Six half centuries in a test innings
Sri Lankan innings of 531 against Bangladesh in the recently concluded test at Chattogram contained six half centuries to provide the eighth occasion of a test innings containing six half centuries in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Inns | Opposition | Venue | HCs | Start Date |
| 1 | India | 1 | New Zealand | Kanpur | 6 | 18 Nov 1976 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 1 | Australia | Melbourne | 6 | 11 Dec 1981 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 1 | Bangladesh | Harare | 6 | 19 Feb 1984 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | India | Karachi | 6 | 29 Jan 2006 |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 3 | England | Lord’s | 6 | 11 May 2006 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 1 | New Zealand | Napier | 6 | 11 Dec 2009 |
| 7 | England | 1 | West Indies | Leeds | 6 | 25 Aug 2017 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 1 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 8 | 30 Mar 2024 |
It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lanka’s test innings containing six half cenuries in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Inns | Opposition | Venue | HCs | Start Date |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | England | Lord’s | 6 | 11 May 2006 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 1 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 8 | 30 Mar 2024 |
It also provides the second occasion of a test innings containing two nineties against Bangladesh in the annals of test cricket. Both such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Team | Inns | Opposition | Venue | HCs | Start Date |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 | Bangladesh | Harare | 6 | 19 Feb 1984 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 1 | Bangladesh | Chattogram | 8 | 30 Mar 2024 |