Two batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket
KNM Fernando {205} and BKG Mendis {245} scored double centuries against Ireland in the ongoing test at Galle to provide the 19th occasion of two batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | C |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 | 2 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | England | Sydney | 13 Dec 1946 | 2 |
| 3 | West Indies | 2 | Pakistan | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 | 2 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | West Indies | Bridgetown | 05 May 1965 | 2 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 1 | India | Hyd-Pak | 14 Jan 1983 | 2 |
| 6 | England | 2 | India | Chennai | 13 Jan 1985 | 2 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 2 | Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 16 Oct 1985 | 2 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 2 | India | Col-RPS | 02 Aug 1997 | 2 |
| 9 | Pakistan | 2 | Sri Lanka | Dhaka | 12 Mar 1999 | 2 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 2 | Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 14 May 2004 | 2 |
| 11 | West Indies | 1 | South Africa | Georgetown | 31 Mar 2005 | 2 |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 2 | South Africa | Col-SSC | 27 Jul 2006 | 2 |
| 13 | South Africa | 1 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | 2 |
| 14 | India | 1 | Australia | Delhi | 29 Oct 2008 | 2 |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 1 | Pakistan | Karachi | 21 Feb 2009 | 2 |
| 16 | Australia | 1 | India | Adelaide | 24 Jan 2012 | 2 |
| 17 | Australia | 1 | West Indies | Perth | 30 Nov 2022 | 2 |
| 18 | New Zealand | 1 | Sri Lanka | Wellington | 17 Mar 2023 | 2 |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 2 | Ireland | Galle | 24 Apr 2023 | 2 |