4 | M Prabhakar, NS Sidhu | 1 | 171 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 1993 |
| 5 | G Gambhir, V Sehwag | 1 | 167 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 |
| 6 | S Dhawan, KL Rahul | 1 | 166 | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 16 Nov 2017 |
| 7 | V Sehwag, M Vijay | 1 | 165 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Col-SSC | 26 Jul 2010 |
| 8 | J Arun Lal, SM Gavaskar | 1 | 156 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 |